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Chart of the Week: Austerity in IMF Agreements, 2001-2018
By Rebecca Ray Austerity – tightening government budgets during an economic downturn – has long been discredited as a recovery Read more
Hold Tight: Strengthening the Global Financial Safety Net amid a Pandemic and Economic Crisis
By Xinyue Ma As countries strive to recover from the COVID-19 pandemic, the world is in urgent need of liquidity Read more
Emissions Freight: How to Curb CO2 Emissions from International Shipping
By Henrik Selin and Rebecca Dunn If international shipping were a country, it would be the world’s seventh largest emitter Read more
Chinese Lending to Africa Slowed in 2019, But Don’t Rule Out a Revival
By Kevin Acker Chinese loans have become an important source of infrastructure finance for African countries over the past two Read more
GDP Center Roundup – IMF/World Bank Group Spring Meetings, 2021
By Maureen Heydt The 2020s were meant to be a decade of achieving shared sustainable development and climate goals, but Read more
IMF Austerity is Alive and Increasing Poverty and Inequality
By Rebecca Ray For many years, researchers have debated the International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) use of austerity, or required fiscal Read more
Assessing the IMF’s COVID-19 Priorities: Health, Support for the Vulnerable and Climate Change
By Luma Ramos The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is a multilateral organization that seeks global financial stability and monetary cooperation. It Read more
Chart of the Week: Drop in Fossil Fuel Investments Drives Decline of China’s Overseas Energy Sector Development Finance
By Xinyue Ma While the early growth of China’s overseas development finance in the energy sector had been bolster by Read more
Around the Halls: Top Policy Priorities for Improving the Status of Women
The 65th session of the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) is currently taking place from March 15-26, Read more
Meet the Team: Patricia Cortes, Human Capital Initiative
Patricia Cortes is a Core Faculty Member at the Human Capital Initiative (HCI) at the Global Development Policy Center and Read more