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Finance & Development December 1, 2006 Bio-Tchane & Christensen |
Right Time for Africa Africa needs to build on its recent success to catch up. A forward-looking reform agenda should aim to maintain macroeconomic stability, improve the business climate, promote trade, and, most important, strengthen fiscal institutions. |
Finance & Development December 1, 2000 Robert Powell |
Debt Relief for Poor Countries Efforts to lighten the debt burden of poor countries go back at least two decades. The most recent, the enhanced HIPC Initiative, will provide faster and deeper debt relief to these countries while encouraging them to use the funds saved to fight poverty and raise living standards. |
Finance & Development March 1, 2003 Barnett & Ossowski |
What Goes Up... Why oil-producing states must husband their resources |
Finance & Development December 1, 2001 Davis, Ossowski, Daniel & Barnett |
Oil Funds: Problems Posing as Solutions? Heavy dependence on oil revenues---which are volatile and unpredictable, and will, sooner or later, dry up---greatly complicates a country's fiscal policy. To tackle these problems, many oil-producing countries are setting up oil funds. But are these really a solution, or just a problem posing as one? |
Finance & Development June 1, 2002 Catherine Pattillo |
External Debt and Growth Reasonable levels of external debt that help finance productive investment may be expected to enhance growth, but beyond certain levels additional indebtedness may reduce growth. An IMF study estimates two critical turning points. |
Finance & Development March 1, 2000 Jose Angel Gurria |
Mexico: Recent Developments, Structural Reforms, and Future Challenges In recent years, the Mexican government has implemented a series of economic reforms to strengthen the country's fundamentals and increase its ability to cope with external shocks. Because of the progress that has been made, the government is confident that Mexico will be able to leave recent crises behind and start the new millennium with a stable and growing economy. |
Finance & Development December 1, 2001 Nsouli & Le Gall |
The New International Financial Architecture and Africa African countries have made progress on various elements of the new architecture, but more work is needed---in particular, to enhance transparency and accountability, implement standards and codes, and strengthen financial systems. |
BusinessWeek October 25, 2004 Cooper & Madigan |
OPEC: Where All Those Petrodollars Will Go With oil prices touching $54 per barrel, how will the transfer of wealth from oil-consuming countries to oil producers play out in the global economy? |
Finance & Development December 1, 2005 Singh & Collyns |
Latin America's Resurgence Latin America's recent resurgence amid continuing favorable external conditions provides another historic opportunity for the region to catalyze its considerable natural and human capital resources into sustained and higher growth. |
Finance & Development September 1, 2005 Berg & Qureshi |
The MDGs: Building Momentum A big push on aid is not the sole answer. International development policy needs to move beyond aid and aim for actions that, together with stronger reforms in developing countries, cohere into a broader big push. |
Finance & Development September 2010 |
Making a Breakthrough To accelerate progress toward the Millennium Development Goals, growth must happen in sectors that directly benefit the poor, such as agriculture. |
Finance & Development June 2007 |
Letters to the Editor The merits of private equity... Building a solid foundation... Deciding how to spend the oil windfall... Hunger is the real problem... etc. |
Finance & Development September 1, 2001 Sanjeev Gupta |
Debt Relief and Public Health Spending in Heavily Indebted Poor Countries The Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (HIPC) Initiative, launched in 1996, was the first comprehensive effort by the international community to reduce the external debt of the world's poorest countries... |
Finance & Development March 1, 2003 Eifert et al. |
Managing Oil Wealth The political economy of oil-exporting countries -- why some of them have done so poorly |
Finance & Development September 1, 2005 Andrews et al. |
Ethiopia: Scaling Up Assessing the impact of a dramatic increase in aid on one of Africa's poorest countries. |
IndustryWeek October 1, 2005 Michael K. Evans |
Evans On The Economy -- Oil's Murky Mystery Solved Why higher oil prices haven't slowed the U.S. economy. |
Finance & Development December 1, 2006 Raghuram Rajan |
The Great Game Again? Countries seeking economic security by acquiring commodity producers risk violating good business sense. |
The Motley Fool October 29, 2004 W.D. Crotty |
The Other Side of Oil Most people think oil companies are awash in cash -- until they look at the balance sheet. |
Finance & Development June 1, 2005 Raghuram Rajan |
Straight Talk Debt Relief and Growth In a number of developed countries, debt relief for low-income countries has become an important political issue. Here's how to craft an optimal debt relief proposal. |
Finance & Development September 2010 |
Regaining Momentum Progress on the Millennium Development Goals has been slowed by the crisis. The rest of the world has to help. |
Finance & Development December 1, 2000 Dadush, Dasgupta, & Ratha |
The Role of Short-Term Debt in Recent Crises The 1990s witnessed a boom in short-term lending by international banks to developing countries that lasted until Asia's financial crisis erupted in 1997. By 1997, nearly 60 percent of all outstanding international bank claims on developing countries had a remaining maturity of less than one year. |
BusinessWeek November 15, 2004 |
