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M. Ayhan Kose

M. Ayhan Kose

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M. Ayhan Kose is Deputy Chief Economist and Director of the Prospects Group at the World Bank.

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  1. Getting the Global Economy Out of the Slow Lane
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    Getting the Global Economy Out of the Slow Lane

    Jun 11, 2024 Indermit Gill & M. Ayhan Kose propose ways to revive progress toward prosperity, particularly in beleaguered developing economies.

  2. The World Cannot Afford to Ignore the Poorest Countries
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    The World Cannot Afford to Ignore the Poorest Countries

    Apr 15, 2024 Indermit Gill & M. Ayhan Kose warn that a growing gap between the world’s haves and have-nots will undercut global goals.

  3. The Global Economy Has Yet to Turn the Corner
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    The Global Economy Has Yet to Turn the Corner

    Jan 10, 2024 Indermit Gill & M. Ayhan Kose worry that the 2020s are shaping up to be a lost decade for many developing economies.

  4. A Tragedy Is Unfolding in the Poorest Countries
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    A Tragedy Is Unfolding in the Poorest Countries

    Sep 18, 2023 Indermit Gill & M. Ayhan Kose warn that low-income countries’ mounting economic problems will have growing spillover effects.

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    PS Events: COP29 Live From Baku Session 2

    PS editors present the COP29 Live From Baku session two event, Financial Inclusion is Climate Action.
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    The EU Needs a Strong Clean Industrial Deal

    Jean Pisani-Ferry, et al. tout a strategy that combines decarbonization with measures to boost competitiveness and social cohesion.
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    The World’s Babies Need Antibiotics, Not Just Vaccines

    Glenda Gray urges the international community to help African countries prevent infant deaths from treatable infections.
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    How Trump Did It

    Not only did Donald Trump win last week’s US presidential election decisively – winning some three million more votes than his opponent, Vice President Kamala Harris – but the Republican Party he now controls gained majorities in both houses on Congress. Given the far-reaching implications of this result – for both US democracy and global stability – understanding how it came about is essential.

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    The Big Picture

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    Capitalism Is Driving Democracy’s Death Spiral

    Katharina Pistor argues that the financialization of the global economy has come at the expense self-governance.
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    What Germany’s Next Government Must Do

    Helmut K. Anheier argues that whoever wins the upcoming snap election must make progress in four key areas.
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    To Win Back Voters, Democrats Should Let Trump Be Trump

    Yasheng Huang

    By voting for Republican candidates, working-class voters effectively get to have their cake and eat it, expressing conservative moral preferences while relying on Democrats to fight for their basic economic security. The best strategy for Democrats now will be to permit voters to face the consequences of their choice.

    urges the party to adopt a long-term strategy aimed at discrediting the MAGA ideology once and for all.
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    What If Trump Keeps His Promises?

    Kaushik Basu warns that the president-elect’s proposed trade policies will erode America’s competitiveness.

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