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No IMF funding for Ukraine until Zelenskyy earns trust

New Atlanticist Mar 13, 2023

The Fed’s tightening is a recipe for global volatility. Silicon Valley Bank’s collapse is just the start.

By Martin Mühleisen

In this volatile environment, it may take less than a historic shock to cause severe disruption. Governments and central banks around the world better be prepared.
Economy & Business Financial Regulation
No IMF funding for Ukraine until Zelenskyy earns trust

New Atlanticist Feb 23, 2023

The big questions (and answers) about Ajay Banga’s nomination to lead the World Bank

By Atlantic Council experts

What to know about the former Mastercard chief executive officer’s surprise nomination to lead the World Bank.
Economy & Business Fiscal and Structural Reform
No IMF funding for Ukraine until Zelenskyy earns trust

New Atlanticist Feb 22, 2023

China and private lenders are blocking a solution to the global debt crisis. The G20 must step in.

By Vasuki Shastry and Jeremy Mark

The international community must apply pressure so that China and private-sector lenders join in facilitating a collective haircut that includes all lenders.
China Economy & Business

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UkraineAlert

Nov 30, 2020

No IMF funding for Ukraine until Zelenskyy earns trust

By Anders Åslund

Unless Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy comprehensively changes his policies and staff, the IMF is extremely unlikely to offer his government any more credits, says Anders Åslund.

Corruption Democratic Transitions

In the News

Nov 30, 2020

Chhibber in The Economic Times: View: PLI signals the recognition that laissez-faire won’t work in a fiercely competitive global market

By Atlantic Council

Economy & Business Financial Regulation

New Atlanticist

Nov 30, 2020

Can China’s digital yuan really challenge the dollar?

By Hung Tran

The DCEP will certainly bolster the Renminbi’s international position, but the weaknesses in China’s financial markets will prevent the Chinese currency from dethroning the US dollar anytime soon.

China Digital Currencies

New Atlanticist

Nov 24, 2020

Why the G20 should do more for financial inclusion

By Emilie Bel

As our societies build back better after the pandemic, vulnerable populations cannot be left behind. Financial inclusion will be crucial to making the global recovery more sustainable and its benefits more widely shared.

Inclusive Growth International Financial Institutions

Fast Thinking

Nov 23, 2020

FAST THINKING: It’s Yellen for Treasury

By Atlantic Council

Janet Yellen could face an economy devastated by the coronavirus and the haphazard response to it in Washington. Josh Lipsky provides insight into how she might manage a difficult recovery.

Elections Financial Regulation

Inflection Points

Nov 22, 2020

Record Asian trade deal is ‘wake-up’ call for Biden about declining US global leadership

By Frederick Kempe

The Biden administration has made as one of its top priorities the reinvigoration of common cause alongside global partners and allies. Reversing current trends, however, needs to begin with an understanding of where US “no-shows” have been most significant.

International Financial Institutions International Organizations

New Atlanticist

Nov 18, 2020

From debt relief to restructuring: The G20 wakes up to reality

By Vasuki Shastry and Jeremy Mark

As the pandemic-induced global recession continues to batter African economies, the Group of Twenty (G20) governments have sidestepped the pressing need for assistance to countries hardest hit by the downturn. Instead, they have focused on aligning their interests in preparation for the next stage of the region’s deepening crisis: the restructuring of unsustainable debt burdens.

Africa Fiscal and Structural Reform

In the News

Nov 17, 2020

Manning in The Hill: A gaping hole in US Indo-Pacific strategy

By Atlantic Council

China East Asia

Report

Nov 17, 2020

Defending the United States against Russian dark money

By Anders Åslund, Julia Friedlander

Warfare has evolved and the United States now faces a major unconventional threat: Russia's estimated $1 trillion of dark money. With it, the Kremlin can wreak havoc if the US fails to act and recognize this national security threat for what it is.

Corruption Economic Sanctions

New Atlanticist

Nov 12, 2020

Colossal ambition: How the Biden administration can revitalize the global economy

By Josh Lipsky

It would understandable, given the realities of a divided Congress, for a Biden administration to think small. But it would be a mistake. On both the international and domestic front the times call for colossal ambition.

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Jérémie Bertrand

Nonresident Senior Fellow

Freedom and Prosperity Center

Economy & Business English

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Caroline Perrin

Nonresident Fellow

Freedom and Prosperity Center

Economy & Business English

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Didier Acouetey

Nonresident Senior Fellow

Africa Center

Africa Economy & Business

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Ridhika Batra

Nonresident Senior Fellow

South Asia Center

Economy & Business Politics & Diplomacy

Fellow

Sarah Bauerle Danzman

Nonresident Senior Fellow

Economic Statecraft Initiative GeoEconomics Center

Economy & Business Financial Regulation

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Emilie Bel

Nonresident Senior Fellow

Africa Center

Africa Economy & Business
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