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US “Reciprocal” Trade Agreements and the Seven Sovereignties Constrained for Developing Countries
By Rachel Thrasher and Tim Hirschel-Burns The United States’ new Agreements on Reciprocal Trade (ARTs) represent a novel form of Read more
Is Perception Reality? Evidence from Cross-Language Media Sentiments on the Chinese Economy
By Marialuz Moreno Badia and Vikram Dixit Kumaraswamy Economists have increasingly turned to news coverage to gauge economic sentiment in Read more
Subsidised Retirement Beats a Buyout for China-backed Coal Plants – and Only China Can Make It Happen
By Alex Clark In 2021, Chinese President Xi Jinping announced a halt to new public funding for coal plants abroad. Read more
International Investment Pushes Past and Present: Synthesizing and Concluding the Blog Series
By Tim Hirschel-Burns This blog is part of a blog series on past large-scale international investment programs and the lessons Read more
The Safe Assets Under Central Bankers’ Pillows
By Marina Zucker-Marques and Kevin P. Gallagher Last month, the world’s major central bankers converged upon Jackson Hole during a Read more
Coal to Clean Transition Pathways for Pakistan
By Zainab Babar, Dr. Khalid Waleed Pakistan's power sector is a study in contradictions: real progress shadowed by unresolved structural Read more
International Investment Pushes Past and Present, Part 4: The European Union
By Tim Hirschel-Burns This blog is part of a blog series on past large-scale international investment programs and the lessons Read more
Data Spotlight: The Strait of Hormuz Crisis and Chinese-Financed Power Plants in Asia
By William Olichney The Strait of Hormuz crisis, causing the largest ever disruption to global oil markets, has created an Read more
The World Bank Needs an Enhanced Climate Change Action Plan
By Rishikesh Ram Bhandary, Marilou Uy and Irene Monasterolo As countries grapple with one of hottest years on record alongside Read more
Is there a development quid pro quo? China’s development finance and mineral access in Africa
By Congyi Dai Minerals are the main inputs needed for manufacturing clean energy technologies such as lithium-ion batteries, solar photovoltaic Read more