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Boston University Global Development Policy Center @gdp-center.bsky.social · Jun 29

Ft'ing the latest research from @rishirbhandary.bsky.social @kevinpgallagher.bsky.social @marinazucker.bsky.social + others, a new round-up blogpost highlights 🔑 policy recommendations on int'l financial architecture reform, debt + more ahead of #FFD4.

Read more: www.bu.edu/gdp/2025/06/...

Boston University Global Development Policy Center @gdp-center.bsky.social · Jun 5

In a new working paper, Leslie Elliott Armijo + Prateek Sood explore the origins of the major contemporary norm underpinning the sovereign debt architecture + present 3️⃣ alternative mental models.

Read more: www.bu.edu/gdp/2025/05/...

Boston University Global Development Policy Center @gdp-center.bsky.social · May 28

🎥 Has 🇨🇳Chinese overseas finance + investment in the power sector followed China's no-overseas-coal pledge? Diego Morro, @becky-ray.bsky.social + Ishana Ratan sat down to discuss in a new micro-webinar.

Watch the recording: www.youtube.com/watch?v=x9_X...

China's Global Power Database – Data Update, 2000-2023

YouTube video by Boston University Global Development Policy Center

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Boston University Global Development Policy Center @gdp-center.bsky.social · May 27

In what ways can historical critiques of neoliberalism help shape more democratic, inclusive + sustainable approaches to international policymaking today?

On Fri., May 30, join us + @hpe-project.bsky.social for a webinar discussion: www.bu.edu/gdp/events/?...

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Boston University Global Development Policy Center @gdp-center.bsky.social · May 13

🔌 23 years, 96 countries, 745 🇨🇳China's overseas power plants, 1,542 power units + 177 GW of power plant capacity.

Explore the projects and latest data in the China's Global Power Database: www.bu.edu/cgp/

Boston University Global Development Policy Center @gdp-center.bsky.social · May 9

Using a new dataset of low-carbon technology trade, a new @science.org journal article by Praveena Bandara, @becky-ray.bsky.social + coauthors finds the vast majority of emerging market + developing countries are not part of LCT trade.

Read more: www.bu.edu/gdp/2025/05/...

Boston University Global Development Policy Center @gdp-center.bsky.social · May 8

From 🇨🇴Colombia's quest for green energy to transition minerals, trade + more, @julieradomski.bsky.social @zcalbright.bsky.social + @becky-ray.bsky.social highlight 5️⃣ topics to watch at the Fourth China-CELAC Forum in a new blogpost.

Read more: www.bu.edu/gdp/2025/05/...

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Boston University Global Development Policy Center @gdp-center.bsky.social · Apr 25

In a new working paper, @marinsnathalie.bsky.social examines debt sustainability + economic policy space through a structuralist lens. She argues for reassessing conventional debt management + economic policy approaches in developing countries.

Read more: www.bu.edu/gdp/2025/04/...

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The History and Political Economy Project @hpe-project.bsky.social · Apr 17

🚨 Tomorrow at 1pm EDT:
Join us for a webinar on Reform from the South with Andrés Arauz, Anush Kapadia, Robert Wade, and @llchristyll.bsky.social. Cohosted with our friends @gdp-center.bsky.social.
Register! tinyurl.com/HPEGGRS

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Boston University Global Development Policy Center @gdp-center.bsky.social · Apr 17

In a new policy brief, @islandtaxprof.bsky.social + coauthors trace the history of int'l tax policy, showing that the OECD-dominated, multinational corporation-friendly tax policy that has taken hold is not inevitable.

Read more: www.bu.edu/gdp/2025/04/...

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Boston University Global Development Policy Center @gdp-center.bsky.social · Apr 14

New research from @marinazucker.bsky.social + coauthors finds that a modified IMF quota formula is necessary to balance maximizing the representation of developing countries in Fund governance with a politically feasible realignment of voting power: www.bu.edu/gdp/2025/04/...

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Project Syndicate @projectsyndicate.bsky.social · Apr 2

Burdened by inefficient debt-resolution mechanisms and high debt-service costs, many indebted countries are neglecting development goals.

It doesn't have to be this way, write Mahmoud Mohieldin, Paolo Gentiloni, Trevor Manuel, and @gdp-center.bsky.social's Yan Wang.

This UN Debt Initiative Is Different | by Mahmoud Mohieldin, et al - Project Syndicate

Mahmoud Mohieldin, et al tout an Expert Group’s efforts to prevent a full-blown solvency crisis in developing countries.

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Boston University Global Development Policy Center @gdp-center.bsky.social · Apr 10

In a new blogpost, @kofi1.bsky.social @marinazucker.bsky.social + @rishirbhandary.bsky.social outline 3️⃣ recommendations for IMF + World Bank to improve their disaster-triggered financing mechanisms following the earthquake in 🇲🇲Myanmar.