Oil: The View from "a Long-Term Bull" Will oil prices stay at their highest levels in two decades for the foreseeable future? And what's ahead for the stock prices of the big oil outfits? Guinness Atkinson Asset Management's chairman and chief investment officer offers his vision of crude-oil prices in 2005. |
Finance & Development March 1, 2003 Bright E. Okogu |
Middle East to Dominate World Oil for Many Years With oil exports from MENA projected to more than double by 2020, this region will continue to dominate the oil market for the foreseeable future. |
The Motley Fool March 15, 2004 Salim Haji |
Unearthing Values in Oil Stocks As the price of oil continues to hit new highs, oil stocks should benefit. One company looks particularly good. As the price of oil continues to hit new highs, oil stocks should benefit. Suncor, a small, non-traditional Canadian company, particularly stands out as an attractive investment opportunity. |
BusinessWeek December 13, 2004 Geri Smith |
Pemex May Be Turning From Gusher To Black Hole Mexico's oil giant Pemex forks over so much money to the state that it's deeply in debt, and a price drop could set off a crisis. |
Parameters Autumn 2004 Nader Elhefnawy |
National Mobilization: An Option in Future Conflicts? Despite a great deal of hand-wringing on the part of social critics, the really difficult question was not asked: Would a World War II-scale mobilization even have been possible after 9/11 if it had been deemed an appropriate response? |
Finance & Development March 2006 |
Letters to the Editor Aid recipients must be more accountable... Why not limit new borrowing?... Redesigning aid... |
BusinessWeek April 26, 2004 Coy, Reed & Bush |
The Trouble With Gushing Oil Demand Traders, worried about any interruption in supply, have bid up oil prices. |
HBS Working Knowledge September 13, 2004 |
Readers Respond: How Do We Prepare for a World Without Cheap Oil? Fuel for thought: Create strong disincentives against sprawling commercial development in outlying and new areas... Much of global air business travel is unnecessary... International cooperation is necessary... etc. |
The Motley Fool January 13, 2004 W.D. Crotty |
3 Values in Oil These three oil stocks appear to be relatively attractively valued. |
Finance & Development September 1, 2002 |
Letters to the editor Financial crises hit poor harder... Developing country debt... Poverty reduction... |
Geotimes December 2004 Naomi Lubick |
Global Oil Hot Spots As consumers continue to face higher gas prices at the pump, petroleum geologists continue to search the world for oil and natural gas. |
The Motley Fool September 11, 2006 Robert Aronen |
Oil Again on Center Stage The international economic and political response to the attacks of Sept. 11 put oil front and center. Investors, what now? |
Salon.com November 20, 2001 Damien Cave |
Oily waters Big oil isn't as powerful as it used to be, but when everyone is buying SUVs and gas prices are dropping, there's still little hope for alternative energy. Second of two parts... |
Finance & Development June 1, 2005 Baldacci et al. |
What Does It Take to Help the Poor Spending on education and health can boost human capital in poor countries and help them reach the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), but only if governments are held accountable. |
The Motley Fool June 16, 2006 Mike Norman |
Tune Out the Debt Doomsday Crowd Concerned about our astronomical national debt? You shouldn't be. Here's why. |
BusinessWeek June 20, 2005 Jason Bush |
The Curse Of $50 A Barrel Why steep oil prices may prove catastrophic for Russia's economy. |
BusinessWeek October 18, 2004 Cooper & Madigan |
U.S.: How The U.S. Is Riding Out The Energy Storm Broader demand plus lower inflation and interest rates help bolster growth in the U.S. economy. |
BusinessWeek October 13, 2003 Stan Crock |
Iraqi Debt: Fast-Track the Restructuring The staggering load must be lightened, and quickly, to ensure a recovery |
BusinessWeek May 16, 2005 Jason Bush |
Russia: The Curse Of $50 A Barrel Why steep oil prices could prove catastrophic for the country's economy. |
Finance & Development September 2010 Jagdish Bhagwati |
Time for a Rethink It is hard to object to the Millennium Development Goals, but that doesn't mean they lay out an effective blueprint for development |
BusinessWeek July 9, 2007 Stanley Reed |
The Problem's Not Peak Oil, It's Politics Go-it-alone governments are choking back oil output to perilous levels. |
Finance & Development December 1, 2002 Kose & Prasad |
Thinking Big How can small states hold their own in an increasingly globalized economy? |
BusinessWeek December 11, 2006 Stanley Reed |
Surprise: Oil Woes In Iran Flagging output from its vast oil reserves could diminish Tehran's influence. |
Financial Planning October 1, 2005 Richard Vodra |
The Next Energy Crisis Diminishing oil supplies could be considered a variable that, like inflation, should be part of a judicious financial plan. Here's what advisers and consumers need to know. |
BusinessWeek August 14, 2006 Christopher Palmeri |
Striking It Rich In Africa Africa now accounts for 30% of ExxonMobil's output |
Finance & Development December 1, 2002 Christina Daseking |
Debt: How Much Is Too Much? As part of the work on vulnerability indicators, economists are looking at what level of debt is sustainable for an economy and how much is too much. |
The Motley Fool June 8, 2004 |
Enterprise Value Explained Don't neglect debt and cash when determining a company's price tag. |
The Motley Fool January 4, 2007 Chuck Saletta |
Dueling Fools: 2007 Bear A weaker dollar and the resulting inflationary pressures are going to make 2007 a difficult year for American consumers. Yet thanks to an emerging global middle class, the rest of the world may very well fare better. |
BusinessWeek March 14, 2005 Peter Coy |
Oil Stocks: Only Patient Investors Need Apply Inventories are up, and prices are likely to fall -- not a recipe for quick profits. |