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Experts React: China’s National Development and Reform Commission Issues New Guidance on Greening the BRI
On Monday, March 28, 2022, China's National Development and Reform Commission issued new guidelines on greening the Belt and Road Read more

One Step Forward, Two Steps Back? Ensuring a TRIPS Waiver Drives Health Equity
By Rachel Thrasher Following a 17-month impasse, India, South Africa, the United States and the European Union have, as of Read more

Trends in Trade and Investment: China and Latin America and the Caribbean in 2021
By Zara C. Albright In 2021, for the second year in a row, China and Latin America and the Caribbean Read more

Transition Spillover Risk and IMF Surveillance – Task Force on Climate, Development and the IMF Round-Up
Staring down the most crucial decade for climate action, world leaders are putting ambitious climate pledges on the table, and Read more

Supporting Women’s Economic Empowerment in the Changing World of Work at CSW66
By Vidhu Priya Mukundan From March 14-25, the Commission on the Status of Women is conducting its 66th session (CSW66), Read more

Webinar Summary – Partial Hegemony: Oil Politics and International Order
By Yaechan Lee On Thursday, March 17, 2022, the Boston University Global Development Policy Center hosted Professor Jeff Colgan, Associate Read more

Are Global Companies Overexposed to Climate Change? Physical Climate Risk and Foreign Direct Investment
By Xia Li Facilities across the globe are facing climate change exposure or physical climate risks, such as sea-level rise, Read more

Testimony Before the US-China Economic and Security Review Commission: China’s Energy Plans and Practices
Editor’s Note: The following is a testimony delivered by Dr. Cecilia Han Springer to the US-China Economic and Security Review Commission hearing on 'China's Read more

Celebrating Interdisciplinary Development Research and Policy Engagement with the Annual Paul Streeten Distinguished Lecture
By Maureen Heydt On Wednesday, March 23, the Boston University Global Development Policy Center, the Institute for Economic Development and Read more

Chinese Policy Banks Gave No New Overseas Energy Sector Loans in 2021
By Cecilia Han Springer The 2022 update to the China’s Global Energy Finance (CGEF) Database, managed by the Boston University Read more