Starting from the recent rise of much-hyped 'fintech'(financial technologies) solutions for
development finance, which have been heralded by the World Bank/IMF/G20 etc as a silver …

The COVID‐19 pandemic motivated calls for the field of development studies to be recast.
This article analyses two prominent, future‐gazing 'pandemic papers' to illustrate salient …

This article analyses the growing emphasis on mobilizing private finance for development.
Previous critiques have rightly highlighted the dangers of this turn, which empowers the …

The pandemic brought to the fore the long-standing weaknesses of resolving countries' debt
repayment difficulties. This article examines the response by the G20 and the IMF in the first …

This article traces experiments aimed at promoting wider adoption of 'microinsurance'–small,
simplified insurance policies targeting the poorest. Microinsurance is a central element of a …

Since the early 2000s, debt sustainability is assessed by the World Bank and the
International Monetary Fund (IMF) through a policy template called Debt Sustainability …

Most debates and policy proposals about Global South countries' external debt problem take
for granted the view that it is normal for their governments to issue debts denominated in …

The COVID-19 pandemic motivated calls for the field of development studies to be recast.
This article analyses two prominent, future-gazing 'pandemic papers' to illustrate salient …

Despite past debt relief initiatives, the external debt of Africa is rising again, and it has some
new worrying features: diminishing concessionality and a rising private creditor. Sub …

Most experts seem to take for granted the view that the central banks issuing the CFA franc
benefit from an “unlimited guarantee” from the French Treasury. This article argues that the …