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Scott Morris: How Does the World Bank Spend Its Climate Money? BWC member Scott Morris and colleagues at the Center for Global Development have found that the World Bank "has a climate portfolio skewed toward mitigation" and say it's important to "apply more scrutiny to how the World Bank is spending climate money and not simply how it is raising it."	Fri, Jun 16, 2023	Center for Global Development
George Soros: George Soros: Remarks delivered at the World Economic Forum Good evening. It has become something of an annual Davos tradition for me to give an overview of the current state of the world. I was planning half an hour for my remarks and half an hour for questions, but my speech has turned out to be closer to an hour. I attribute this to the severity of the problems confronting us.	Thu, Jan 25, 2018	GeorgeSoros.com
Nouriel Roubini: The Global Consequences of a Sino-American Cold War What started as a trade war between the United States and China is quickly escalating into a death match for global economic, technological, and military dominance.	Tue, May 21, 2019	Project Syndicate
Nouriel Roubini and Brunello Rosa: Italy’s Slow-Motion Euro Train Wreck Nouriel Roubini, a professor at NYU’s Stern School of Business and CEO of Roubini Macro Associates, was Senior Economist for International Affairs in the White House's Council of Economic Advisers during the Clinton Administration. He has worked for the International Monetary Fund, the US Federal Reserve, and the World Bank.	Fri, Jun 1, 2018	Project Syndicate
Member Spotlight: Dante Disparte The Bretton Woods Committee is pleased to Member Spotlight Dante Disparte's recent Project Syndicate article exploring the current state of digital-asset markets in the United States and the need for regulatory action to maintain competitiveness and address potential risks.	Mon, Apr 1, 2024	Project Syndicate
Laura Tyson and Lenny Mendonca: America’s Grassroots Saviors At the same time that Donald Trump and congressional Republicans are failing to address critical issues such as economic insecurity and climate change, state and local governments are taking action. Across the country, Americans – regardless of class or party – are rolling up their sleeves and working to improve their communities.	Tue, Jul 24, 2018	Project Syndicate
Nouriel Roubini: The Looming Stagflationary Debt Crisis Years of ultra-loose fiscal and monetary policies have put the global economy on track for a slow-motion train wreck in the coming years. When the crash comes, the stagflation of the 1970s will be combined with the spiraling debt crises of the post-2008 era, leaving major central banks in an impossible position.	Wed, Jun 30, 2021	Project Syndicate
Dambisa Moyo: The African Threat Although international engagement with Africa has evolved over time, it has never succeeded in putting the region on a path toward long-term and sustainable growth and development. Today, continued failure could expose the world to a new age of pandemics, terror, and mass migration	Fri, Nov 23, 2018	Project Syndicate
Gayle Lemmon: The Energy Transition is Fueling a Power Transition BWC member Gayle Lemmon: when extreme weather robs breadwinners of their livelihoods and homes, "they can no longer afford to have children studying instead of working" which means "squandered talent and lost potential, as well as early motherhood for many."	Wed, Jul 5, 2023	Project Syndicate
Nouriel Roubini: Blockchain’s Broken Promises Boosters of blockchain technology compare its early days to the early days of the Internet. But whereas the Internet quickly gave rise to email, the World Wide Web, and millions of commercial ventures, blockchain's only application – cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin – does not even fulfill its stated purpose.	Fri, Jan 26, 2018	Project Syndicate