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Feb 9, 2022

Transcript: Central banks from Stockholm to Beijing are about to change the way the world uses money

By Atlantic Council

The International Monetary Fund joined up with our GeoEconomics Center to launch a new paper on central bank digital currency trends, insights, and policy lessons.

China Digital Currencies

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Feb 9, 2022

IMF-GeoEconomics Center event on CBDC development was cited in Yahoo Finance

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Digital Currencies Economy & Business

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Feb 9, 2022

Coindesk featured Georgieva’s keynote remarks from the IMF-GeoEconomics Center event on CBDC development

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Digital Currencies Economy & Business

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Feb 9, 2022

Bloomberg featured Georgieva’s keynote remarks from the IMF-GeoEconomics Center event on CBDC development

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China Digital Currencies

GeoTech Cues

Feb 9, 2022

The ecosystemization of Russia’s Big Tech

By Maxwell Kushnir

There is an increasingly visible phenomenon within Russia's Big Tech scene: the pursuit of horizontal monopolization of the internet, or 'ecosystemization.'

Digital Policy Financial Regulation

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Feb 8, 2022

Frampton Quoted in Euractiv on Transatlantic Standard-Setting Cooperation

Energy Markets & Governance European Union

New Atlanticist

Feb 8, 2022

For Biden, wreaking havoc on Russia’s economy is the least bad option

By Brian O’Toole, Daniel Fried, Edward Fishman

Putin is testing the West’s resolve for tough measures—which is why maximalist banking sanctions are the linchpin of an effective deterrent.

Conflict Economy & Business

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Feb 8, 2022

Slavin quoted in Le Point on challenges of US-Iran nuclear negotiations in Vienna

By Atlantic Council

Energy & Environment Financial Sanctions and Economic Coercion

In the News

Feb 8, 2022

Slavin quoted in Al Jazeera on US-Iran nuclear talks in Vienna and future negotiations

By Atlantic Council

Financial Sanctions and Economic Coercion G20

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Feb 8, 2022

Global Strategy 2022: Thwarting Kremlin aggression today for constructive relations tomorrow

By John E. Herbst, Anders Åslund, David J. Kramer, Alexander Vershbow, and Brian Whitmore

How can the United States and its partners counter the Kremlin’s aggressive policies abroad while laying the groundwork for what could one day be a mutually beneficial relationship with a Russia that respects the rule of law and international norms?

Disinformation Eastern Europe

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