Economic prediction is a dangerous profession, but when Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell says he’s “not even thinking about thinking about”…
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IDB Launches CAD 500 Million 0.875% 7-year Fixed Rate Global Sustainable Development Bond
The Inter-American Development Bank (“IDB” or “IADB”), rated Aaa/AAA (Moody’s/S&P), priced last week a new CAD…
Port authority urgently calls for congress to act on request for $3 billion in federal relief following precipitous decline in passenger volumes caused by covid-19 pandemic
$20 Billion in Public and Private Investment for Capital Construction Projects Over Next Five Years in…
Transparency Makes Central Banks More Effective and Trusted
The role and mandates of central banks have become broader and more complex since the 2008…
Unemployment in Today’s Recession Compared to the Global Financial Crisis
There has been much discussion in recent months about how workers who transitioned to working from…
Dominant Currencies and the Limits of Exchange Rate Flexibility
Faced with an unprecedented shock of collapsing global demand and commodity prices, capital outflows, major supply…
Fiscal Policies for a Transformed World post COVID-19
The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has already prompted an unprecedented fiscal policy response of close to $11…
Countries Can Take Steps Now to Rebuild from COVID-19
Securing core public services, getting money directly to people and maintaining the private sector will limit…
Digital financial inclusion in times of the COVID-19 pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic could be a game changer for digital financial services. Low-income households and small…
Access to financial information: a pillar of tax transparency and the fight against fraud
Tax administrations, given the nature of their functions, require access to information held by the financial…