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How Chinese Loans to Africa Changed During the COVID-19 Pandemic
By Oyintarelado (Tarela) Moses and Jyhjong Hwang The 2022 update to the Chinese Loans to Africa (CLA) Database, managed by Read more
Webinar Summary – The Role of the IMF in Mitigating Climate Risks: From Physical Impacts to Just Transitions
By Rishikesh Ram Bhandary On Thursday, April 14, the Boston University Global Development Policy Center hosted a webinar discussion on Read more
A New Bretton Woods for Prosperity and the Planet
By Kevin P. Gallagher The last time the world economy became defined by financial instability and recession, inequality and right-wing Read more
Are the IMF and Global Financial Safety Net Meeting Pandemic and Climate Needs?: Tracking the COVID-19 Recovery
By William N. Kring Amidst the backdrop of an enduring pandemic, rising inflation, growing external debt and Russia’s war in Read more
Chart of the Week: Do Climate-Exposed Countries Have IMF Programs?
By Amanda Brown The International Monetary Fund (IMF) Executive Board meets today to consider the final design of the proposed Read more
Webinar Summary: Simulating the Impacts of China’s Clean Energy Transition Abroad
By Cecilia Han Springer On Wednesday, March 16, Ian Kieffer, Global China Fellow with the Boston University Global Development Policy Read more
Mitigating Fiscal Impacts of Net-Zero Transitions – Task Force on Climate, Development and the IMF Round-Up
Rising emissions must end before 2025 if the world is to stay below the 1.5°C threshold of global warming. Rapid, Read more
The IMF’s Resilience and Sustainability Trust: A Ray of Hope or Financial Black Hole for Climate Vulnerable Economies?
By Sara Jane Ahmed and Rishikesh Ram Bhandary The International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) allocation of $650 billion in Special Drawing Read more
Returning to Field Research in South Africa: Q&A with Jacob Bor
By Emanne Khan Over two years after the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a global pandemic, people across professions have Read more
Webinar Summary – The 2022 Paul Streeten Distinguished Lecture in Global Development Policy: The Future of Development Strategy
By Katie Gallogly-Swan On Wednesday, March 23, the Boston University Global Development Policy Center, the Boston University Institute for Economic Read more