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Another Debt Crisis for Poor Countries?

April 17, 2018
When the world’s finance ministers and central bank governors assemble in Washington later this month. they would do well to focus on another looming debt crisis that could hit some of the poorest countries in the world, many of whom are also struggling with problems of conflict and fragility ...
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8 Ideas on Reforming the MDBs for the Eminent Persons Group

April 09, 2018
The Eminent Persons Group (EPG), tasked with making the system of international financial institutions fit for purpose in the 21st century, recently gave the G20 Finance Ministers a preliminary report on its work.The report is a bit long on generalities and short on specifics and, as ...
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On the G20 Eminent Persons Group “Update”: I’m Disappointed but Still Hopeful

April 09, 2018
I’m disappointed by the update. But I’m also hopeful. Here are three concrete issues that the group could raise regarding the MDBs.
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The Paris Club: Will the United States Be Asked to Leave?

John Hurley
April 03, 2018
International actors have criticized decisions by the Trump administration to reject the Paris Climate Accord, abandon the Trans Pacific Partnership, and withdraw from a United Nations declaration intended to protect the rights of migrants. However, there is one international body, the Par...