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    Financing Nature

    Razan Khalifa Al Mubarak & Bogolo Kenewendo propose ways to unlock more public and private capital for investments in preserving and restoring the planet.
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    Africa’s Path to Green Prosperity

    Erik Berglöf highlights the potential that a young population and abundant renewable-energy resources represent.
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    Confronting Africa’s Cost-of-Living Crisis

    Hippolyte Fofack urges governments to rethink constraints on public spending and increase investment in human capital.
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    What’s Driving Africa’s Protests?

    Kehinde A. Togun highlights three fundamental issues fueling popular anger in Kenya, Nigeria, and elsewhere.
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    Africa’s Future Hinges on Revitalizing Multilateralism

    Adekeye Adebajo outlines several steps that wealthy countries can take to restore trust in the current global order.
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    Curbing Debt-Fueled Unrest in Emerging Markets

    Vera Songwe & Ishac Diwan propose a strategy for stabilizing economies that have become illiquid but are not insolvent.
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    A Growth Agenda for the G20

    Paola Subacchi sees one policy priority capable of uniting the world's leading developed and developing economies.
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    Africa’s Hobbled Hegemons

    Adekeye Adebajo examines the causes of political and economic malaise in Nigeria and South Africa.
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    Rethinking How to Address Irregular Migration from Africa

    Linguère Mously Mbaye calls for a paradigm shift in how immigration policies are discussed, designed, and implemented.
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    Financing Nature

    Razan Khalifa Al Mubarak & Bogolo Kenewendo propose ways to unlock more public and private capital for investments in preserving and restoring the planet.
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    Inflation Shamanism

    James K. Galbraith

    Following the US Federal Reserve's decision to cut its policy rate by 50 basis points, mainstream economists are heaping praise on the central bank for supposedly reining in inflation while also maintaining growth and high employment levels. Yet the data clearly show that monetary policy has been mostly a non-factor.

    marvels at the Federal Reserve's ability to win praise for positive outcomes it did not cause.
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    Where Is the War in Ukraine Heading?

    Carl Bildt argues that while neither side can attain victory, peace remains plausible if certain conditions are met.
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    What Kind of Industrial Policy Works?

    After a decades-long love affair with laissez-faire policies, many governments – notably in developed countries – are increasingly seeking to shape their economies through tariffs, subsidies, public procurement, and more. But not all industrial policies are created equal, and understanding their nuances and limitations is critical to their success.

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    The Big Picture

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    How China Is Preparing for America’s Next President

    Yu Jie assesses Chinese efforts to prevent deteriorating bilateral relations from hindering economic growth.
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    Abortion and Reproductive Rights Are Economic Issues

    Laura Tyson

    Too often, the press and voters treat abortion, and reproductive rights more broadly, as well as other “family” issues – like child tax credits, paid family leave policies and affordable childcare – as somehow different from economic issues. But they are not.

    shows why abortion, childcare, and parental leave are not merely “family” issues.
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    Put a Price on Shipping Emissions

    Shania Scotland calls on small island countries to back a proposed levy on maritime greenhouse-gas emissions.
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    The New Threat to Free Speech

    Chris Patten highlights governments’ struggle to manage online extremism while upholding a fundamental right.

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