GeoEconomics Center

GeoEconomics Center

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  • Special address by US Treasury Secretary Janet L. Yellen

    SPECIAL ADDRESS BY US TREASURY SECRETARY JANET L. YELLEN - United States Secretary of the Treasury Janet L. Yellen spoke at the Atlantic Council on April 13, 2022, on the way forward for the global economy in the wake of Russia’s brutal invasion of Ukraine. Secretary Yellen delivered this importa...

  • Climate finance and Ukraine

    CLIMATE FINANCE AND UKRAINE - The Atlantic Council hosted on Thursday, April 21, a discussion with President of the European Investment Bank Werner Hoyer to discuss how EU investment can assist Ukraine and in building resilient energy infrastructure in Europe. Julia Friedlander, then C. Boyden Gr...

  • Miftah Ismail, the Honorable Finance Minister of Pakistan

    A CONVERSATION WITH THE HONORABLE FINANCE MINISTER OF PAKISTAN, MIFTAH ISMAIL - There has been a flurry of political activity in Pakistan in April 2022 culminating in the vote of no-confidence that ousted Imran Khan from power and brought in a new government and cabinet. During this period, the c...

  • The future of UK banking and finance

    THE FUTURE OF UK BANKING AND FINANCE - The Atlantic Council GeoEconomics Center, in partnership with New Financial and Centre for Policy Studies—two leading UK think tanks—hosted "the future of UK banking and finance" conference on April 28th. The event marked the launch of new research on UK fin...

  • War in Europe: Global supply chains and the transatlantic economy

    WAR IN EUROPE: GLOBAL SUPPLY CHAINS AND THE TRANSATLANTIC ECONOMY - Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has compounded supply chains and trade flows disruptions after the COVID pandemic. Sanctions and other restrictive measures may add fuel to the fire. Many countries, including the US and in Europe, ar...

  • Missing key: The challenge of cybersecurity and central bank digital currency

    MISSING KEY: THE CHALLENGE OF CYBERSECURITY AND CENTRAL BANK DIGITAL CURRENCY - With more than 100 countries exploring the issuance of central bank digital currencies (CBDCs), there is an urgent need to make responsible innovations in digital currency.

    Security issues have multiplied with the ...

  • Inflation, rate hikes and recession risks: A test for Europe’s economy

    INFLATION, RATE HIKES AND RECESSION RISKS: A TEST FOR EUROPE’S ECONOMY - Four months after Russia launched its invasion of Ukraine and more than two years after the first Covid-19 lockdowns, European leaders were dealing with a fresh set of economic challenges. Record-high inflation in the Eurozo...

  • Troubling trends: China Pathfinder 2022 launch

    TROUBLING TRENDS: CHINA PATHFINDER 2022 LAUNCH - China Pathfinder is an interactive analysis of the Chinese economic system designed to answer a complex question: where does China’s system stand relative to open market economies?

    Over 2022, teams from Rhodium Group and the Atlantic Council hav...

  • Planning and Economic Development Minister of Egypt Hala H. Elsaid

    PLANNING AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT MINISTER OF EGYPT H.E. HALA H. ELSAID - In recent years, Egypt made significant progress with macroeconomic reforms, which helped strengthen growth, reduce unemployment, increase foreign exchange reserves, and put public debt on a downward path. The Egyptian gove...

  • Finance Minister of Jordan Mohamad Al-Ississ

    A CONVERSATION WITH THE FINANCE MINISTER OF JORDAN H.E. MOHAMAD AL-ISSISS - The World Bank recently announced that Jordan’s economy is projected to grow by 2.1 percent; however, the country must still address certain economic challenges, including attracting more investment to spur job creation a...

  • Launching the Bretton Woods 2.0 project

    LAUNCHING THE BRETTON WOODS 2.0 PROJECT - The GeoEconomics Center unveiled its Bretton Woods 2.0 Project with Ceyla Pazarbasioglu, Director of the SPR Department at the IMF, and Carmen Reinhart, former Chief Economist of the World Bank and Professor at Harvard Kennedy School.

    The Bretton Woods...

  • Tools for our time: Economic statecraft since Russia’s invasion

    TOOLS FOR OUR TIME: ECONOMIC STATECRAFT SINCE RUSSIA’S INVASION - The response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has created new precedents for economic statecraft. The United States and Western allies have deployed economic tools to weaken Russia’s economy and curb its military advancement. These ...

  • Next steps for the TTC: With Under Secretary of State Jose W. Fernandez

    NEXT STEPS FOR THE TTC: A CONVERSATION WITH UNDER SECRETARY OF STATE JOSE W. FERNANDEZ - Over the past year the US-EU Trade and Technology Council (TTC) has emerged as one of the most important institutions for transatlantic economic coordination. Aspiring to align US and European policy across a...

  • Digital economy in Ukraine’s reconstruction

    THE ROLE OF DIGITAL ECONOMY IN UKRAINE’S RECONSTRUCTION - Deputy Minister of Digital Transformation Alex Bornyakov of Ukraine alongside CEO of Stellar Development Foundation Denelle Dixon, Founder and President of StrategEast Anatoly Motkin, and Deputy Assistant Administrator at USAID Mark Simako...

  • H.E. Thani bin Ahmed Al Zeyoudi

    A CONVERSATION WITH THE UAE MINISTER OF STATE FOR FOREIGN TRADE H.E. THANI BIN AHMED AL ZEYOUDI - The United Arab Emirates’ foreign trade hit 2.2 trillion dirhams ($599 billion) in 2022, up 17 percent year-on-year. As the UAE continues to expand its non-oil foreign trade sector by investing in tr...

  • Minister of Finance of the Netherlands Sigrid Kaag

    A CONVERSATION WITH MINISTER OF FINANCE OF THE NETHERLANDS, SIGRID KAAG - The Minister will provide her insights on opportunities and challenges for the Dutch economy this year. She will also discuss the government’s plan to navigate through the recent financial and economic developments in Europ...

  • Poland's Minister of Finance Magdalena Rzeczkowska

    A CONVERSATION WITH POLAND’S MINISTER OF FINANCE MAGDALENA RZECZKOWSKA - The Minister discussed the opportunities and challenges for by the Polish economy in 2023 and beyond. As the war in Ukraine continues, the Minister shared her perspectives on how the war is impacting the Polish economy.

    Th...

  • US-UK Cooperation on Russia and beyond

    ARE ALLIES ALIGNED ON ECONOMIC STATECRAFT? US-UK COOPERATION ON RUSSIA & BEYOND - The Group of Seven (G7) took on a new role in February last year. As the United States, United Kingdom and other G7 allies united to condemn Russia for its invasion of Ukraine, their response involved coordinated ec...

  • Transatlantic Forum on GeoEconomics

    TRANSATLANTIC FORUM ON GEOECONOMICS - The Atlantic Council and Atlantik-Brücke is pleased to present the Transatlantic Forum on GeoEconomics held on September 22, 2023. This year’s event followed the inaugural Forum held last year.

    In the heart of Berlin, we convened economic and financial leade...