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Yannos Papantoniou

Yannos Papantoniou

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Yannos Papantoniou was Greece’s Economy and Finance Minister from 1994 to 2001. He is currently President of the Center for Progressive Policy Research, an independent think-tank.

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  1. A New Chance for Greece
    Alexis Tsipras election campaign Wassilios Aswestopoulos/ZumaPress

    A New Chance for Greece

    Sep 9, 2015 Yannos Papantoniou sees grounds for hope in the snap general election set for September 20.

  2. The Government the Eurozone Deserves
    Greek flag and EU flag Greek Parliament Michael Debets/ZumaPress

    The Government the Eurozone Deserves

    Aug 3, 2015 Yannos Papantoniou warns that the common currency has no future without fiscal and political integration.

  3. Sustaining the Unsustainable Eurozone
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    Sustaining the Unsustainable Eurozone

    Mar 25, 2015 Yannos Papantoniou makes the case for fiscal transfers in Europe's currency union.

  4. The Greek Time Bomb
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    The Greek Time Bomb

    Jan 19, 2015 Yannos Papantoniou urges Greece's next government to focus on debt relief.

  5. Ethics and Infrastructure
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    Ethics and Infrastructure

    Nov 11, 2014 Yannos Papantoniou explains Germany's obsession with fiscal discipline – and why Europe needs to overcome it.

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    Trump’s $16 Trillion Trade Blind Spot

    Ricardo Hausmann identifies the fundamental flaw in the administration’s efforts to dismantle the postwar international order.
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    A World Turned Inside Out

    Stephen S. Roach

    The geostrategic shock that has accompanied Donald Trump’s return to the White House is the functional equivalent of a full-blown crisis. It is likely to have a lasting impact on the US and Chinese economies, and the contagion is almost certain to spread throughout the world through cross-border trade and capital flows.

     likens Donald Trump’s reversal of America’s global leadership role to a full-blown crisis, similar to COVID-19.
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    Jorge Heine on the BRICS, active non-alignment, the US dollar, and more

    Jorge Heine urges the Organization of American States to demonstrate leadership in Haiti, shows how small countries can implement a foreign policy based on active non-alignment, calls on China and Europe to diversify the global monetary system, and more.
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    Financial Inclusion Must Reach the Last Billion

    Wolfgang Fengler explains why economic growth alone is not enough to extend the ladder of opportunity to all.
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    Dismantling USAID Could Boost African Self-Reliance

    Hippolyte Fofack

    US President Donald Trump’s dismantling of America’s foreign-aid program may be the wake-up call African leaders need. If necessity is the mother of invention, the end of USAID could galvanize African governments to confront their countries’ challenges head-on.

     sees opportunities to promote local growth following a massive reduction in foreign aid.
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    The Internal Challenge to Afghanistan’s Ban on Girls’ Secondary Education

    Gordon Brown explains why the country’s leadership crisis represents an opportunity to end gender apartheid.
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    Central Banks Must Stem the Nature Crisis

    Julie McCarthy urges monetary authorities to use their tools to mitigate the financial risks of environmental disruption.
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    The US Needs Stablecoin Legislation Now

    Bill Dudley explains why lawmakers need to move quickly to establish US leadership in digital assets and payments.
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    Tariff Man Doubles Down

    Anne O. Krueger warns that the Trump administration’s trade restrictions will harm the very industries they aim to protect.

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