The Inter-American Development Bank isn't broke, so don't fix it
with Kevin P. Gallagher
The Hill, 07 July 2020
Puerto Rico is shovel-ready for the COVID-19 recovery
with Kevin P. Gallagher
The Hill, 05/13/2020
The current pandemic has exposed the fragility and vulnerability of the U.S. medical supply system. This pandemic won’t be the last, and it has become abundantly clear that the U.S. shouldn’t rely on one or two foreign countries for such essential supplies.
As we search for shovel-ready projects to fight the COVID-19 virus and lay the groundwork to be better prepared for the next, we need to look no further than Puerto Rico.
Solving Chile’s Crisis Starts With Fixing Its Pension System
America’s Quarterly, 01/08/2020
As Chile’s protests continue into the new year, it is important to understand the reasons behind the public’s frustration – and for policymakers to come up with ways to address it. In that, no issue is more important than Chile’s private pension scheme, singled out in opinion polls as the most important issue for the protesters.
Chile, China y el banco
La Tercera, 05/12/2020
La historia del despacho desde Beijing de los ventiladores adquiridos por la CPC para enfrentar la pandemia de Covid-19 es notable. Su almacenamiento en el comedor y living de la residencia de la Embajada de Chile, y las rutas secretas seguidas por los aviones que los transportaron a Chile, para evitar su intercepción y confiscación por otras potencias (como le habría ocurrido a embarques desde China destinados a Alemania y Francia), parece propio de una serie de Netflix.
G20 comes to the fore again
Global Times, 03/26/2020
The current COVID-19 is the worst global pandemic to hit the world in a century, only surpassed by the 1918 influenza virus that killed 50 million people. As of this writing, the virus has been found in 175 countries and regions, with 471,000 cases and 21,000 deaths worldwide. The World Health Organization (WHO) reports that the epidemic is still accelerating. And it will not abate any time soon. While some specialists speak of a time horizon of three to four months, others predict waves of cases that may last for two years.