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Oct 9, 2023

Less is more: Fewer reports would improve the IMF’s global surveillance

By Tamim Bayoumi

To improve its global analysis, the IMF should consolidate its conjunctural analysis into a single, shorter, and more pointed report.

Economy & Business
Fiscal and Structural Reform

Issue Brief

Oct 9, 2023

The Bretton Woods institutions under geopolitical fragmentation

By Martin Mühleisen

Given China’s current resource advantage, Western countries need to make better use of the IMF and World Bank where doing so is in their interest. If applied more broadly, this approach could provide incentives for other governments to return to multilateral institutions, instead of China, for support.

China
Economy & Business

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Oct 6, 2023

Lipsky quoted in Politico on the importance of showing the effectiveness of international institutions

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International Financial Institutions
United States and Canada

In the News

Oct 6, 2023

Lipsky quoted by Politico on the challenge of increasing World Bank funding

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International Financial Institutions
United States and Canada

MENASource

Oct 6, 2023

The India-Middle East Corridor: A Biden Road Initiative?

By Jean-Loup Samaan

Economists and regional experts expressed their reservations on the feasibility—both politically and financially—of a corridor that would redraw the map of infrastructure across Eurasia.

Economy & Business
Financial Regulation

In the News

Oct 6, 2023

Webster quoted in VOA Chinese on China’s drone export control limits

China
Russia

In the News

Oct 5, 2023

China Pathfinder launch quoted by the South China Morning Post on China’s economic growth

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China
Economy & Business

In the News

Oct 5, 2023

China Pathfinder cited by Politico on China’s failure to reform the country’s economic system

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China
Economy & Business

In the News

Oct 5, 2023

China Pathfinder cited by the South China Morning Post on China’s structural threats to economic stability

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China
Economy & Business

Econographics

Oct 5, 2023

By the numbers: Here’s how turmoil in Congress could impact US aid to Ukraine

By Yulia Bychkovska and Charles Lichfield

The US aid to Ukraine can continue to flow for the next few weeks but the recent events make the outlook for US aid more difficult.

Economic Sanctions
Economy & Business

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