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Does Global Crisis Finance Sustain a Middle-income Trap? Insights from the Updated Global Financial Safety Net Tracker
By Laurissa Mühlich, Barbara Fritz and William N. Kring Following the COVID-19 pandemic, low- and middle-income countries (LICs and MICs, Read more
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The ‘New’ New Development Bank: A Decade Plus in the Making
By Gregory T. Chin When much of the world shut-down at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, in late 2021, Read more
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The Evolution of the New Development Bank
In July 2015, the New Development Bank (NDB), formerly the BRICS Development Bank, was established by the BRICS states (Brazil, Read more
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How Central Bank Swaps Reinforce Inequalities in the Global Financial Safety Net
By Marina Zucker-Marques, Laurissa Mühlich, Barbara Fritz, Thomas Goda What once consisted of only the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has Read more
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Cherry-Picking in Central Bank Currency Swaps: Empirical Insights into the Determinants and Income Bias in Swap Access during Crises
Since the 2007-09 global financial crisis, central bank currency swaps have become a crucial element of the Global Financial Safety Read more
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Navigating Power Dynamics Within Latin America’s Regional Development Banks
By Leslie Elliott Armijo and Verónica Rubio Vega Sepehr What can an international relations (IR) perspective reveal about cooperation within Read more
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The Geopolitics of Latin America’s Regional Development Banks
What factors help or impede international cooperation within regions of the Global South? A new working paper from Leslie Elliott Read more
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Tracking Carbon Neutrality Around the World with the Decarbonization Index
By Jiaqi Lu The phasing down of carbon-based fossil energy in a just and orderly way is essential for mitigating Read more
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Measuring Energy Transition Away From Fossil Fuels: A New Index
With the adoption of carbon neutrality policies, an increasing number of countries have implemented diverse measures to facilitate the energy Read more
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Global Financial Safety Net Tracker Database Methodology Guidebook
The Global Financial Safety Net (GFSN) is a set of institutions and mechanisms that provide insurance against crises and financing Read more