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Finance & Development December 1, 2008 Ivanic & Martin |
Ensuring Food Security Trade policy must be complemented by other measures to ensure food is available to all. |
Finance & Development September 2009 |
In Brief World economic news: Increasing global liquidity... World hunger at historic highs... Mobile phone use worldwide... IMF blog... Economic events and calendar... |
IDB America October 2001 |
Coffee on the ropes The coffee crisis is compounding the effects of the devastating drought in Central America and foreshadows a harsh restructuring of the sector... |
Finance & Development December 2009 Barbara Stocking |
Straight Talk: The Poor Should Not Pay the Price for the Crisis The economic crisis forces us to confront chronic vulnerability and damaging inequality. How can the financial sector help shoulder the cost? |
Finance & Development June 2009 Donald Kaberuka |
Straight Talk: Start This Engine Africa's policymakers should prepare for global recovery by priming their private sectors. |
Finance & Development March 1, 2007 Claessens & Feijen |
From Credit to Crops Because financial sector development can play a significant role in reducing not only income poverty but also undernourishment, it can contribute substantially to attaining the number one Millennium Development Goal. |
Finance & Development June 1, 2002 Emanuele Baldacci |
Financial Crises, Poverty, and Income Distribution How do financial crises affect income distribution and the poor? A recent IMF study shows that poverty rises and, in some cases, so does inequality -- underscoring the need for adequate and flexible safety nets, ideally in place before crises strike. |
Bank Systems & Technology March 27, 2008 Peggy Bresnick Kendler |
The Credit Crisis Has Increased Scrutiny on Trade Finance The global credit crisis has emphasized the importance of cash management while intensifying the spotlight on corporate governance and banks' risk management practices |
HBS Working Knowledge October 8, 2008 John P. Kotter |
Book Excerpt: A Sense of Urgency Our excerpt describes how leaders might skillfully transform a crisis into an organizational motivator for the better. |
Finance & Development June 2009 Marek Belka |
Europe Under Stress The global economic crisis is testing the cohesion of the European Union |
U.S. Banker June 2009 Steve Culp |
Integrating Risk Management with Financial Performance In addition to regulatory headwinds, U.S. banks will have to face a new vanguard of foreign competitors -- both domestically and abroad. |
Finance & Development December 2009 Baldacci & Gupta |
Fiscal Expansions: What Works There is a firm link between the composition of fiscal policy and the length of a financial crisis. |
Financial Planning June 1, 2009 Richard "Mac" Hisey |
"Other" Crises Whether because of job loss, divorce, long-term illness or the death of a spouse, your clients regularly deal with crises that throw their personal lives into a tailspin and, potentially, their finances into disarray |
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. |
The Motley Fool January 28, 2011 Alyce Lomax |
Lessons From an "Avoidable" Crisis Solid corporate governance policies could help us avert the next disaster. |
Finance & Development December 2010 Baldacci et al. |
Getting Debt under Control In dealing with the aftermath of the Great Recession, policymakers must pay attention to the mix of austerity policies. |
Finance & Development June 2007 Un-Chan Chung |
Korea: In Search of a New Compact Although it will take a long process of trial and error to build a well-balanced economy supported by an overarching set of accepted economic and social norms, Korea's political leadership can do a lot to improve things in the meantime. |
Finance & Development June 2011 |
Rethinking Economics in a Changed World Three Nobel laureates discuss what the global crisis has taught us. |
Finance & Development December 2010 Kumhof & Ranciere |
Leveraging Inequality THE United States experienced two major economic crises over the past 100 years -- the Great Depression of 1929 and the Great Recession of 2007. Income inequality may have played a role in the origins of both. |
Finance & Development June 2010 Duvvuri Subbarao |
Redefining Central Banking Central banks must distill lessons from the global crisis and make concrete reforms. |
Finance & Development March 2009 Pisani-Ferry & Santos |
Reshaping the Global Economy The economic and financial crisis marks the end (for now) of a rapid expansion of globalization. |
BusinessWeek February 17, 2011 Pooley & Revzin |
Hungry for a Solution to Rising Food Prices Even if the global agriculture crisis doesn't turn cataclysmic, it represents a massive test. |
Finance & Development December 1, 2008 Ingves & Lind |
Stockholm Solutions A crucial lesson from the Nordic experience is the need for prominent state involvement in crisis resolution. |
Finance & Development June 2009 Berglof et al. |
A Tale of Two Crises Russia is still a resource-dependent economy that must diversify in a market-friendly way |
U.S. Banker January 2010 Eugene Ludwig |
A Three-Step Approach to Repairing the Industry's Image The disconnect between Wall Street and Main Street has tarnished the reputation of banking generally and made it harder for the industry to collaborate with the government. |
