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Beyond Policy Banks: The Overseas Development Investment Funds Financing the Belt and Road Initiative
By Oyintarelado Moses and Laura Gormley Through the ‘Going Out’ strategy and the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), China has Read more
Seminar Summary — “Give Us Work”: The Psychosocial Value of Employment for Rohingya Refugees
By Emanne Khan The Rohingya Muslims of Myanmar have been described by United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres as “one of, Read more
Seizing the COPportunity: Understanding the Evolution of Climate Negotiations Since 1995
By Rishikesh Ram Bhandary At the 17th United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP17), India tried to introduce a discussion on Read more
Webinar Summary – On the Trail of Capital Flight from Africa: The Takers and the Enablers
By Oyintarelado (Tarela) Moses On October 20, 2022, the Boston University Global Development Policy Center hosted Léonce Ndikumana to discuss Read more
How Chinese Capital Has Gone Global: Q&A with Min Ye
By Liaoguo Chen China’s overseas development finance has increased significantly over the last two decades, making China the largest bilateral Read more
Webinar Summary – The ‘China Boom’ in the Amazon Basin: Social and Environmental Regulation amid a Commodity Supercycle
By Yudong (Nathan) Liu On Tuesday, October 11, 2022, the Boston University Global Development Policy (GDP) Center hosted a webinar Read more
Seminar Summary — Think Twice Before You Believe: Combatting COVID-19 Misinformation in South Africa
By Emanne Khan The word “infodemic” emerged nearly two decades ago when journalist David Rothkopf wrote in a 2003 Washington Read more
Chart of the Week: Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank and Belt and Road Initiative Memberships in Latin American and the Caribbean
By Christina Duran In September 2022, Argentina applied for membership in the BRICS group of nations (named for its original Read more
GDP Center Roundup – IMF/World Bank Group Annual Meetings, 2022
By Amanda Brown The international system is at a crossroads, facing increasingly global challenges and struggling to meet the needs Read more
All Hands on Deck? Ensuring Crisis Response Capacity at the IMF/World Bank Group Annual Meetings
By William Kring As a surging US dollar wreaks havoc on emerging market and developing economies already battling high levels Read more