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Significant but insufficient progress in financial support for developing countries

José Antonio Ocampo | June 23, 2021

Recent events—in particular, last April’s meeting of the Bretton Woods institutions (that is, the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund ...
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Guillermo Lasso inaugurated as President of Ecuador

May 28, 2021

On Monday, Guillermo Lasso took office as President of Ecuador, using his inaugural presidential address to underscore his commitment to reviving an ...
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El apoyo financiero a los países en desarrollo

José Antonio Ocampo | April 23, 2021

Las últimas semanas han traído noticias positivas en materia de cooperación financiera internacional, gracias, en gran medida, a cambios en las posiciones ...
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A Global Americans interview with Dr. Christy Thornton, author of Revolution in Development: Mexico and the Governance of the Global Economy

Henry Bacha | March 25, 2021

In her book, Thornton explores the little-known history of Mexico’s role in shaping the institutions—including the World Bank, the International Monetary ...
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Guyana and the next economic wave

Scott B. MacDonald | October 23, 2020

Guyana's economy is projected to grow by 26 percent in 2020, but the country will need more than just money alone to affect much needed changes in ...
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Why the IMF needs to build on its COVID-19 record, not backtrack

Kevin Gallagher | October 23, 2020

In the past, the IMF infamously treated each crisis with a “one-size-fits-all” approach that conditioned new financing on fiscal austerity, but has ...
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Uruguay, the exception to Latin America’s COVID-19 surge

Nicolás Saldías | May 28, 2020

As Latin America becomes the epicenter of the COVID-19 pandemic, and Brazil the country with the highest number of cases, Uruguay has managed to avoid the ...
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Latin America, Europe and the U.S. must stick together in weathering the COVID-19 storm

Evan Ellis | May 28, 2020

Increased dependence on China by both Latin America and the European Union not only generates vulnerabilities for both regions, but also creates strategic ...
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Suriname’s May 2020 elections: Crossroads time?

Scott B. MacDonald | May 14, 2020

As Suriname prepares to elect a new parliament, the country faces a series of challenges that endanger its geopolitical standing. Whatever the outcome, ...
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Time is running out for Argentina’s debt negotiations

Nicolás Saldías | April 22, 2020

Argentina has given creditors until May 8 to consider its debt restructuring proposal. But time is of the essence as the country nears the end of a grace ...
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