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Talks of global economic growth and resilience at IMF-World Bank meetings
TALKS OF GLOBAL ECONOMIC GROWTH AND RESILIENCE AT IMF-WORLD BANK MEETINGS - Nicole Goldin, Atlantic Council Nonresident Senior Fellow and global head of inclusive economic growth at Abt Associates, takes us behind-the-scenes of the IMF-World Bank Annual Meetings in Marrakesh, Morocco.
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A conversation with Spain's Economy Minister Nadia Calviño
A CONVERSATION WITH SPAIN'S ECONOMY MINISTER NADIA CALVIÑO - Spain's Economy Minister, Nadia Calviño, discusses the impact of the war in Ukraine on Spain's economy and EU economic reforms.
ORIGINAL AIRDATE: 10/11/2023
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Decoding the IMF's World Economic Outlook
DECODING THE IMF'S WORLD ECONOMIC OUTLOOK - Senior experts break down the messages in the International Monetary Fund's flagship report and read between the lines.
ORIGINAL AIRDATE: 10/11/2023
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Impact of Israel's geopolitical shifts and interest rate hikes on IMF's WEO
IMPACT OF ISRAEL'S GEOPOLITICAL SHIFTS AND INTEREST RATE HIKES ON IMF'S WEO - Join the Atlantic Council live in Marrakesh, Morocco, for a series of special events with finance ministers and central bank governors from around the globe during the 2023 Annual Meetings of the World Bank and Internat...
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Hung Tran unpacks IMF's latest World Economic Outlook report
HUNG TRAN UNPACKS IMF'S LATEST WORLD ECONOMIC OUTLOOK REPORT - Join the Atlantic Council live in Marrakesh, Morocco, for a series of special events with finance ministers and central bank governors from around the globe during the 2023 Annual Meetings of the World Bank and International Monetary ...
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IMF-World Bank Week 2023
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Join the Atlantic Council live in Marrakesh, Morocco, for a series of special events with finance ministers and central bank governors from around the globe during the 2023 Annual Meetings of the World Bank and International Monetary Fund (IMF).
These in-depth interviews will take you inside the...
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A conversation with EBRD President Odile Renaud-Basso
A CONVERSATION WITH EBRD PRESIDENT ODILE RENUAD-BASSO - During our conversation with Odile Renaud-Basso, the President of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, we discussed the EBRD's role in Ukraine and its expansion to allow for investments in the Middle East and Africa.
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Running out of road: China Pathfinder 2023 launch
RUNNING OUT OF ROAD: CHINA PATHFINDER 2023 LAUNCH - Over the past year, views on the trajectory of the Chinese economy have seen significant shifts. Initial expectations of a robust recovery post-zero-COVID have given way to increasing skepticism about the enduring strength of the Chinese economi...
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Geopolitics, food security, and the clean energy transition
FRAGMENTING COMMODITY MARKETS: GEOPOLITICS AND THE IMPACT ON FOOD SECURITY AND THE CLEAN ENERGY TRANSITION - War in Europe and heightened geopolitical tensions between the world’s largest economies have put new strains on global economic integration, particularly in commodity markets. Ahead of th...
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Transatlantic Forum on GeoEconomics
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The Atlantic Council and Atlantik-Brücke held the Transatlantic Forum on GeoEconomics in Berlin on September 22, 2023.
We convened economic and financial leaders from both sides of the Atlantic to outline a way forward on the use of tools of economic statecraft. This year’s event followed the i...
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Accelerating US-Emerging Market Clean Energy Partnerships
SUMMIT: ACCELERATING US-EMERGING MARKET CLEAN ENERGY PARTNERSHIPS - Emerging markets are poised to constitute the lion’s share of global economic growth through 2050. To ensure growth in these markets continues both apace and in line with net-zero emissions goals, the United States has a role to ...
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Curbing financial de-risking in the Caribbean
WHERE HAVE THE BANKS GONE? CURBING FINANCIAL DE-RISKING IN THE CARIBBEAN - Financial inclusion is the backbone of economic development in the Caribbean. Access to international trade, finance, and remittances promotes economic stability and creates growth opportunities for governments and citizen...
