International trade, global supply chains and monetary policy
Silvana Tenreyro says global supply chains benefits are not evenly spread across sectors
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GLOBAL TRADE
Discussing how geopolitical relationships affect trade, with a focus on supply chains, trade finance and crossborder payments
COVID-19 lessons from Nigeria
The pandemic has had severe impacts on Nigeria. Mma Amara Ekeruche and Adedeji Adeniran discuss what can be learnt by other developing economies
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Free trade benefits of Brexit
Many economists have claimed that Brexit would damage the UK economy. Patrick Minford argues that Brexit benefits to the UK have been widely underestimated
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The future of cryptocurrencies
Cryptocurrencies have foreshadowed a potential digital future for money. Graham Bright sees blockchain as an enabler in the growth of the financial system and digital money
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The BVI fintech transformation
From a traditional financial services centre to a global fintech hub, Simon Gray charts the emergence of the BVI as an innovation and investment hotspot across the fintech and digital space
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Pricing of carbon within and at the border of Europe
The EU has announced reaching carbon neutrality by 2050 as the key target of its Green Deal strategy. Christoph Schmidt et al. argue that the EU should consider a border carbon adjustment mechanism only incentivise other countries to join
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Bretton Woods: time to reset?
Giovanni Tria and Angelo Federico Arcelli ask is a renewed Bretton Woods agreement a concrete option to favour a new economic expansion phase in the post-pandemic world?
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The case for an open financial system
Andrew Bailey looks at the benefits of a global financial system and talks about the UK’s current and future role in it. He argues that these benefits are global, not regional in nature. So global cooperation is needed to ensure a safe and strong financial system
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Digital assets transforming Africa
The long-term economic outlook for Africa is positive. Elise Donovan examines the enormous potential and the opportunities for wealth creation
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Will 2021 in CEECs look better than 2020?
Mehmet Burak Turgut is optimistic about CEE growth in 2021 following the successful development of COVID vaccines Will 2021 in CEECs look better than 2020?
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