Read more: www.bu.edu/gdp/2025/04/...

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Boston University Global Development Policy Center @gdp-center.bsky.social · Apr 3

In a new working paper, @cornelban.bsky.social + Xuan Li explore the pivotal role of 🇨🇳China’s Government Guidance Funds in terms of their distinctiveness from government-owned venture capital vehicles in Europe + Korea.

Read more: www.bu.edu/gdp/2025/04/...

Boston University Global Development Policy Center @gdp-center.bsky.social · Mar 28

Join us on Wed., April 9 for a research seminar with Shaheen Naseer on her study of the unintended consequences of gender-sensitive reform in 🇵🇰Pakistan's civil service.

Register to attend: www.bu.edu/gdp/events/?...

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The China-Global South Project @chinagsproject.bsky.social · Mar 25

Ecuador may soon receive the long-delayed Coca Codo Sinclair dam from Sinohydro, nearly a decade after its 2016 inauguration amid controversy over Chinese financing.

Ecuador Set to Receive Chinese-Built Dam Pending Arbitration Over Defects

By Julie Radomski The hydroelectric megaproject Coca Codo Sinclair is among Latin America's most controversial Chinese-financed and constructed infrastructure projects. Although officially inaugurated...

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Boston University Global Development Policy Center @gdp-center.bsky.social · Mar 27

In a new @unu-wider.bsky.social working paper, @kevinpgallagher.bsky.social lays out a framework for reforming the int'l financial architecture in order to achieve sustainable prosperity.

Read more: www.bu.edu/gdp/2025/03/...

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Boston University Global Development Policy Center @gdp-center.bsky.social · Mar 24

In a new @dialogueearth.bsky.social op-ed, @julieradomski.bsky.social + @becky-ray.bsky.social detail 5️⃣ decisions in the development finance world that can help to mitigate environmental + social risks of transition minerals in 2025.

Read more: dialogue.earth/en/business/...

Opinion: A critical year for finance could shape fairer, more sustainable mining

Five looming decisions in the development finance world could help to mitigate environmental and social risks of transition minerals, write Boston University researchers

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Boston University Global Development Policy Center @gdp-center.bsky.social · Mar 21

Experts in a new policy paper with @clubdemadrid.bsky.social argue that urgent action is needed on multilateral development banks, the Global Financial Safety Net, and voice + representation in the int'l financial architecture.

Read more: www.bu.edu/gdp/2025/03/...

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Devex @devex.com · Mar 18

Is the current climate finance architecture failing?

Richard Kozul-Wright of the @gdp-center.bsky.social explores why public-private partnerships aren't enough and what needs to change to address the climate crisis in this opinion.

#opinion #climatefinance

Opinion: On climate, multilateral institutions must work with national banks

Multilateral finance institutions must shift strategies, partnering with national banks to effectively finance climate adaptation & mitigation in low- and middle-income countries.

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Boston University Global Development Policy Center @gdp-center.bsky.social · Mar 14

A new journal article by Solomon Owusu, @keyitang.bsky.social + Gideon Ndubuisi examines the impact of 🇨🇳Chinese foreign direct investment on low-carbon industrialization in Africa, within the context of China’s growing economic ties with the continent.

Read more: www.bu.edu/gdp/2024/07/...

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Boston University Global Development Policy Center @gdp-center.bsky.social · Mar 13

NEW research in @natclimchange.bsky.social from @iremonas.bsky.social + coauthors provides a forward-looking assessment of the impacts of floods, storms + wildfires on a universe of securities representative of global market capitalization.

Read more: www.bu.edu/gdp/2025/03/...

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Boston University Global Development Policy Center @gdp-center.bsky.social · Mar 12

In a new blogpost, @timhirschelburns.bsky.social uses 🔟 charts to show how financing for development has changed in the last 🔟 years, since the Addis Ababa Action Agenda from #FfD3.

Read more: www.bu.edu/gdp/2025/03/...

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Boston University Global Development Policy Center @gdp-center.bsky.social · Mar 7

🚨 2025 Summer in the Field applications are open! The fellowship program supports @bostonu.bsky.social graduate students by providing stipends for unpaid internship opportunities or field work.

Apply by April 7: www.bu.edu/gdp/educatio...

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Boston University Global Development Policy Center @gdp-center.bsky.social · Mar 6

How can development finance unearth sustainability in transition mineral supply chains?

@julieradomski.bsky.social + @becky-ray.bsky.social explore in a new blogpost, highlighting policy recs that speak directly to 5️⃣ 🔑 policy processes taking place in 2025: www.bu.edu/gdp/2025/03/...

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