Africa's 2023 Priorities, US Interest Rate Spillover Effects, and More

January 28, 2023

Foresight Africa: Top priorities for the continent in 2023

Foresight Africa, the flagship report from our Africa Growth Initiative, brings regional experts together to reflect on key development issues for the continent over the next year. The 2023 report features new analysis on economic recovery and growth, food security, education, health systems, gender equity, climate change, and urbanization.

Nonstate armed actors in 2023

Four factors will shape the landscape of nonstate armed actors and illicit economies in 2023 and beyond: new geopolitics, persisting structural weaknesses of government, the synthetic drugs revolution, and the reshaping of criminal actors and their power and allegiances in Russia and Ukraine. In the first of a new series, Vanda Felbab-Brown covers the first two factors, delving into great power competition and government deficiencies.

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US interest rate increases and crisis probabilities in developing economies

Interest rate increases in advanced economies—especially the United States—can create financial pressures in emerging market and developing economies. Carlos Arteta, Steven Kamin, and Franz Ulrich Ruch discuss the types of shocks that have driven U.S. interest rates upward and how this has reverberated outside of the country.

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Pakistan's crises. After facing political turmoil, an economic downturn, and catastrophic flooding in 2022, how can Pakistan move forward? On February 1, the Center for Middle East Policy will host an event to discuss the deep roots of Pakistan's challenges and the future of its economy.

Biden's State of the Union. Join us online on February 6 for a preview of President Biden's State of the Union address. Panelists will discuss the priorities and accomplishments that the president is likely to highlight, as well as how the White House's agenda will be affected by the new Republican House majority.

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