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- Deflationary Policies for Debt Repaymentby betaideas on 16 April 2024 at 07:48
The World Bank and the IMF Spring meetings begin this week in Washington. And with the worst sovereign debt crisis in decades, the pronouncements at these meetings will be monitored closely by many for the relief that debt-distressed countries in…
- The True Face of “Aid”by C. P. Chandrasekhar on 16 April 2024 at 06:54
The Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), predominantly a club of rich market economy countries, has just released preliminary estimates of the flow of Overseas Development Assistance (ODA) or “aid” from 31 members of its Development Assistance Committee to…
- Call for Application: A course on “Money and Banking”by betaideas on 12 April 2024 at 10:02
IDEAs invite applications for the course on “Money and Banking” coordinated by Dr. Ndongo Samba Sylla. This 12-lecture course is part of the IDEAs Advanced Certificate Programme on Research in Political Economy, and is open for auditing by guest students.…
- El FMI y la política industrial: ¿Un nuevo “Caballo de Troya”?by betaideas on 12 April 2024 at 08:01
Recientemente, el FMI ha publicado un documento sobre política industrial (PI) que rompe con una tradición de más de 50 años de historia del organismo. El documento reconoce la importancia, generalización y crecimiento de la PI alrededor del mundo. Se…
- African Economists Advocate for New Debt Restructuring Approach in Accra Declarationby betaideas on 10 April 2024 at 14:55
In a bid to address the mounting external debt burden in Africa and pave the way for sustainable economic recovery and growth, African economists convened in Accra, Ghana, for a three-day international conference on the Africa debt crisis. At the…