Tim Hirschel-Burns & Marina Zucker-Marques argue that selling a small share of the Fund’s vast holdings would offset this year’s foreign-aid cuts.

By Tim Hirschel-Burns and Marina Zucker-Marques The International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) governance is increasingly out of step with today’s world. While emerging market and developing economies (EMDEs...

Ghana and Zambia battled their way to debt restructuring deals with their primary creditors last year, but simmering disagreements over two key African banks could keep them in default for longer than anticipated, hampering their economic recoveries.

President Donald Trump’s new reciprocal tariffs are set to hit some of the world’s poorest nations the hardest, putting their labor-intensive export industries at risk and diminishing one of the US’s ...

Through no fault of their own, Africa is facing a debt crisis

Abstract. Due to multiple external shocks since the outbreak of COVID-19 in the world economy, SSA is facing acute debt distress and new highs in the cost

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IMF emphasis on liquidity strains is off target

The Biden administration has moved to forgive about $4.7 billion in U.S. loans to Ukraine, State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller said on Wednesday, as outgoing officials seek to do what they can before leaving office to bolster Ukraine in its war against Russia.

Multilateral institutions must help these countries find the money to stave off climate change

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Marina Zucker-Marques & Kevin P. Gallagher call for reforms to make the IMF and the World Bank larger, more equitable, and less focused on austerity.

Multilateral development banks (MDBs) are crucial players to finance a greener, more socially inclusive and sustainable future, given their unique financial model that provides low-cost and long-term....

Bondholders SHOULD offer much more relief