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November 25, 2008

Capital Flows
Bonfire of sovereign wealth funds?

Only a few sovereign funds disclose their performance. But it reasonable to think that many sovereign wealth funds – particularly the well-established funds that invested heavily in equities – have …

Blog Post by Brad W. Setser Follow the Money

October 25, 2016

Development
How Women’s Participation in Conflict Prevention and Resolution Advances U.S. Interests

A new CFR Discussion Paper, How Women’s Participation in Conflict Prevention and Resolution Advances U.S. Interests, presents compelling evidence about the value of women’s contributions to peace and…

The first all-female unit of United Nations peacekeepers stand at attention as they arrive in Monrovia
Blog Post by Jamille Bigio and Rachel B. Vogelstein Women Around the World

June 7, 2017

Gender
Building Inclusive Economies

A new report from the Women and Foreign Policy program, launched this week, highlights the undeniable connection between women's economic participation and prosperity.    Over the past two decades,…

Working women in India
Blog Post by Rachel B. Vogelstein and Gayle Tzemach Lemmon Women and Foreign Policy Program

December 10, 2006

Financial Markets
Are the world’s oil exporters shifting away from the dollar?

The FT says so, drawing on work that from the Bank of International Settlements.I like a good petrodollar story -- and a good central bank diversification story -- as much as the next guy.   A lot mo…

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Blog Post by Brad W. Setser Follow the Money

January 30, 2007

Financial Markets
Hey big spender (or why conservation is perhaps a bit more than just a personal virtue) ….

In the past, I have noted that oil exporters saved rather than spent the windfall from the surge in oil prices.    The IMF calculated that the average oil producer in the Middle East “spent” 30% and …

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Blog Post by Brad W. Setser Follow the Money