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Reforming the international financial architecture

Theme: Fiscal space

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Extractive industries: recognizing and managing the risks in resource-dependent economies

This paper analyses the risks facing resource-dependent countries. These include: (i) economic mismanagement (the ‘resource curse’); (ii) political mismanagement; (iii) environmental damage (climate change and the destruction of natural capital). It...

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The developing world is facing a new debt crisis: What can we do about it?

The recently concluded COP27 in Sharm el-Sheikh had one important outcome for developing countries: the announcement of a loss and damage fund. This...

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From Africa rising to rising debt in Africa: The looming debt crisis
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Africa’s rising public debt continues to attract increased attention regionally and internationally. The narrative about Africa seems to have...

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Press Release: Economic experts meet in Helsinki to discuss solutions to rising debt in developing countries
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The cost of waiting

A total of 3.3 billion people live in countries that spend more on interest payments than on either education or health.UNCTAD, A World of DebtIntroduction Following a decade of rapid debt accumulation, exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic, public...

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