report September 14, 2021 Cryptocurrency flows in Africa The use of cryptocurrencies in Africa is on the rise, as digital currencies offer a swift, convenient, and direct peer-to-peer channel for remittance payments, international commerce, and savings. To better understand the global landscape around cryptocurrency use, Chainalysis, a leading cryptocurrency market research firm, recently released a report examining key geographic trends around the financial tool, including in the... By Brookings Institute, Post Brookings Institute
report September 14, 2021 International financing of the Sustainable Development Goals Download PDF... By Brookings Institute, External Article Brookings Institute
report September 14, 2021 Strengthening the global financial safety net by broadening systematic access to temporary foreign liquidity This website uses cookies to improve your experience while you navigate through the website. Out of these, the cookies that are categorized as necessary are stored on your browser as they are essential for the working of basic functionalities of the website. We also use third-party cookies that help us analyze and understand how you use this website. These... By Brookings Institute, External Article Brookings Institute
report September 13, 2021 The game is not yet over, and vaccines still matter: Lessons from a study on Israel’s COVID-19 vaccination Just a few months ago, we almost sang a song of triumph in the fight against the pandemic. The infection numbers drastically decreased in countries with high vaccination rates. The Tokyo Olympic Games ended without a big outbreak. Many sports leagues resumed their activities, like Major League Baseball and the English Premier League. We dreamed of a world that... By Brookings Institute, Post Brookings Institute
report September 13, 2021 Greening the African Continental Free Trade Area Trading under the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) began earlier this year, with massive potential to boost inclusive economic growth and reduce inequality and poverty in Africa. Indeed, the World Bank predicts that 30 million Africans could be lifted out of extreme poverty, while incomes could rise by $450 billion by 2035. Exports could increase by $560 billion,... By Brookings Institute, Event Brookings Institute
report September 13, 2021 Green trade under the AfCFTA: The role of AU-EU partnership Trading under the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) began earlier this year, with massive potential to boost inclusive economic growth and reduce inequality and poverty in Africa. Indeed, the World Bank predicts that 30 million Africans could be lifted out of extreme poverty, while incomes could rise by $450 billion by 2035. Exports could increase by $560 billion,... By Brookings Institute, Event Brookings Institute
report September 13, 2021 Developing a roadmap for USMCA success Introduction The passage of the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) through the U.S. Congress with overwhelming bipartisan support, as well as with strong political backing in Canada and Mexico, underscored the importance of USMCA for North American trade and economic relations.1 It builds on the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) and largely retains NAFTA’s commitment to lowering trade barriers... By Brookings Institute, Report Brookings Institute
report September 13, 2021 How will the rise of the global middle class affect trade and consumption? Around the world, the middle class is expanding at a rate we have never seen before in history. Homi Kharas, a senior fellow in the Center for Sustainable Development at Brookings, joins David Dollar in this episode to discuss how that global middle class is defined and where growth is concentrated. Kharas also explains how preferences among the global... By Brookings Institute, Global Economy Brookings Institute
report September 11, 2021 Africa in the news: Guinea, Côte d’Ivoire, and vaccine updates Guinean special forces oust president and dissolve government On Sunday, September 5, Guinean special forces led by Col. Mamady Doumboya announced on state television that they had removed President Alpha Condé from office and dissolved the current government. In the announcement, Doumboya indicated that military officials would rewrite Guinea’s constitution and also accused Condé of human rights abuses and corruption.... By Brookings Institute, Post, Uncategorized Brookings Institute
report September 10, 2021 Transforming education systems through family-school collaboration After COVID-19 forced schools around the world to pivot and devise new outreach mechanisms, many school leaders had an “aha” moment when they saw family engagement in education rise. From Argentina to India to the United States, leaders realized that what they thought were “hard-to-reach” families turned out to be “hard-to-reach” schools; it was schools’ own approaches to engagement... By Brookings Institute, Event Brookings Institute
