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Kristalina Georgieva

Kristalina Georgieva

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Kristalina Georgieva is Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund.

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  1. The Economic Power of Gender Equality
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    The Economic Power of Gender Equality

    Mar 7, 2024 Nadia Calviño, et al. show why women's inclusion is a core component of the response to most major global challenges.

  2. Africa Cannot Confront Climate Change Alone
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    Africa Cannot Confront Climate Change Alone

    Dec 17, 2021 Kristalina Georgieva & Félix Tshisekedi explain how the international community can do more to support mitigation and adaptation efforts.

  3. Keeping the Global Focus on Low-Income Countries
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    Keeping the Global Focus on Low-Income Countries

    Nov 25, 2020 Kristalina Georgieva & Sigrid Kaag call for a greater effort to extend debt relief, financing, and other assistance to the world's poorest.

  4. The Right Investments to Address the Human Capital Crisis
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    The Right Investments to Address the Human Capital Crisis

    Jan 22, 2019 Kristalina Georgieva urges world leaders to spend more now on health, education, and skills to meet rising economic aspirations.

  5. The High Price of Gender Inequality
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    The High Price of Gender Inequality

    Jun 11, 2018 Kristalina Georgieva & Marie-Claude Bibeau advocate a comprehensive effort to unleash the full economic potential of women and girls.

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    Trump’s Tariffs Will Accelerate America’s Economic Decline

    Kaushik Basu draws parallels between the administration’s policies and those that led to Argentina’s decades-long slump.
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    Trump, Tariffs, and the Fate of the Dollar

    Mark Blyth

    Donald Trump’s attempt to reindustrialize the US economy by eliminating trade deficits will undoubtedly cause pain and disruption on a massive scale. But it is important to remember that both major US political parties have abandoned free trade in pursuit of similar goals.

    argues that America’s protectionist policies reflect a global economic reordering that was already underway.
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    Trump’s Old World Order

    Ahmet Davutoğlu warns that the US administration’s reckless conduct may destroy the last vestiges of multilateral cooperation.
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    Crippling America’s Innovation Economy

    William H. Janeway

    Donald Trump and Elon Musk's reign of disruption is crippling research universities’ ability to serve as productive partners in innovation, thus threatening the very system that they purport to celebrate. The Chinese, who are increasingly becoming frontier innovators in their own right, will be forever grateful.

    warns that the pillars of US dynamism and competitiveness are being systematically toppled.
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    America’s AI Iron Curtain

    Soňa Muzikárová explains how US export controls are harming allies and potentially helping Russia and China.
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    What Rebalancing the US Economy Really Requires

    Glenn Hubbard thinks US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent is neglecting the need for spending cuts in major federal programs.
  7. rasoolayub1_Alex WongGettyImages_voa_building Alex Wong/Getty Images

    America’s Voice No Longer Speaks for Democracy

    Heela Rasool-Ayub explains why authoritarians worldwide are celebrating Donald Trump’s renunciation of democratic advocacy.
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    Insurers Must Embrace Geospatial AI

    Pierre du Rostu touts the technology’s benefits for an industry that must shift its focus from paying claims to managing risk.
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    It’s Time to Abandon Trump’s Flawed Negotiation Playbook

    Michele Gelfand points out that the best dealmakers strive for win-win outcomes, not zero-sum Pyrrhic victories.

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