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Event Recap

Oct 22, 2019

Sudanese finance minister shares plan for economic revival

By Africa Center

On Tuesday, October 22, the Atlantic Council’s Africa Center hosted H.E. Ibrahim Elbadawi, minister of finance of the Republic of the Sudan, for a public discussion on the Sudanese economy. Following the ouster of longstanding president Omar al-Bashir in April and months of popular protests that led to the formation of a civilian-led transitional government […]

Africa East Africa

Issue Brief

Oct 16, 2019

New risks to global financial stability

By Hung Tran

In “New Risks to Global Financial Stability” author Hung Tran, a nonresident senior fellow at the Atlantic Council’s Global Business & Economics program, assesses the global financial system weaknesses and outlines steps to promote financial stability.

Economy & Business Financial Regulation

Issue Brief

Oct 16, 2019

New risks to global financial stability

By Hung Tran

In “New Risks to Global Financial Stability” author Hung Tran, a nonresident senior fellow at the Atlantic Council’s Global Business & Economics program, assesses the global financial system weaknesses and outlines steps to promote financial stability.

Economy & Business Financial Regulation

UkraineAlert

Oct 16, 2019

Servant of the people or servant of the oligarchs?

By Diane Francis

The president’s response is appropriate in a country with an operating rule of law. But in Ukraine, with an unreformed judiciary, this is a complete cop out.

Financial Regulation Fiscal and Structural Reform
Libra

Digital currencies

Oct 10, 2019

Breaking the buck: What Libra’s demise means for central banks

By Michael B. Greenwald

There is little evidence to suggest that Libra can address the needs of those without bank accounts. With its structure working against the benefits of a central bank digital currency, Libra is less of a call to action and more a solution in search of a problem.

Digital Currencies Financial Regulation

UkraineAlert

Oct 2, 2019

Will Ukraine make a deal with Kolomoisky? Three things to watch

By Oksana Bedratenko

There are only three things to watch to determine whether rumors about a possible deal with Kolomoisky are true: changes in NBU leadership, developments in PrivatBank-related cases in Ukrainian courts, and how the cases in international courts play out.

Financial Regulation International Financial Institutions

New Atlanticist

Oct 1, 2019

The geoeconomic superstorm threatening the globe’s three financial hubs

By Michael B. Greenwald

While London and Hong Kong will continue to play outsized roles in international business, their privileged status may be more precarious than it seems.

China Financial Regulation

In the News

Sep 29, 2019

Tran quoted in South China Morning Post on the next financial crisis

By Atlantic Council

China Economy & Business

In the News

Aug 20, 2019

Steve Levine in Axios about the “new threat to capitalism”

By Atlantic Council

Eastern Europe Economy & Business

UkraineAlert

Aug 14, 2019

Do something with state enterprises already

By Anders Åslund

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is right to emphasize the need to privatize state-owned enterprises.

Financial Regulation Fiscal and Structural Reform

Experts

Events