Amin Mohseni-Cheraghlou

  • Former Macroeconomist

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Jul 22, 2021

China and Sub-Saharan Africa trade: A case of growing interdependence

By Amin Mohseni-Cheraghlou

China’s total merchandise trade with Sub-Saharan Africa has increased by 1864% since 2001. Its increased presence in the region not only increases its access and influence, but also poses significant economic and security risks for the US and EU.

China East Africa

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Jun 29, 2021

If Raisi wants to improve the Iranian economy, price controls are where to start

By Amin Mohseni-Cheraghlou

Lawmakers and government officials in Iran repeatedly revert to the same set of failed populistic economic policies, failing to make short-term sacrifices that benefit the country in the long term. One such policy is price controls, a favorite in the toolkit of Iranian policymakers, who have attempted to control persistently high inflation rates over the past decades, but obviously with no success.

Economy & Business Iran

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Jun 10, 2021

Development finance in Sub-Saharan Africa: The Chinese model

By Amin Mohseni-Cheraghlou

In recent years Chinese investment in Sub-Saharan Africa has outpaced distributions by the World Bank Group by more than $20 billion USD. These investments have been focused in energy, transport, metals, and real estate imply a modern bartering system is at play where developing countries in these regions pay for Chinese investment and construction in their economies through guaranteed long-term supply of hydrocarbons, agriproducts, or minerals.

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Amin Mohseni-Cheraghlou was the macroeconomist with the GeoEconomics Center (2021-2024) and a Senior Lecturer of Economics at the American University in Washington, DC. During his 3-year tenure at the Atlantic Council, he developed and led GeoEconomics Center’s Bretton Woods 2.0 Project and frequently contributed to the Center’s analytical outputs on various issues related to the global economy and international finance. Previously he served as a research economist and consultant in different departments of the World Bank between 2007 and 2020. Most noticeably, he was part of the core team at the World Bank working on several rounds and updates of Bank Regulation and Supervision Survey, Global Financial Development Report, and leading the development of Global Financial Development Database. Amin’s areas of expertise are development macroeconomics, energy economics, and international financial and trade relations with a focus on US, China, and the MENA region. He holds a Ph.D. in Economics, an M.A. in International Development, and a B.S. in Electrical Engineering.