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F&D Magazine / Trade policy

Michele Ruta on Discriminatory Regionalism

MICHELE RUTA June 1, 2023

As rising geopolitical tensions chip away at globalization, will a more fragmented world mean stronger regional pacts? Economist Michele Ruta says the trend toward strengthening ties with friends and loosening them with non-friends is making regional trade less about integration and more about discrimination.

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Climate Change

Nadia Fettah and Jihad Azour: Morocco Gives Voice to the Global South

Nadia Fettah May 26, 2023

Like so many countries across the Middle East and North Africa, Morocco faced successive shocks over the past three years including a devastating drought. But the country managed well thanks to an aggressive reform agenda. 

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F&D Magazine

Ruchir Agarwal on Industrial Policy

RUCHIR AGARWAL May 22, 2023

Industrial policy refers to a set of policies that governments use to bolster national industries or companies deemed strategically important for economic competitiveness, social outcomes, or national security. In this podcast, Agarwal says while the practice of choosing national champions fell out of favor in the 1980s, rising geopolitical tensions of late have sparked a renewed interest in industrial policy, which is often a guise for protectionism.  

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Climate Change / Fintech

Helping African Farmers from the Sky

Hamza Rkha Chaham May 9, 2023

Agricultural productivity in Africa has lagged behind for decades, and now climate change is making things worse. But for Hamza Rkha Chaham, the prospect of helping African farmers increase crop yields prompted him to launch a startup that is transforming lives.

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Energy / Energy transition

Nicolas Kazadi on DRC’s Natural Wealth and the Energy Transition

Nicolas Kazadi April 28, 2023

The Democratic Republic of the Congo faces many challenges to its development, but the country’s natural wealth has the potential to lift more people out of poverty and help the world make the transition to renewable energy.

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Outlooks / Political economy

Gillian Tett on Anthropology for the Modern Economist

GILLIAN TETT April 21, 2023

Author and Financial Times journalist, Gillian Tett says anthropology offers insights into public policy challenges and helps economists better understand socioeconomic problems.

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Financial Stability / Financial markets

Global Financial Stability Tested by Higher Inflation and Interest Rates

FABIO NATALUCCI April 11, 2023

Financial stability never comes easy, but the past few months have been especially challenging with persistently high inflation and two bank failures in the United States that exposed vulnerabilities lurking beneath the surface.

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Fragility / Migration

UN Refugee Chief Filippo Grandi on Where Economics Fits In

Filippo Grandi April 6, 2023

Financial stability is not only about managing inflation, employment rates and spending, it’s about understanding how those factors affect people in different places and in all kinds of circumstances.

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Outlooks / Economic growth

Abebe Aemro Selassie and Ken Opalo on Making Reforms Stick in Africa

Abe Selassie March 30, 2023

As global economic uncertainty surges, Sub-Saharan Africa faces a host of challenges that will require effective policy responses if it is to regain the ground it lost during the pandemic.

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Financial Stability / Prices

Laura Valderrama: European Housing Markets at a Turning Point

Laura Valderrama March 24, 2023

The last few months have witnessed tensions in Europe's housing markets as the cost-of-living crisis has eroded real incomes and the surge in interest rates has made borrowers more vulnerable to financial distress.

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Financial Stability / Monetary policy

Johannes Wiegand on Bimetallism and Monetary Stability

Johannes Wiegand March 1, 2023

While the currency values of today’s economic powerhouses help maintain global financial stability, the currency systems in the 19th century were tied to precious metals and France played the stabilizing role.

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F&D Magazine / Globalization

Harold James: In Defense of Globalization

HAROLD JAMES February 23, 2023

The longtime critics of globalization are having another moment, claiming supply chain shortages, high inflation, and increasing migration are products of an overly globalized world.

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