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Bringing Buybacks Back: A Known Debt Restructuring Tool with a Principled Twist
By Daniel Bradlow, Marina Zucker-Marques and Kevin P. Gallagher Many developing countries are experiencing what the World Bank has termed Read more
What’s in it for Borrowers? Explaining the Domestic Drivers of Chinese Development Finance in Latin America, 2008-2009
By Zara C. Albright Between 2008-2019, Latin American (LAC) countries borrowed $132 billion from Chinese development finance institutions (DFIs) and Read more
Towards a More Robust and Equitable Global Financial Safety Net
The global financial system has been facing a series of challenges, including high levels of indebtedness, climate shocks, inflation and Read more
Summer in the Field: Evaluating the Liberation Health Model Amongst Greek Social Workers
By Julia DeAngelo There is a wealth of information on the mental health challenges across the globe. Whether global prevalence Read more
Reforming the IMF Surcharge Rate Policy to Avoid Procyclical Lending
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) levies surcharges, or extra fees, on member countries that either draw “substantial” amounts of IMF Read more
Mobilizing Innovative Sources of Finance: Lessons from the Resilience and Sustainability Trust
In April 2022, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) established the Resilience and Sustainability Trust (RST), its first lending facility to Read more
Breaking the Vicious Cycle of Debt and Climate Crisis: Debt Relief for a Green and Inclusive Recovery
It is now widely recognized that emerging market and developing economies (EMDEs) excluding China need to mobilize $3 trillion annually Read more
Advancing Affordable Access to Climate Technologies for Clean Transition and Sustainable Industrialization in Developing Countries
The clean transition toward net zero is often constrained by inadequate finance and access to affordable climate technologies, especially for Read more
Meet the 2024 Global Economic Governance Fellows
By Akanksha Goyal The Boston University Global Development Policy Center (GDP Center) is pleased to present the 2024-2025 cohort of Read more
The Political and Pragmatic Determinants of Chinese Development Finance in Latin America, 2008-2019
Between 2008-2019, Latin American (LAC) countries borrowed $132 billion from Chinese development finance institutions (DFIs) and $155 billion from the Read more