Brahima Coulibaly

Sep 19, 2024 | brookings.edu | Brahima Coulibaly |Landry Signé |George Ingram |Priya Vora

The 79th session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) opened last week in New York City. As world leaders come together to discuss how to make progress on intertwined global challenges, these are the issues experts from the Global Economy and Development program at Brookings will be watching closely.

Jul 11, 2024 | brookings.edu | Brahima Coulibaly |Zia Qureshi

Ours is a time of transformative technological change. Advances in digital technologies have been reshaping economies—and societies. And the latest innovations in artificial intelligence (AI) can take the ongoing technological transformation to a whole new level. The new technologies open exciting new possibilities. They create new opportunities and avenues to boost economic prosperity and human welfare. Their potential to lift productivity and economic growth is considerable.

Apr 11, 2024 | project-syndicate.org | Brahima Coulibaly

WASHINGTON, DC – Efforts to reform the Bretton Woods institutions – the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank – are progressing, albeit slowly. In December, the IMF Board of Governors approved a 50% increase in member quotas, which will reduce its reliance on borrowed resources, and the World Bank has released an ambitious “evolution roadmap,” which sets a path toward modernizing its mission, business model, and funding. But while these are welcome developments, they are not enough.

Apr 11, 2024 | qoshe.com | Brahima Coulibaly

Aa Aa Aa - A + WASHINGTON, DC – Efforts to reform the Bretton Woods institutions – the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank – are progressing, albeit slowly. In December, the IMF Board of Governors approved a 50% increase in member quotas, which will reduce its reliance on borrowed resources, and the World Bank has released an ambitious........ © Project Syndicate visit website

Mar 6, 2024 | brookings.edu | Joshua P. Meltzer |Brahima Coulibaly

Editor's note: This chapter is part of USMCA Forward 2024. It has been three and a half years since USMCA was signed, ushering in a new era in North American economic cooperation. The passage of USMCA though U.S. Congress with overwhelming bipartisan support also signaled a new economic and political reality and an opportunity to reset the conversation around what can be achieved collectively.