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Apr 4, 2025

Lipsky quoted in Bloomberg on US relations with the IMF and World Bank

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Apr 4, 2025

Kumar quoted by Central Banking on the Bank of Russia’s role in sanctions evasion and building alternative payment infrastructure

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Digital Currencies Digital Policy

UkraineAlert

Apr 1, 2025

Still no consensus on using frozen Russian assets to support Ukraine

By Mark Temnycky

Western leaders are still unable to reach a consensus on the use of around $300 billion in frozen Russian assets to finance the Ukrainian war effort, writes Mark Temnycky.

Conflict Economic Sanctions

AfricaSource

Mar 31, 2025

How Trump could upend global finance—and how the world might respond

By Ferid Belhaj

Concerns are growing—particularly among policymakers and experts in “New South” countries—about the direction in which the international financial system is heading.

Africa Economy & Business

New Atlanticist

Mar 25, 2025

Dispatch from Hong Kong: The Panama Canal port sale has put Chinese authorities in a bind

By Josh Lipsky

Hong Kong-based CK Hutchison Holdings’ decision to sell its Panama Canal ports to BlackRock stunned officials in Hong Kong and Beijing.

China Economy & Business

In the News

Mar 24, 2025

Donovan interviewed for the Public Key Podcast on the role of cryptocurrencies in global sanctions

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Digital Currencies Digital Policy

In the News

Mar 24, 2025

O’Toole interviewed by the Institute for Financial Integrity for a podcast on the convergence of sanctions and financial crimes

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Econographics

Mar 13, 2025

Meeting in Mar-a-Lago: Is a new currency deal plausible?

By Josh Lipsky, Jessie Yin

Washington is once again chattering about the possibility of a currency deal. But the countries that comprise the US trade deficit today are not the same as the ones in the '80s.

Economy & Business Fiscal and Structural Reform

In the News

Mar 7, 2025

Lipsky quoted in Bloomberg on the implications of Treasury Secretary Bessent skipping the G20 Finance Ministers Meeting

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Economy & Business Financial Regulation

New Atlanticist

Mar 4, 2025

Wall Street is finally waking up to Trump’s tariff policy

By Josh Lipsky

Financial markets are beginning to react after the United States implemented tariffs on its three largest trading partners on Monday.

China Economy & Business

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