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Hannah Wanjie Ryder

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Hannah Wanjie Ryder, a former diplomat, is CEO of Development Reimagined and Senior Associate at the Center for Strategic International Studies Africa Program.

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  1. Developing Countries Need a New Approach to Long-Term Financing
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    Developing Countries Need a New Approach to Long-Term Financing

    Feb 7, 2025 Hannah Wanjie Ryder & Kate Hampton propose reforms that would facilitate low-interest lending to fund critical climate and development goals.

  2. When Special Drawing Rights Aren’t So Special
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    When Special Drawing Rights Aren’t So Special

    Mar 1, 2021 Hannah Wanjie Ryder & Gyude Moore highlight the limitations of a newly popular mechanism for supporting poorer countries.

  3. The China Factor in Kenya and Zimbabwe
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    The China Factor in Kenya and Zimbabwe

    Nov 24, 2017 Hannah Wanjie Ryder examines how ties between two African states and China have upended conventional political wisdom.

  4. The Imperialist People’s Republic of Africa?
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    The Imperialist People’s Republic of Africa?

    Jul 13, 2017 Hannah Wanjie Ryder warns African countries not to be complacent in their dealings with China.

  5. The End of Poverty in China?
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    The End of Poverty in China?

    Mar 28, 2017 Hannah Wanjie Ryder explains why raising living standards has become more difficult – and far more costly – than ever.

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    America Looks Like a Troubled Emerging-Market Economy

    Desmond Lachman lists the symptoms, from tariffs and massive public debt, to oligarchy and flagrant conflicts of interest.
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    Will Trump Destroy the Dollar’s Primacy?

    Within its first two months, President Donald Trump’s second administration has attacked US institutions, alienated trade partners and allies, decimated consumer and investor confidence, and sent the stock market plummeting. Can the dollar’s status as the world’s leading reserve currency – and the extraordinary advantages this affords the US economy – withstand the onslaught?

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    Will AI Mean Higher Taxes?

    Dambisa Moyo warns business leaders that automation-driven efficiency gains may come with hidden long-term costs.
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    A Defining Moment for Energy Security and Economic Prosperity

    Gaston Browne points out that the energy transition is vital not only to protect the planet, but also to enhance resilience.
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    How Much “Weaponization” Can the Global Economy Take?

    Carla Norrlöf worries that major powers’ understandable reliance on economic coercion will go too far.
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    Fixing Public Finances Without a Chainsaw

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    Governments are the most important wealth managers in their respective jurisdictions, but they rarely behave like it. To boost revenue and ensure economic stability, policymakers must modernize their accounting practices and establish public wealth funds.

     urges cash-strapped countries to adopt a commercial approach to management of government-owned assets.
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    Rescuing America’s Economy from Trump

    J. Bradford DeLong thinks the US president needs a regent, similar to the role Howard Baker played under Ronald Reagan.
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    The Transatlantic World Will Never Be the Same

    Carl Bildt urges Europeans to prepare for the worst from Donald Trump’s America, which is behaving like an adversary.
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    Making Sense of the Tariff Chaos

    Pinelopi Koujianou Goldberg considers whether the zero-sum logic behind the new US policy will spread.

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