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Webinar Summary – From First Movers to Market Shapers: The Many Roles of Development Finance Institutions in the Early Phase-down of Coal Plants
By Samantha Igo On Thursday, April 11, the Boston University Global Development Policy Center (GDP Center) hosted a webinar to Read more
In Photos: Global China Initiative Visits Beijing and Shenyang
By Angie Ye During the week of March 25, members of the Global China Initiative (GCI) at the Boston University Read more
How the IMF Can Strengthen the Resilience and Sustainability Trust to Promote a Just, Global Climate Transition
By Jwala Rambarran and Fahmida Khatun Developing countries require considerable capital investments to accelerate the shift to low-carbon economies, enhance Read more
Experts React – IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva Receives a Second Term
On April 12, just prior to the 2024 International Monetary Fund (IMF)/World Bank Group Spring Meetings in Washington, D.C., the Read more
Preventing a Default on Development and Climate: How Debt Relief Can Support Development Efforts for over 1 Billion People
By Marina Zucker-Marques Investing in development and climate while maintaining economic and financial stability is a balance that emerging market Read more
Webinar Summary – Unexpected Revolutionaries: How Central Banks Made and Unmade Economic Orthodoxy
By Manuel Cruz On Thursday, March 21, the Boston University Global Development Policy Center hosted Manuela Moschella, Professor of Political Read more
GDP Center Roundup: IMF/World Bank Group Spring Meetings, 2024
By Tim Hirschel-Burns From April 15-19, policymakers, civil society, researchers and more will gather in Washington, D.C. for the 2024 Read more
Event Summary: Human Capital Initiative Research Symposium 2024
By Naomi Frim-Abrams On March 29, 2024, the Human Capital Initiative (HCI) convened the new cohort of HCI Core Faculty Read more
GDP Center Round-up: Investor-State Dispute Settlement and the Energy Charter Treaty
By Rachel Thrasher Pressure is building for European Union (EU) member states to execute a coordinated withdrawal from the Energy Read more
10 Charts to Explain 22 Years of China-Africa Trade, Overseas Development Finance and Foreign Direct Investment
By Oyintarelado Moses From 2000-2022, China’s engagement with African countries through trade, overseas development finance and foreign direct investment (FDI) Read more