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Charles Abugre

Charles Abugre

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Charles Abugre is Executive Director at International Development Economics Associates.

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  1. Sri Lanka’s People Need a New Debt Deal
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    Sri Lanka’s People Need a New Debt Deal

    Sep 30, 2024 C.P. Chandrasekhar, et al. urge the country’s new government to eschew austerity and renegotiate its IMF bailout.

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    Sri Lanka’s People Need a New Debt Deal

    C.P. Chandrasekhar, et al. urge the country’s new government to eschew austerity and renegotiate its IMF bailout.
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    How to Mobilize Private Climate Finance

    Mette Frederiksen & Mia Amor Mottley

    Providing emerging markets and developing economies with sufficient climate finance requires a dramatic increase in the availability of, and access to, tools that have proven effective. When done right, every $1 dollar of public money can mobilize $5 from the private sector.

    explain why “blended finance” should be central to discussions ahead of this year's UN Climate Change Conference.
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    How to Reform the UN Security Council

    Shang-Jin Wei proposes expanding its membership and limiting permanent members' veto power.
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    Ishiba Shigeru’s Premiership Could Be Short-Lived

    Taniguchi Tomohiko highlights three key weaknesses that bode ill for Japan’s new government.
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    The Debt That Shall Not Be Named

    Michael R. Strain warns that both US presidential candidates are ignoring one of the most pressing issues facing the country.
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    Africa’s Place in the Emerging Global Order

    Adekeye Adebajo explains how the continent can navigate the Sino-American rivalry in a way that advances its interests.
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    The Slow Mpox Response Is Another Pandemic Wake-Up Call

    Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala explains what world leaders need to do to prepare for future pathogens in light of the latest failures.
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    The New Gang of Four

    Richard Haass

    China, Iran, North Korea, and Russia do not have a formal alliance committed to defending one another. But they have formed an alignment driven by shared antipathy toward the existing US-led world order, and there is no simple way for the United States and its allies to respond.

    proposes ways the US and the West can counter the entente between China, Iran, North Korea, and Russia.
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    Escaping the New Gilded Age

    Daron Acemoglu thinks the social, cultural, and political influence wielded by the superrich has reached a dangerous level.

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