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Lipsky quoted in The New York Times on BlackRock’s deal to buy Panama Canal ports

New Atlanticist Oct 7, 2025

How a weaker US dollar can help debt-burdened African countries

By Bart Piasecki

Trump’s drive to weaken the US dollar is having global side effects. For some African countries, it is helping to ease immediate fiscal pressures.
Africa Fiscal and Structural Reform
Lipsky quoted in The New York Times on BlackRock’s deal to buy Panama Canal ports

New Atlanticist Aug 4, 2025

Trump’s review of US membership in the IMF offers a rare chance for reform

By Martin Mühleisen

The institution needs its major shareholders aligned to tackle new challenges, and it deserves a management team qualified to lead it on this new path.
Economy & Business International Financial Institutions
Lipsky quoted in The New York Times on BlackRock’s deal to buy Panama Canal ports

Econographics May 12, 2025

Multilateralism under pressure: Takeaways from the 2025 IMF Spring Meetings

By Bart Piasecki

The 2025 IMF Spring Meetings unfolded against a backdrop of mounting geopolitical tensions, economic fragmentation, and rising doubts about the future of multilateral cooperation. Here are the key insights.
International Financial Institutions Macroeconomics

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Apr 4, 2025

Lipsky quoted in The New York Times on BlackRock’s deal to buy Panama Canal ports

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Economy & Business
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In the News

Apr 4, 2025

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

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International Financial Institutions

In the News

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
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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
European Union

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
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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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Economy & Business
Financial Regulation

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.

Dollar Dominance
Economy & Business

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
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