Sri Lanka was already experiencing a severe economic and financial crisis. Then Russia invaded Ukraine.
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A liaison group with large financial institutions has worked in the US and the Netherlands.
Ghana’s economy is in its most precarious state in decades.
Removal of the fuel subsidy in Nigeria is long overdue, but replacing it with a transport grant is not the best approach.
The world promised progress at the Glasgow climate conference. Now it has to turn those promises into reality. A former senior UN official describes what to watch for in the coming year.
Influential international actors like the World Bank and the IMF should focus on expanding social protection rather than focusing on eliminating the informal economy.
Nigeria must remove fuel subsidies and channel the funds to critical sectors of its economy.
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If done effectively, the reallocation could help African countries deal with COVID-19, climate change and their many other economic and social challenges.
Zambia’s new president will have to balance austerity and the high expectations of the many unemployed young people and struggling people who voted for him.
The IMF’s injection of US$650 billion worth of Special Drawing Rights into the global economy opens a window for African countries to reform their relationship with the fund.
Low-income countries that sought to spend more on health care during the pandemic have been hit with ratings downgrades, while others avoided borrowing entirely.
Eurobonds are costly for governments. But they are also attractive because investors buy them without preconditions.
IMF programmes run the risk of having too many conditions. This may drive countries into financial disaster. And back to the IMF again.
It has consequences for everything from voting rights at the IMF to international borrowing costs.
Global economic policy excludes low-income countries from the spending options that developed nations use to buffer their economies in times of crisis, and the pandemic has inflamed that inequality.
An analysis of 100 of the most powerful organizations in the world shows women are still struggling to penetrate the deepest corridors of power.
Hosted by Russia, the summit gave the BRICS group a chance to harmonise their approach before the G20 meeting in Riyadh.
The continued entrapment of African countries in the global circuit of capital and its proclivity to large scale accumulation imperils the ability of many to cope with the pandemic.
South Africa’s National Treasury now proposes to reduce salaries. On the face of it this seems sensible. But the fundamental issue is the structure of the public service.
The IMF wants government intervention on climate change. It’s now abundantly clear Australia’s climate policies are at odds with even the most conservative approach to economic management.
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Professor/Senior Research Fellow, Centre for Advancement of Scholarship, University of Pretoria
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Dean of Business School, University of Southern Queensland
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School of Social Sciences, Monash University
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Post Doctoral Researcher, Graduate School of Business (GSB), University of Cape Town
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Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
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Reader in Politics, University of Glasgow
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Professor of Finance, University of Liverpool
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Professor of Economics, UNSW Sydney
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Visiting Professor of Practice, Blavatnik School of Government, University of Oxford
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Reader in International Relations, Royal Holloway University of London
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Associate Lecturer, University of Aberdeen
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Professor of Economics & Business, Allegheny College
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Professor in The Division of Global Affairs and The Department of Political Science, Rutgers University - Newark
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Professor of History, Tufts University
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Associate professor, University of Cape Town
