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November 7, 2018

Brazil
Brazil’s Corruption Fallout

Federal investigators in Brazil have uncovered corruption at the highest levels of the government and in the country’s largest corporations.

A Petrobras refinery in Cubatao, Brazil.

July 15, 2014

Budget, Debt, and Deficits
BRICS and Mortals

Leaders of the BRICS--Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa--meet in Rio today to swap World Cup stories and launch a long-discussed "BRICS Bank." The bank creates two funds--a development l…

December 20, 2011

United States
U.S. National Action Plan on Women, Peace, and Security: Implementation and De Tocqueville

UN Women Executive Director Bachelet arrives at the headquarters for the Children Hope project, also known as "Crianca Esperanca," in Rio de Janeiro on December 16, 2011 (Stringer Brazil/Courtesy Reu…

UN Women Executive Director Bachelet arrives at the headquarters for the Children Hope project, also known as

October 18, 2012

Development
Question of the Week: The Millennium Development Goals Part II

How should the next set of global development goals be chosen? Question of the Week posts review important questions and controversies in global development by providing background information and …

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March 15, 2009

Monetary Policy
SAFE seems to have started buying US equities in the spring of 2007, and didn’t stop until July 2008 ...

Jamil Anderlini of the FT has picked up on one of the surprises of the latest survey of foreign portfolio investment in the US: the $70 billion rise in China’s holdings of US equities between June 20…

SAFE seems to have started buying US equities in the spring of 2007, and didn’t stop until July 2008 ...