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Extends Debt Service Relief for 24 Eligible Low-Income Countries

October 8, 2021/IMF The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) approved on October 6, 2021 a fourth tranche of debt service relief from the Catastrophe Containment and Relief Trust (CCRT) for 24 member countries with eligible debt falling due in the period through January 10, 2022. [1] The Executive Board […]

COP26: What’s at Stake for the EBRD Regions

October 8, 2021/EBRD By EBRD multimedia team Image Credit: EBRD Listen, download and rate our podcast COP26, or the 2021 United Nations Climate Change Conference, will bring international stakeholders together to accelerate action towards the goals of the Paris Agreement and the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change. It takes place next month in […]

Building Climate Scenario Analysis on the Foundations of Economic Research

October 7, 2021/US Federal Reserve By Governor Lael Brainard At the 2021 Federal Reserve Stress Testing Research Conference, Federal Reserve Bank of Boston, Boston, Massachusetts  I want to thank all of you for joining our research conference and the organizing committee for inviting me to share some thoughts on climate […]