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Kingsley Moghalu

Kingsley Moghalu

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Kingsley Moghalu, a former deputy governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, is President of the African School of Governance, an independent, pan-African graduate school in Kigali, Rwanda.

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  1. Fixing Africa’s Governance Crisis Must Come First
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    Fixing Africa’s Governance Crisis Must Come First

    Oct 23, 2024 Kingsley Moghalu foresees home-grown educational institutions equipping the continent’s leaders with public-policy skills.

  2. Africa Can’t Prosper Without Regional Trade
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    Africa Can’t Prosper Without Regional Trade

    May 24, 2024 Kingsley Moghalu argues that the continent has been missing a key ingredient of robust, sustained growth.

  3. Nigeria’s Make-or-Break Election
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    Nigeria’s Make-or-Break Election

    Feb 14, 2023 Kingsley Moghalu outlines the myriad challenges and opportunities facing the troubled country’s next president.

  4. Africa’s WTO Moment
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    Africa’s WTO Moment

    Oct 21, 2020 Kingsley Moghalu explains why Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala should be the World Trade Organization's next director-general.

  5. Africa’s Economic Reality Check
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    Africa’s Economic Reality Check

    Feb 19, 2016 Kingsley Moghalu urges the continent's policymakers to stop relying on commodity exports to sustain growth.

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    Global Freshwater Supplies in the Balance

    Mariana Mazzucato & Johan Rockström warn that governments are doing too little too slowly about the breakdown of critical natural systems.
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    The End of US Democracy Was All Too Predictable

    Jason Stanley

    Since Plato’s Republic 2,300 years ago, philosophers have understood the process by which demagogues come to power in free and fair elections, only to overthrow democracy and establish tyrannical rule. The process is straightforward, and we have now just watched it play out.

    observes that philosophers since Plato have understood how tyrants come to power in free elections.
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    How Trump Won

    Nina L. Khrushcheva

    Despite being a criminal, a charlatan, and an aspiring dictator, Donald Trump has won not only the Electoral College, but also the popular vote – a feat he did not achieve in 2016 or 2020. A nihilistic voter base, profit-hungry business leaders, and craven Republican politicians are to blame.

    points the finger at a nihilistic voter base, profit-hungry business leaders, and craven Republican politicians.
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    Trump vs. China, Round Two

    Angela Huyue Zhang warns that if the US doubles down on aggressive policies, it risks becoming defined by what it opposes.
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    How Europe Should Woo Trump

    Philippe Legrain outlines a strategy for EU leaders to win over the next US president and mitigate the threat he represents.
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    China Can Beat Back Deflation

    Michael Spence predicts that, with the right policies, the economy’s growth momentum can be restored within 2-3 years.
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    Japan Needs Tighter Monetary Policy

    Koichi Hamada hopes that Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba recognizes the risks raised by an undervalued yen in today's economy.
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    To Prosper, India Must Close Its Gender Employment Gap

    Kanika Mahajan urges policymakers to create an inclusive labor market by implementing business-friendly measures.
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    Stablecoins Can Defend the Dollar’s Global Status

    Paul Ryan prefers a payments system built by private industry in the US to one built by the People’s Bank of China.

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