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From Bogotá to Banjul: Discussing COVID-19 in Latin America and Africa
By Maureen Heydt As the COVID-19 pandemic continues apace in Latin America and Africa, an expert panel of BU alumni Read more
Markets, Leverage, or Linkages: Using Dependency Theory to Assess China-Latin America Ties
By Victoria Chonn Ching In a recent presentation as part of the Fall 2020 Global China Research Colloquium, Professor Barbara Read more
What the IMF World Economic Outlook Reveals About Venezuela and the World
By Maria Santarelli More than one million lives have been lost due to COVID-19 since the start of the year. Read more
All Talk, Little Action: Between the Lines of ‘Whatever it Takes’ at the IMF and World Bank Annual Meetings
By Katie Gallogly-Swan After many months of unprecedented interventions from governments around the world to save lives, the primary focus Read more
Rising Tides of Tension: Assessing China’s Hydropower Footprint in the Mekong Region
By Cecilia Han Springer and Dinah Shi Editor’s note: this blog summarizes research presented as part of the GDP Center’s Read more
The IMF’s Return to Austerity?
Editor's Note: This piece was originally published by International Politics & Society on Tuesday, October 13, 2020 and is reposted Read more
IMF COVID-19 Response a Step Forward on Health and the Poor, Short on Climate Protection
As the COVID-19 pandemic passes the six-month mark, it is important to assess the global economic recovery process to Read more
The Effects of Covid-19 on Latin America and the Economic Outlook
By Maureen Heydt As the Covid-19 pandemic continues to surge in countries around the world, an expert panel convened by Read more