Currency and Power with Benjamin Cohen
Monetary rivalry is a fact of life in the world economy, says Benjamin Cohen, professor of International Political Economy at the University of California and author of Currency Power: Understanding M...
22 Jul 201611min
South Africa: Urgent Need for Policy Reforms
South Africa faces significant challenges and needs decisive action to revive growth, the IMF said in its latest economic review. While the report acknowledges considerable economic and social progres...
6 Jul 20168min
When Global Banks Become Less Global
Many of the world's bigger banks are reevaluating their relationships with banks in smaller riskier countries, making it harder for businesses and people to move money across borders. The process is c...
30 Jun 20169min
Ian Bremmer, on Geopolitics of Refugee Crisis
Europe is struggling to cope with millions of asylum seekers from conflict zones in the Middle East. In this podcast, Ian Bremmer, president of the global political risk research firm Eurasia Group, s...
17 Jun 201612min
Collect More - Spend Better, Eric Postel
Billions of uncollected tax dollars in developing countries could be used to lift more people out of poverty. In this podcast, Eric Postel, USAID's Associate Administrator explains how redoubled effor...
9 Jun 20168min
Steven Radelet, Africa's Rise—Interrupted?
If high commodity prices alone drove recent advances in Africa, the prospects for further gains seem dim. But in this podcast, Steven Radelet, says the reality is more complex, and the outlook is more...
3 Jun 201612min
A Fork in the Road, China's Relationship with Africa
Slumping Chinese demand has African economies scrambling to find alternate sources of revenue. In this podcast, we speak with Roger Nord, Deputy Director of the African Department in the IMF, and coau...
26 Mai 20168min
Refugee Crisis Taking Toll on Jordan, Imad Fakhoury
Of the 5 million people fleeing civil war in Syria, more than a million have ended up in Jordan. The refugee crisis has hit host countries like Jordan hard. Imad Fakhoury, Jordan's minister of plannin...
20 Mai 201610min
