Amin Mohseni-Cheraghlou

Apr 18, 2024 | atlanticcouncil.org | Aubrey Hruby |Amin Mohseni-Cheraghlou

Africa Economy & Business Inclusive Growth International Financial Institutions International Markets Delivering results for the South: The Bretton Woods system we need In partnership with the Policy Center for the New South, the Africa Center is proud to present a joint report, “The Reform of the Global Financial Architecture: Toward a System that Delivers for the South,” by Otaviano Canuto, Hafez Ghanem, Youssef El Jai, and Stéphane Le Bouder. This report issues specific and urgent calls...

Mar 25, 2024 | atlanticcouncil.org | Amin Mohseni-Cheraghlou

Africa Fiscal and Structural Reform Inclusive Growth International Financial Institutions Making Africa a top priority for Bretton Woods Institutions For the first time in fifty years, the Annual Meetings of the World Bank-IMF were held in Africa in October 2023, putting the continent at the center of discussions. That focus is overdue. The Bretton Woods Institutions (BWIs) need to make Africa’s development a top priority, both because it has missed out on the growth that propelled many other...

Nov 30, 2023 | atlanticcouncil.org | Amin Mohseni-Cheraghlou

Africa China Economy & Business Energy & Environment Europe & Eurasia Indo-Pacific International Markets Trade United States and Canada Geoeconomic fragmentation is threatening the green energy transition After decades of efforts to pursue global economic integration, the process is beginning to reverse. Capital flows are slowing, as is cooperation on global crises. This geoeconomic fragmentation is a threat to the global economy, especially when it comes to the fight against climate change....

Mar 15, 2023 | atlanticcouncil.org | Amin Mohseni-Cheraghlou

Africa Economy & Business Inclusive Growth International Financial Institutions Latin America Macroeconomics Essential but unequal: IMF’s response to sovereign debt and financial crises The global economy will face serious debt challenges in 2023 and onwards. As seen in Figure 1, public debt has risen over the past decade. The pandemic, Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, and rapid rate hikes by the Federal Reserve and other major central banks have only made matters worse—especially in low and...