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Expert briefing
Publication date: 1 November 2016

The Paris Agreement will enter into force on November 4, ahead of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) annual Conference of Parties (COP22) meeting in Marrakech…

Expert briefing
Publication date: 2 November 2022

President Ranil Wickremesinghe, who promised to deliver the amendment, assumed office in July amid a wave of protests that forced his predecessor Gotabaya Rajapaksa to resign. As…

Expert briefing
Publication date: 2 June 2023

Sri Lanka must attend to debt restructuring as part of its four-year, USD3bn bailout programme with the Fund. The Fund’s Executive Board approved the bailout in March, roughly ten…

Expert briefing
Publication date: 5 May 2017

The Bonn session will begin under the shadow of uncertain US participation in the Paris Agreement climate framework reached in 2015. Ongoing technical discussions will focus on…

Expert briefing
Publication date: 2 June 2017

The Trump administration's repudiation of the pact's 'no backsliding' framework for global climate governance has been met with near-universal condemnation from other world…

Expert briefing
Publication date: 2 January 2024

Zelensky failed to convince Congress to unlock USD61bn of stalled assistance to Ukraine. As the presidential election looms, President Joe Biden will need to draw on significant…

Expert briefing
Publication date: 25 November 2022

Issues of funding and accessibility were nevertheless left unresolved and efforts to phase out fossil fuels stalled. The latter issue looks set to become a major bone of…

Expert briefing
Publication date: 23 December 2022

Showcasing the role of rising powers in global economic governance, the presidency will pass from India to Brazil for 2024 and to South Africa in 2025. Developing country…

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