In a new journal article, Sungida Rashid + Nabil Haque explore whether regulatory or market pressure promotes environmental grandstanding in 🇧🇩Bangladesh. Read more: gdpcenter.org/4gigvmp

For China Daily USA, Yan Wang + Justin Yifu Lin argue that 🇨🇳China can make good use of patient capital investment given its relatively high savings rate, a cultural tradition of long-term orientation + abundant sources of patient capital: gdpcenter.org/4dUrukk

The Global Economic Governance Fellows Program provides pre- and post-doctoral students the opportunity to conduct independent research on development finance institutions, trade + financial stability. Meet the 2024 Global Economic Governance Fellows: gdpcenter.org/3Tnzdzf

🚨 Applications are open for the 2025-2026 Global China Fellows Program. In addition to receiving support on their own research, fellows participate in the initiative's research projects, policy engagement + more. Apply today: gdpcenter.org/4daxbtu

How has 🇨🇳Chinese lending to Africa changed over the past 23 years? In a new policy brief, Lucas Engel, Jyhjong Hwang, Diego Morro + Victoria Yvonne Bien-Aimé crunch the numbers and analyze the trends: gdpcenter.org/4ebmdow

🌎 Despite a drop in Chinese development finance to Latin American + Caribbean (LAC), China-LAC trade, investment + infrastructure have continued to grow. Becky Ray + coauthors say that the shift may reflect a maturing of the economic relationship: gdpcenter.org/4d0gPn6

On Wednesday, September 18, the GDP Center will host its annual Open House event to welcome the BU community back to campus. See details + register to attend: gdpcenter.org/3XCpozX

NEW policy brief by Cecilia Springer Niccolò Manych + Rachel Thrasher discusses the benefits + challenges that could arise when 🇨🇳China assists countries in retiring their coal-fired power plants early and IDs 🔑 policy recs. Read more: gdpcenter.org/3B1wxB5

🌐 How have countries used the Global Financial Safety Net since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic? The GFSN Tracker, co-produced with Freie Universität + UN Trade and Development, is the 1️⃣st interactive with historical + current data on global financial crisis finance: gdpcenter.org/3Tk48w7

Citing 🇿🇲Zambia's protracted debt restructuring negotiations, Becky Ray + Yan Wang argue in China Daily USA that the time has come for all creditor classes — including multilateral development banks + bondholders — to play their part as well: gdpcenter.org/4efI65V

📍 Our 2024 Annual Report shares the latest on our work to advance policy-oriented research for financial stability, human well-being + environmental sustainability across the globe. Read more: gdpcenter.org/4dWg3J6

Despite making up 1/3 of IMF membership, climate-vulnerable countries hold little decision-making power. In Global Policy, Lara Merling + Timon Forster argue that increasing voice + representation is 🔑 for effective climate policy at the Fund: gdpcenter.org/3Xjp1cd

In “The Politics of Exit: Emigration, Collective Action, and Agrarian Reform in Mexico,” Emily Sellars argues that the availability of exit options complicates collective action. Join us + the author to discuss her book + more on Wed., Sept. 25: gdpcenter.org/3XD4bFX

In a new policy brief, Lucas Engel, Jyhjong Hwang, Diego Morro + Victoria Yvonne Bien-Aimé chart the latest loan commitments from 🇨🇳Chinese lenders to African countries + regional financial institutions in 2023. Read more: gdpcenter.org/47pVOkv

Over 9️⃣ months, 6️⃣ outstanding from University of Oxford, @americanu + other institutions will engage with policy topics such as financial stability, trade + development finance institutions. Meet the 2024 Global Economic Governance Initiative Fellows: gdpcenter.org/3TrvXme

📍 In the pages of our 2024 Annual Report, see how we translate evidence-based research into policy impact for a better world. Read more: gdpcenter.org/3Xmkfus

Our Boston University community is invited to join us in-person for our annual Open House event on Wednesday, September 18, as we welcome BU students, staff + faculty back to campus for a new academic year. Register to attend: gdpcenter.org/3AXQfh8

NEW research by Leslie Elliott Armijo + Verónica Rubio Vega Sepehr examines how variations in the geographic scope of a region can result in different types of power imbalances, using 3️⃣ Latin American regional development bank projects as a case study: gdpcenter.org/3ZhyDqw

In a new policy brief, Tim Hirschel-Burns argues that the New Collective Quantified Goal must account for the nuances of climate finance from multilateral development banks if it is to be both an ambitious + effective new global climate finance goal. Read more: gdpcenter.org/3TrQlUF

In a new working paper, Naa Adjekai Adjei examines how African host states can shape the outcomes of 🇨🇳Chinese-supported power projects in sub-Saharan Africa and offers 🔑 policy recs, drawing on lessons from hydropower plants in 🇺🇬Uganda + 🇬🇭Ghana: gdpcenter.org/3ZpVZu3