Skip to main content
Access provided by

Hippolyte Fofack

Hippolyte Fofack

21 commentaries

Hippolyte Fofack is Chief Economist and Director of Research at the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank).

Sort by: Show:
  1. The BRICS Come of Age
    fofack19_BRICS HandoutAnadolu Agency via Getty Images_BRICS BRICS Handout/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images

    The BRICS Come of Age

    Aug 18, 2023 Hippolyte Fofack looks beyond the group’s next summit and sees an enlarged membership that could accelerate de-dollarization.

  2. Resilient Remittances
    fofack18_Monika Skolimowskapicture alliance via Getty Images) payment Monika Skolimowska/picture alliance via Getty Images

    Resilient Remittances

    Aug 2, 2023 Hippolyte Fofack explains why money sent home by migrant workers has increased, and how it benefits low-income countries.

  3. Macron and the Future of Françafrique
    fofack17_LUDOVIC MARINAFP via Getty Images_macron LUDOVIC MARIN/AFP via Getty Images

    Macron and the Future of Françafrique

    Jun 9, 2023 Hippolyte Fofack urges France to abandon its extractive colonial model as it seeks to rebalance relations with the continent.

  4. Dollar Relief for the Global South
    fofack16_Liu JieXinhua via Getty Images_fed Liu Jie/Xinhua via Getty Images

    Dollar Relief for the Global South

    May 3, 2023 Hippolyte Fofack foresees a weaker greenback easing financial conditions in low-income countries.

  5. Mitigating the Debt-Climate Trade-off
    fofack15_ Alet PretoriusGallo Images via Getty Images_debt for nature Alet Pretorius/Gallo Images via Getty Images

    Mitigating the Debt-Climate Trade-off

    Apr 13, 2023 Hippolyte Fofack touts nature-based financial instruments as a way for fiscally constrained countries to address global warming.

  1. mueller47_VLADIMIR SIMICEKAFP via Getty Images_robertfico Vladimir Simicek/AFP via Getty Images
    0

    Democracies Are Not “Backsliding”

    Jan-Werner Mueller thinks the language commonly used to describe the shift toward authoritarianism is hampering solutions.
  2. varoufakis107_Thomas LohnesGetty Images_christinelagarde Thomas Lohnes/Getty Images
    0

    Christine Lagarde’s Gifts to Populists

    Yanis Varoufakis worries that the European Central Bank's blunders have revived the far right's political fortunes.
  3. rodrik213_James WakibiaSOPA ImagesLightRocket via Getty Images_kenyasolar James Wakibia/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images
    1

    Bridging the Climate-Development Gap

    Dani Rodrik & Ishac Diwan explain how to free up fiscal space for sustainable development in many low- and middle-income countries.
  4. sheng141_XinhuaMao Siqian via Getty Images_hong kong Xinhua/Mao Siqian via Getty Images
    0

    Lower Transaction Costs for Greater Innovation

    Andrew Sheng & Xiao Geng highlight the link between access to global markets and investment in research and development.
  5. Ashoka_Say-More_Ghersi-via-GettyRF
    0

    Ashoka Mody on Indian corruption, growth, jobs, and more

    Ashoka Mody explains the roots of the lack of accountability in India, highlights shortcomings in human capital and gender equality, casts doubt on the country’s ability to assume a Chinese-style role in manufacturing, and more.
  6. chowdhury1_BIJU BOROAFP via Getty Images_india flooding BIJU BORO/AFP via Getty Images
    0

    Why India’s Women Are More Vulnerable to Disasters

    Joyita Roy Chowdhury & Prarthna Agarwal Goel call attention to gender inequalities that exacerbate the effects of floods and other natural catastrophes.
  7. spence164_Thierry MonasseGetty Images_eu integration Thierry Monasse/Getty Images
    3

    Europe in the Age of Industrial Policy

    Michael Spence

    While China and the US take advantage of scale to pursue large-scale investment in critical sectors, the EU struggles to follow suit, owing to its decentralized fiscal structures and rules limiting government subsidies to industry. A new EU-level investment program is urgently needed.

     advocates a federal investment program, funded by EU sovereign-debt issuance and administered centrally.
  8. brown99_Elke ScholiersGetty Images_g20 Elke Scholiers/Getty Images
    2

    Fixing Global Governance

    Gordon Brown explains how to make the G20 and the Bretton Woods institutions fit for purpose once again.
  9. stark9_DANIEL ROLANDAFP via Getty Images_ecb DANIEL ROLAND/AFP via Getty Images
    2

    The EU Needs Fiscal Union

    Lucrezia Reichlin laments the pro-cyclical bent of the European Commission’s proposed reforms to fiscal rules.

Edit Newsletter Preferences

Set up Notification

To receive email updates regarding this {entity_type}, please enter your email below.

If you are not already registered, this will create a PS account for you. You should receive an activation email shortly.