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Luis Alberto Moreno

Luis Alberto Moreno

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Luis Alberto Moreno is President of the Inter-American Development Bank, and a member of the World Economic Forum’s Foundation Board. 

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  1. Emerging Economies Should Build Back Greener
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    Emerging Economies Should Build Back Greener

    Jul 27, 2020 Luis Alberto Moreno & Henry M. Paulson, Jr. urge emerging economies to use the post-pandemic recovery to address existing structural problems.

  2. Why Governments Should Invest in Sports
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    Why Governments Should Invest in Sports

    Jun 29, 2018 Luis Alberto Moreno says that the World Cup doesn't scratch the surface of soccer's community-strengthening potential.

  3. A Truly Global Response to Climate Change
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    A Truly Global Response to Climate Change

    Dec 11, 2017 Akinwumi A. Adesina, et al. reaffirm their institutions' commitment to supporting the implementation of the 2015 Paris agreement.

  4. A Belt and Road for the Americas?
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    A Belt and Road for the Americas?

    Nov 23, 2017 Luis Alberto Moreno argues that the US should attempt to re-engage with its southern neighbors – or lose out to China.

  5. A Latin American Spring?
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    A Latin American Spring?

    Mar 3, 2016 Luis Alberto Moreno is hopeful that the region can shake off its legacy of weak institutions.

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    How to Judge the New British Government’s First Budget

    Mohamed A. El-Erian

    If UK Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves tried to meet all the political demands that have been placed on her, her budget would likely result in disappointing growth and financial instability. Instead, the new government's first budget should be judged according to four longer-term criteria.

    lists four criteria for assessing the chancellor's attempt to meet a long list of unrealistic demands.
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    Outsourcing Our Future to For-Profit AI

    Katharina Pistor worries that we have already ceded control to self-interested private corporations and their shareholders.
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    Investments in Nature Will Decide Our Future

    Ambroise Fayolle

    At COP16 in Colombia this month, delegates from nearly 200 countries will discuss how to accelerate action to protect 30% of the planet’s land and maritime areas by 2030. Central to that goal will be unlocking more investment through public-private partnerships, de-risking mechanisms, and other innovative strategies.

    points out that biodiversity loss and ecosystem damage jeopardize all other global development goals.
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    The Roots of Europe’s Immigration Problem

    Robert Skidelsky calls attention to the conditions that lead African migrants to risk their lives crossing the Mediterranean.
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    The BRICS Still Don’t Matter

    Jim O'Neill thinks the grouping continues to show that it serves no purpose beyond generating symbolic political gestures.
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    Why Another Trump Term Would Be Worse Than the First

    Tom Ginsburg & Aziz Huq see a pattern of authoritarian movements becoming more effective when given a second shot at power.
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    The Case for Press Freedom Just Got Stronger

    Katrin Kivi highlights the findings of two new reports that illustrate the many benefits of protecting independent media.
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    China’s Pension Crisis Is Here

    Yi Fuxian argues that the country’s efforts to mitigate the effects of rapid demographic aging are too little, too late.
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    Why Must Indians Vote So Often?

    Shashi Tharoor argues that Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s proposal to hold all elections on the same day is a non-starter.

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