Annuals will influence the new UN climate finance goal set to be decided in Nov (new draft text out this week). My policy brief shows MDBs have been climate finance's engine of growth, but a new Oxfam International report rightly says WB reporting is inadequate documents.un.org/doc/undoc/gen/…

NEW research by Timon Forster Rishikesh Ram Bhandary + Kevin P. Gallagher finds that IMF programs are associated with an increase in the level of annual deforestation by 9.2%. Read the technical paper: gdpcenter.org/3Nwvax8

Phasing out coal is key to meeting climate goals, but it must be done equitably. Rishikesh Ram Bhandary and Kevin P. Gallagher explore cost-benefit frameworks for a just coal transition in developing nations. chinaglobalsouth.com/analysis/to-sp…

What role does China play in enhancing renewable energy investment in Central Asia + beyond? Join us on Sat., Nov. 16 for an official COP29 Azerbaijan side event ft'ing Rishikesh Ram Bhandary Dr. Khalid Waleed 🌏 Asian Development Bank's Faraj Huseynbeyov + others. More details: gdpcenter.org/40CPt3Q

30 DAYS to apply to Boston University Global Development Policy Center Global Economic Governance Fellows Program. If you are enrolled in or graduated from a PhD program + interested in development banks, global financial stability & development, trade regimes, apply! bu.edu/gdp/2023/09/20…

It's not a question of whether the International Monetary Fund (IMF) should change in response to the climate crisis, but how it should be transformed, says Rakesh Mohan, former IMF executive and deputy governor of the ReserveBankOfIndia. GreenCB.co/40MlxlL #ClimateChange

Happy to announce that Nepal has started exporting 40 MW of electricity to Bangladesh today! This follows a trilateral agreement between Nepal, India, and Bangladesh on Oct 3 to export power via India’s transmission line. #EnergyCooperation #NepalBangladesh #Sustainability

It's not a question of whether the International Monetary Fund (IMF) should change in response to the climate crisis, but how it should be transformed, says Rakesh Mohan, former IMF executive and deputy governor of the ReserveBankOfIndia. GreenCB.co/40MlxlL #ClimateChange

China is a leader on climate finance. Stop pointing fingers and pay up! New oped with Jianyu Zhang: scmp.com/opinion/china-…

Global Economic Governance Initiative Boston University Global Development Policy Center is welcoming applications for predocs and postdocs; applications due on December 15 bu.edu/gdp/about-us/c…

In a new chapter of the Oxford Handbook of the International Monetary Fund, Rishikesh Ram Bhandary + Kevin P. Gallagher examine the integration of climate change in 4️⃣ major areas of IMF' current work. Read more: gdpcenter.org/4iyrmtL

What does the newly endorsed G20 South Africa Roadmap on multilateral development banks say, and what should happen next? Tim Hirschel-Burns + Rishikesh Ram Bhandary discuss in a new blogpost. Read more: gdpcenter.org/3P29ZE3

H.E. Ramaphosa underscored the 2nd priority of SA’s G20 presidency, debt sustainability for developing ctries, & welcomed the African Leaders Debt Relief Initiative by fmr Heads of State & Govt. It calls for debt relief for many ctries with heavy burdens & defaulting on devlpmt.

CCRT replenishment is urgent When gold= $2600, Rishikesh Ram Bhandary and I estimated just 4% of gold could replenish and expand the CCRT. Today it is at $3120 Gold sales could fund a CCRT endowment, with proceeds sustainably subsidizing relief bu.edu/gdp/2024/11/13…