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Kristalina Georgieva

Kristalina Georgieva

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Kristalina Georgieva is Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund.

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  1. Africa Cannot Confront Climate Change Alone
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    Africa Cannot Confront Climate Change Alone

    Dec 17, 2021 Kristalina Georgieva & Félix Tshisekedi explain how the international community can do more to support mitigation and adaptation efforts.

  2. Keeping the Global Focus on Low-Income Countries
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    Keeping the Global Focus on Low-Income Countries

    Nov 25, 2020 Kristalina Georgieva & Sigrid Kaag call for a greater effort to extend debt relief, financing, and other assistance to the world's poorest.

  3. The Right Investments to Address the Human Capital Crisis
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    The Right Investments to Address the Human Capital Crisis

    Jan 22, 2019 Kristalina Georgieva urges world leaders to spend more now on health, education, and skills to meet rising economic aspirations.

  4. The High Price of Gender Inequality
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    The High Price of Gender Inequality

    Jun 11, 2018 Kristalina Georgieva & Marie-Claude Bibeau advocate a comprehensive effort to unleash the full economic potential of women and girls.

  5. Safer Climate Disasters
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    Safer Climate Disasters

    Jun 13, 2014 Kristalina Georgieva & Margareta Wahlström issue a call for greater efforts to reduce the risks associated with extreme weather events.

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    An Insolvency Iceberg?

    Takatoshi Ito

    The sudden collapse of Silicon Valley Bank was met by an equally swift response from US regulators. But the crisis is far from over, and the nature of the authorities’ response introduces problems of its own.

    considers the risk that other banks will experience liquidity problems as interest rates continue to rise.
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    Can Governments Still Steer the Economy?

    Robert Skidelsky explains why international finance and geopolitics make it harder to influence major performance indicators.
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    Accounting for Casino Capitalism

    Hans-Werner Sinn draws parallels between recent bank collapses and the late-nineteenth-century “founders’ crash.”
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    Who Should Be Bailed Out Next?

    Simon Zadek urges rich-country governments to aid debt-distressed poor countries as urgently as they have their failing banks.
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    The Population Boon

    Beniamino Callegari & Per Espen Stoknes correct popular myths about the threat of demographic growth to sustainable development.
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    Where Is the Global South’s Rescue Brigade?

    Vera Songwe decries the unequal responses to liquidity crises in Silicon Valley compared to the developing world.
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    Beyond Industrial Policy

    Anne-Marie Slaughter & Elizabeth Garlow

    The emerging breed of industrial policies, which emphasize production, fair wages, and localism, could serve as the basis for post-neoliberal economies. But to tackle the challenges of the twenty-first century and ensure a sustainable future, we need a policy framework that recognizes the value of human connection.

    make the case for an economic strategy that prioritizes shared prosperity over competition.
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    The Other Conflict on Europe’s Doorstep

    Anders Fogh Rasmussen warns that Azerbaijan may be preparing to renew its military aggression against neighboring Armenia.
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    Let the Banks Burn

    Yanis Varoufakis shows why the current private system is unfixable – and why we don’t need to tolerate it anymore.

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