Leaders of the BRICS group are meeting in Russia for their annual summit. Atlantic Council GeoEconomics Center’s Josh Lipsky and Alisha Chhangani explain why economic challenges will be at the center of Iran’s priorities during its first BRICS summit: atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/econogra…

LIVE | Atlantic Council Bretton Woods 2.0 Fellow Patrick Ryan and GeoEconomics Center Senior Fellow Hung Tran preview new research on the impact of geopolitics in the IMF in a conversation moderated by Alisha Chhangani. x.com/i/broadcasts/1…

Season's greetings from the GeoEconomics Center! Here are a few of the topics which have been keeping us busy this year, and which we expect to keep working on in 2025, with nonresident senior fellow Hagar Hajjar Chemali.

📢 New Dollar Dominance Monitor Today, we released a major update to the Monitor which analyzes: ▶️Why the💲is currently the world’s dominant reserve currency ▶️Presents indicators for tracking progress by members of BRICS Check out our key findings🧵 atlanticcouncil.org/programs/geoec…

Is the US still involved in Project Agorá? “That project is really not about creating a wholesale CBDC,” explains Federal Reserve Governor Christopher Waller. It’s about making the correspondent banking system more efficient, he tells Atlantic Council GeoEconomics Center’s Josh Lipsky.

Does China’s mBridge challenge the dollar in any way? Asks Atlantic Council GeoEconomics Center’s Josh Lipsky. If you want to trade with Europe and the US, you will have to get off that platform and trade with us in some common platform that we use, says Federal Reserve Governor Christopher Waller.

For International Women’s Day #IWD2025, Alisha Chhangani and Jessie Yin prepared 5 charts to show persistent economic gender gaps in the G20🧵 Read the full article here ⬇ atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/econogra…

“Despite recent efforts in the G20, there is still a lot of work to be done to address inequalities and promote progress for women,” write Atlantic Council GeoEconomics Center’s Alisha Chhangani and Jessie Yin. On #IWD2025, explore five charts about gender gaps in the G20: atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/econogra…

This week, our team team joined the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) for a co-organized workshop on the future of money and cross-border payments in Hong Kong 🇭🇰🏙️ Participants discussed the HKMA’s CBDC initiatives, including Project mBridge, Project e-HKD+, and Project

Just in time for IMF-World Bank week (aka bilateral trade negotiation round robin), we're launching the new Atlantic Council Trade War Index. Our team has assigned scores on both rhetoric and policy responses to see how select countries are approaching the Trump admin:

LIVE NOW | #ACDailyBrief: It’s day 2 of IMF-World Bank Week. Join the Atlantic Council’s @JulietteFdezTV and Atlantic Council GeoEconomics Center’s Alisha Chhangani for a preview of the top events, key speakers, and global economic trends to watch. x.com/i/broadcasts/1…

How are countries at the IMF-World Bank Week responding to the trade war? Read Josh Lipsky and Alisha Chhangani’s analysis of the Atlantic Council Trade War Index, which tracks policy actions and rhetoric in response to Trump’s tariffs: atlanticcouncil-org.href.cards/296b43cfb9

"Stablecoins are also a catalyst for innovations in payments innovations generally," argues Senior Fellow Carole House. While challenges exist, we shouldn't prevent innovation. Watch our full discussion on stablecoin regulation here➡️atlanticcouncil.org/imf-world-bank…

LIVE NOW | Alisha Chhangani and Polina Kempinsky sit down to discuss new research on emerging market payments models. x.com/i/broadcasts/1…

Government-led instant payment systems like Brazil's Pix and India's UPI are transforming financial markets. Expert Polina Kempinsky explains key lessons shaping an emerging framework for governments seeking to implement new immediate payment systems⤵️ atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/econogra…

What’s the Trump administration’s dollar strategy? “Three divergent playbooks—around the dollar as a reserve, payment tool, and store of value—are worth exploring,” writes Atlantic Council GeoEconomics Center’s Alisha Chhangani. atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/new-atla…

“Policymakers should recognize that the greatest threat to the dollar is not external—it is the erosion of trust in the United States’ political and legal institutions,” says expert Alisha Chhangani. Read the full article here ⤵ atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/new-atla…

ICYMI 💰 In my latest piece, I outline the differing views within the White House on the dollar’s role—arguing that this dissonance could ultimately harm the currency’s long-term dominance. Give it a read and let me know what you think ⤵️ atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/new-atla…

🇪🇺 🇨🇳 Across Europe, companies are grappling with the consequences of escalating trade tensions between the EU and China. Atlantic Council GeoEconomics Center’s Alisha Chhangani unpacks what’s at stake if trade ties continue to deteriorate: atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/econogra…

🪙With Trump's threat to fire Fed Governor Cook and pressure to lower rates, challenges from the White House loomed large at Jackson Hole. Expert @Alisha_Chh unpacks recent political pressure on the Fed and the importance of central bank autonomy ⬇️ atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/econogra…