Finance & Development September 2009 Atish R. Ghoshet et al. |
Anticipating the Next Crisis THE current global financial turmoil has rekindled the interest of both policymakers and the general public in early warning systems to anticipate future financial crises. But what alarms can such systems realistically sound? |
Finance & Development March 2011 Jorge Canales-Kriljenko et al. |
Ending Instability How monetary policy reforms helped propel five major Latin American countries from recurrent crises to economic stability. |
BusinessWeek May 26, 2011 Tom Keene |
Tom Keene Talks to MIT's Simon Johnson The MIT economics professor talks about crises, central banks, and moral hazard. |
Bank Systems & Technology January 8, 2008 Nicole Kealey |
Market Conditions Have Provided Banks With Unique Opportunities Reducing risk profile, deposit capture, improving customer experience and automation all take on new focus. |
Finance & Development December 1, 2008 Olivier Blanchard |
Cracks in the System The Economic Counsellor and Chief Economist of the IMF discusses what he thinks is needed to repair the damaged global economy. |
BusinessWeek January 6, 2011 Alan Bjerga |
A Global Scare in Food Prices With drought and flood clobbering harvests, forecasters see significant food price increases in 2011 |
Finance & Development December 1, 2007 Mauro & Yafeh |
Financial Crises of the Future Will future financial crises resemble the contagious crises of the 1990s, or the country-specific crises of the 1890s? What seems clear is that both advanced and emerging market countries will pay close attention to this debate. |
Finance & Development December 1, 2002 Keller et al. |
The Bottom Line Weaknesses in public and private sector balance sheets could be the sign of a crisis in the making. |
Finance & Development March 2009 Carlo Cottarelli |
Paying the Piper The role of medium-term fiscal policy in rebounding from the crisis. |
Finance & Development December 1, 2002 Christian Mulder |
Assessing the Dangers Spotting vulnerability to financial risks is key to preventing crises. |
The Motley Fool December 10, 2009 Jennifer Schonberger |
Financial Crises Aren't So Rare. Invest Accordingly. The chairman of MFS Investment Management shares his thoughts on crises -- and our reactions to them. |
Finance & Development March 1, 2000 Nora Lustig & Omar Arias |
Poverty Reduction Although Latin America and the Caribbean reduced the incidence of poverty during the 1990s, population increases and the greater income inequalities that had developed during the 1980s stymied the region's efforts to reduce the number of poor people. How can its policymakers fight poverty most effectively and better protect the poor during economic crises? |
Finance & Development March 2009 Amar Bhattacharya |
A Tangled Web Everyone agrees on reforming the governance of financial markets, but who will do what remains unclear. |
BusinessWeek June 25, 2009 Michael Mandel |
Financial Rules: Why a Global Fix Is So Far Off The financial crisis just hasn't been bad enough for G-20 leaders to cede power to international regulators. |
The Motley Fool May 30, 2008 Tom Hutchinson |
Which Big Banks to Buy One of the most successful ways of making money in the market is by buying good companies in essential industries when they're out of favor. Well, banks are certainly out of favor. |
BusinessWeek May 13, 2010 Tom Keene |
Tom Keene Talks with Stephen Roach The Asia chairman of Morgan Stanley on China, the European crisis, and the ECB. |
Insurance & Technology November 10, 2008 Anthony O'Donnell |
In the Crisis's Wake, the Financial Services Industries Assess the Damage and Look to the Future Looking forward, financial services IT organizations will bear much of the burden of restructuring and implementing new, more-effective governance and risk assessment processes. |
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 December 1, 2005 Carstens & Luis I. Jacome H. |
Taming the Monster How Latin America's central banks survived hyperinflation to become guardians of price stability. |
American Family Physician October 1, 2006 |
Crisis Management A patient guide: What is a crisis?... How do I know if I am having a crisis?... What should I do if I feel overwhelmed?... How can I cope with a crisis?... etc. |
U.S. Banker January 2009 Michael Sisk |
Lessons From the S&L Bailout It's inevitable that today's financial crisis gets compared to the nation's savings and loan bailout, which cost taxpayers about $250 billion in today's dollars. What lessons did we learn from it? |
BusinessWeek September 17, 2009 Jeffrey E. Garten |
The Case for a Global Central Bank With world finance increasingly intertwined, we'll need one sooner or later. |
Finance & Development December 1, 2008 Charles Collyns |
The Crisis through the Lens of History The current financial crisis is ferocious, but looking at history shows the way to avoid another Great Depression. |
HBS Working Knowledge June 29, 2009 |
Sharpening Your Skills: Leading Change Learn about building a business in a down economy, motivating the troops, and other current topics. |
U.S. Banker July 2011 Phil Angelides |
Four Steps to Reinvent the Financial Industry Have we learned the lessons of the financial crisis? The answer lies somewhere between no and not enough, says the author, who is a former chairman of the Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission. |