This Friday October 11, 2024, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) is expected to announce reforms to its policy on charges and especially surcharges, which levies extra fees on countries whose debts have surpassed certain size and time thresholds. We the undersigned urge the IMF to meaningfully reform its policies, especially on surcharges.
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Joseph Stiglitz, professor, Columbia University, chief economist, The World Bank, Nobel laureate in Economic Sciences (2001), at the Economist Impact’s Eighth Sustainability Summit for SE Europe & the Mediterranean.
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Alongside the October 2024 IMF meetings in Washington D.C., Joseph E. Stiglitz and Martin Guzman delivered this presentation on resolving debt crises on multiple occasions, including at events organized by the Rockefeller Foundation and the G20 Finance Track.
It’s impossible to know what shocks the US economy will face in the next four years. But, given Donald Trump’s stated objectives and ill-considered policy proposals, there can be little doubt that the economy of 2028 will be much stronger, more equal, and more resilient if Kamala Harris wins November’s presidential election.
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Financial Times shares insights on how the IMF surcharges saga could thread it's credibility. Written by Joseph Stiglitz.
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09/12/2024
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Policy Brief
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) levies ‘surcharges’ or extra fees on member countries that either draw “substantial” amounts of IMF credit to mitigate balance of payments constraints, or that maintain their credit exposure with the institution for sufficiently long periods of time.
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08/16/2024
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Policy Brief
Debt Sustainability Analyses (DSAs) have major implications for debt negotiations. The outcomes of these negotiations have distributional consequences between the debtor and its creditors on the one hand, and amongst creditors on the other hand.
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08/01/2024
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Working Paper
Debt Sustainability Analyses (DSAs) are documents that hold serious implications for both debtors and creditors in sovereign debt negotiations. DSAs are not merely technical assessments of countries’ capacity to take on debt but are also grounded in political assumptions.
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Karla Gonzalez
07/25/2024
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Working Paper
One of the major issues in the global agenda in 2023 has been how to accelerate the achievement of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the fight against climate change.
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Journal of Globalization and Development
Journal of Globalization and Development
Volume 14 Issue 2 – Special Issue: Gendered Effects of Globalization and Development
Journal of Globalization and Development
Journal of Globalization and Development
Journal of Globalization and Development
Journal of Globalization and Development
Journal of Globalization and Development
Journal of Globalization and Development
Journal of Globalization and Development
IPD broadens dialogue on critical issues in developmental policy.
Diverse stakeholders with a legitimate interest in policy outcomes often lack access to the process, information, and language necessary to participate effectively. IPD emphasizes diverse participation to enable civic involvement in economic policymaking.