While European Union (EU) membership offers more opportunities for convergence and limited economic volatility relative to the 1990s, it did not drastically weaken the causal generators of the developmental divide between Eastern and Western Europe. While most countries in the EU’s eastern part have followed a path of liberalism and hyper-integrationism, frustration with the effects […]
All eyes turn to Argentina, the host of this year’s G20 Summit, as leaders from the 19 biggest economies around the world and the European Union prepare to meet on Thursday and Friday. Cumulatively, these nations account for 85% of the world GDP and ⅔ of the world population. This comes in succession of the […]
During the Global Financial Crisis, certain financial markets temporarily dried up, and left some corporations and investors seeking new avenues for building wealth, both for themselves and for their shareholders. One such avenue is commonly called third-party funding (TPF), in which an individual or corporation outside of a legal dispute provides financing to one of […]
The role of development finance institutions (DFIs) in low-income and emerging countries is fundamental to providing long-term capital for investments in climate mitigation and adaptation. There is growing awareness among DFIs of the need to factor climate change into the financial risk assessment of their portfolios and the importance of assessing the opportunities generated by […]
Over the past 15 years, China has become one of the largest investors in the world, with Chinese companies, commercial banks and policy banks making major inroads in every region of the globe. China also launched the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) in 2013 with the goal of catalyzing trillions of dollars of investments into […]
Since the Chinese government proposed the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) in 2013, Chinese investments have been rapidly increasing in BRI countries. The Chinese government’s $113 billion pledge in special funds for investments in 2013 suggests this trend will likely continue. The investment choices that Chinese financial institutions make surrounding power, transportation and other long-lasting […]
Many thanks to the ASEAN+3 Macroeconomic Research Office for co-hosting fascinating @GDPC_BU workshop on regional surveillance, and to @Japanfoundation Center for Global Partnership for its financial support! @BUPardeeSchool pic.twitter.com/UuJwuKTfmq — William Grimes (@WilliamWGrimes) October 4, 2018 The workshop, entitled “Scaling Up and Leveraging Regional Surveillance”, was sponsored by Boston University’s Global Development Policy (GDP) Center, the […]
William Kring, Assistant Director of the GDP Center, attended the May 17-18 2018 Joint RFA Research Seminar workshop held in Cartagena, Colombia with featured speaker, Global Economic Governance Initiative (GEGI) core faculty member, and Associate Dean for Academic Affairs at the Frederick S. Pardee School of Global Studies at Boston University William Grimes. The Research Seminar was held […]
The GDP Center’s CGEF Database was featured in a Financial Times article entitled, “Africa eats up lion’s share of Chinese lending.” Financial Times, March 11, 2018.
Work done by Kevin P. Gallagher and the GEGI team is featured in a Dialogue article entitled, “China Finance to Latin America and the Caribbean in 2017.” The Dialogue, Mar 8 2018.