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What's Europe's strategy for economic security? | A Debrief from Tobias Gehrke
#ATLANTICDEBRIEF - What is the European Economic Security Strategy and what are its key priorities? Where does the EU and United States align and converge when it comes to approaches to “de-risking”? Is Europe’s economic relationship with China starting to shift?
On this episode of #AtlanticDe...
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How have Freedom and Prosperity evolved in BRICS?
FREEDOM AND PROSPERITY IN BRICS — Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa, the economic bloc known as BRICS, convene this week in South Africa. James Storen, Program Assistant at the Atlantic Council's Freedom and Prosperity Center, breaks down the performance of these countries in the 202...
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Unlocking the potential for digital twins in the federal enterprise
UNLOCKING THE POTENTIAL FOR DIGITAL TWINS IN THE FEDERAL ENTERPRISE - For decades, the automotive, aviation, and other advanced manufacturing industries have invested in digital modeling technologies to help reduce time to market, lower the cost of physical prototyping, and improve manufacturing ...
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Turkey would be the EU’s second fastest growing economy
On this episode of Guide to the Global Economy, Josh sits down with Sophia to talk about the prospect of Turkey joining the EU. It turns out that if Turkey were to join the bloc, it would be the second-fastest growing economy in the EU, and part of a larger trend of Southern European growth outpa...
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Is US friend-shoring really happening? | Guide to the Global Economy
On this episode of Guide to the Global Economy, Josh and Neils take a look at the latest data on manufactured goods exports to the US—cell phone and car parts, for example. Surprisingly, Chinese exports to the US have decreased nearly 2.5 percent between 2021 and 2022. Meanwhile exports from Viet...
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New rules for stablecoins and the future of payments
NEW RULES FOR STABLECOINS AND THE FUTURE OF PAYMENTS - After more than a year of negotiations, the House Financial Services Committee is set to move forward on stablecoin legislation. The bill would create new regulations for the issuance and oversight of stablecoins—one of the fastest growing di...
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2023 Freedom and Prosperity Indexes
LAUNCH AND KEY TAKEAWAYS OF THE 2023 FREEDOM AND PROSPERITY INDEXES - The Atlantic Council’s Freedom and Prosperity Center, in partnership with Devex, hosted the launch of the 2023 Freedom and Prosperity Indexes on Thursday, July 6, at the Atlantic Council headquarters in Washington, DC.
This ev...
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Africa, BRICS, and the war in Ukraine
STEPPING INTO FOCUS: AFRICA, BRICS, AND THE WAR IN UKRAINE - The 2023 BRICS Summit in South Africa and the recent trip to Kyiv and Moscow by a peace delegation of African leaders raise the question: What are African expectations around these international appearances? How will the continent step ...
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Unlocking Development in Latin America and the Caribbean
As Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) navigate economic headwinds in a challenging fiscal context, the private sector’s role in driving growth and recovery is more important than ever. Multinational companies stand ready to support high-quality development in the region through employment, fin...
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Sanctioning China in a Taiwan crisis: Scenarios and risks
In recent months, growing tensions in the Taiwan Strait as well as the rapid and coordinated G7 economic response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine have raised questions—in G7 capitals and in Beijing alike—over whether similar measures could be imposed on China in a Taiwan crisis.
Over the past ye...
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The Mechanisms of Corruption in Iran
THE MECHANISMS OF CORRUPTION IN IRAN - The Atlantic Council’s Iran Strategy Project invites you to a virtual panel discussion featuring a number of distinguished speakers who have extensive experience in the field of corruption and sanctions and provide a unique opportunity to explore and discuss...
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Closer to home: Bringing supply chains back to the Americas
CLOSER TO HOME: BRINGING SUPPLY CHAINS BACK TO THE AMERICAS - Global supply chains have been severely tested by a myriad of shocks in the past three years, between pandemic-driven delays, rising transportation costs, and the impact of Russia’s war in Ukraine. As companies grow increasingly wary o...