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April 19, 2006

Emerging Markets
John Taylor’s rhetoric on the IMF drives me nuts

Taylor seems to really think his under his watch, the "Bush Administration ended the bailout habits of the IMF"As Taylor notes in the Journal, the Taylor-led US Treasury did say no to Argentina in la…

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Blog Post by Brad W. Setser Follow the Money

January 25, 2005

Emerging Markets
Memo to John Taylor: In what sense was the Argentine crisis contained?

David Sanger goes back to his roots as the New York Times’ Treasury correspondent, and outlines the tensions that the dollar’s slide over the past few years has created. Sanger digs up a bunch of ol…

Blog Post by Brad W. Setser Follow the Money

March 2, 2017

Americas
Latin America’s Accountability Revolution

A wave of corruption scandals has roiled Latin America in recent years, from Chile’s campaign finance affairs, through Mexico’s Casa Blanca revelations. Most recently, the information divulged in the…

People take part in a protest against corruption in Lima, Peru after a scandal involving bribes Brazil's Odebrecht distributed in Peru, February 16, 2017 (Guadalupe Pardo/Reuters).
Blog Post by Matthew M. Taylor Development Channel

May 31, 2017

Americas
From Venezuela to Argentina: The Situation in South America

This afternoon, I had the privilege of speaking alongside Cynthia Arnson, Kellie Meiman Hock, and Michael Shifter on current events in South America. Our talk covered countries from Colombia to Argen…

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Blog Post by Matthew M. Taylor Latin America’s Moment

March 22, 2017

China
Brazil’s Brewing Trade Debate

Brazil is in the midst of a grand debate on its future in the global economy. The debate has been happening behind the scenes, obfuscated by the fireworks of the Lava Jato corruption scandal, oversha…

Blog Post by Matthew M. Taylor Latin America’s Moment