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Agreement ends years of fraught talks and tackles roughly half of $13bn of external borrowing
William Ruto calls for new multilateral lender to address climate crisis
Advanced and emerging economies alike need to restore the clout and credibility of multilateral lending
Barbados’s Mia Mottley says measures are ‘vital’ to allow poorer nations the fiscal space to rebuild
Examination of more than 2,500 programmes over two decades reveals lack of evidence of benefits
The dire situation on debt has become pressing — urgent action is needed
Ajay Banga faces calls for reform following proposal for fresh capital to drive climate and development finance
His appointment is an opportunity for the World Bank to try to take centre stage again
Also in today’s newsletter, tech giants face a clean energy reckoning
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Multilateral lender says economies with ageing populations must compete to attract and retain talent
Getting the IMF and World Bank down to earth
Yesterday’s US economic orthodoxy is today’s heresy
Also in today’s newsletter, hedging the risks linked to carbon offsets
Also in today’s newsletter, Africa left with few options for climate funding
Beijing appears to soften stance in fraught negotiations over wave of defaults by developing countries
A billions-to-trillions blind spot
Debt burdens as a proportion of government revenues at highest level since 1998, research shows
Also in today’s newsletter, a dispatch from Swedish Lapland
World Bank/IMF meeting is an opportunity for a step-change at the international financial institutions
Multilateral lender warns on the costs of limiting tech flows as it sets out lower Asia growth forecast for 2023
Former Mastercard chief executive has spent recent weeks on ‘listening tour’ touting his credentials
Fallout from pandemic and war in Ukraine could be exacerbated if financial turmoil sparks recession
US and German allies step up agenda for overhaul of lender
Lessons should be drawn from how the crisis at the bank developed
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