Category: Business & Economics
99 Articles
- Business & Economics
De-dollarization, the Belt and Road Initiative, and the Future of the Chinese Yuan
Introduction China no longer seeks a global yuan due to the actions of state-owned companies and Chinese individuals moving money abroad. In 2013, the Belt and Road Initiative …
April 18, 2024
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The Role of AI in Developing Resilient Supply Chains
The missing link between AI and supply chain in Biden’s executive orders The Biden administration has paid considerable attention to both global supply chains and AI. In 2023,…
February 5, 2024
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The End Game to Lebanon’s Woes: IMF Reform And Political Willingness
The Crisis At A Glance Lebanon has been in the throes of an unprecedented financial crisis since October 2019, when the country was shaken by widespread demonstrations protesting…
November 10, 2023
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The Role of Sovereign Green Bonds in Chile’s Development
What are green bonds? Green bonds, issued for the first time in 2007 by the European Investment Bank (EIB) and the World Bank, represent a major financial innovation of the last…
October 16, 2023
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Explanations for Women’s Limited Economic Participation and Empowerment in the MENA Region
Introduction Female labor force participation in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) remains low despite increases in other components of women’s empowerment. Why this is the…
May 29, 2023
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Refining the Logic of Targeted Asset Freezes
One year after the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Western energy sanctions, in combination with a price cap to limit Russian earnings from shipborne oil and refined petroleum…
April 24, 2023
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Leveraging Climate Finance for the Global South: A Case Study of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
At the end of July 2022, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) attracted global opprobrium when it announced an auction for oil and gas leasing rights to thirty parcels of…
April 5, 2023
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The Economic Prospects of the Transnistrian Peace Settlement after the Russian Invasion of Ukraine
Introduction After Vladimir Putin launched what he depicted as “the special military operation” in Ukraine in February of 2022, many analysts predicted that the…
April 4, 2023
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State-Owned Enterprises’ Responses to China’s Carbon Neutrality Goals and Implications for Foreign Investors
SOEs as two-faced actors in China’s climate actions SOEs play a wide variety of roles within China’s national settings. There are 97 central SOEs directly overseen by the State…
February 15, 2023
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Central America’s Economic Recovery from COVID-19
Central America has often been described as a mosaic—a mixture of different cultures and viewpoints in a small area of just 201,497 square meters. It has experienced internal,…
February 6, 2023