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Press Articles (see video interviews below)

Stephany Griffith-Jones

Why the US needs a successful federal green bank - with Ilmi Granoff and Douglass Sims - The Hill - 22 April 2021

The G20’s Missed Opportunity - with Shamshad Akhtar, Ulrich Volz and Moritz Kraemer - Project Syndicate - 12 April 2021

G20’s Turn to Lead on Debt Relief for a Global Recovery - with Kevin Gallagher, Shamshad Akhtar, Ulrich Volz and Moritz Kraemer - ISPI Online - 12 April 2021

Europe’s ‘green and just’ transition starts with its recovery fund - The Financial Times - 30 March 2021

La creciente importancia de los bancos públicos de desarrollo y el caso de Chile - El Mercurio Inversiones - 8 January 2021

La era de los bancos públicos de desarrollo - El Pais - 3 January 2021

Llegó la era de los bancos públicos de desarrollo - El Tiempo - 23 November 2020

An investment bank to help the US prosper - The Financial Times - 11 November 2020

The Age of Public Development Banks Has Arrived - Project Syndicate - 6 Nov 2020

Here's how we can defeat debt and strive for sustainability post COVID-19 - World Economic Forum - 21st August 2020

The Need for Debt for Climate Swaps - Project Syndicate - 17 August 2020

Letter: If the UK stays in the EIB, both will be winners - The Financial Times - 10 August 2020

Letter: The OBR should stop obsessing about balancing the books - The Financial Times - 30 July 2020

Letter: Europe has the tools to help Africa access capital - The Financial Times - 8 May 2020

Mobilizing $400 Billion: Using the Visible Hand of Development Banks - Center for Global Development Blog - April 10, 2020

It’s time to mobilise development banks to fight coronavirus - Financial News - 9 April 2020

Letter: As economists we believe the Labour party deserves to form the next UK government. - The Financial Times - 3 December 2019

Letter: Economic benefits of Labour plan to provide free broadband for all - The Guardian - 21 Nov 2019

Why the World Needs National Development Banks - Project Syndicate - 15 May 2019

National Development Banks with Stephany Griffith-Jones - CGD Podcast - 29 January 2019

Ending austerity: create a national investment bank - The Conversation - 21 September 2018

La urgencia de ampliar el rol de Corfo - El Mercurio Inversiones - 17 May 2018

Griffith-Jones: “La izquierda en Chile es más pragmática que la derecha" - El Mercurio - 16th Nov 2017 (.pdf of article)

Robin Hood had the right idea: Why the left needs to deliver on the financial transaction tax - International Politics and Society Journal (republished in openDemocracy) - 27 August 2017

Progressive Alternative Policies Are Essential Now - Social Europe - 6 February 2017

Book notes: Achieving financial stability and growth in Africa - Central Banking - 19th October 2016

Can Obama Rescue Britain From Cameron's Self-Inflicted Brexit Catastrophe? - Background Briefing with Ian Masters - 21st April 2016

Pragmatism is required amid Greek deal stand-off - Financial Times - 18th February 2015

Europe will benefit from Greece being given a fresh start - Financial Times - 22nd January 2015

Time is running out for the eurozone - The Guardian - 1st December 2014

Juncker’s investment plan: good, but too small - EurActiv - 27 Nov 2014

Stephany Griffith-Jones sobre China: "El sistema bancario en las sombras está demasiado laxo, es peligroso" - Pulso - 27 November 2014 (also see the .pdf version here)

Fünf Millionen neue Jobs - with Giovanni Cozzi - Die Zeit - 22 September 2014 (also see .pdf of article here)

The Economic Consequences of Scottish Independence - Ian Masters Radio programme - September 15 2014

Novo Banco De Desenvolvimento - with Barbara Fritz and Marcos A. M. Cintra - Valor Econômico - 21 August 2014

The very logic that led us into trouble - with Marcus Miller - Financial Times - 14 August 2014

The need for investment-led recovery in Europe - Financial Times - July 28 2014

Brics ampliam segurança do sistema financeiro? Sim - with Barbara Fritz and M. Cintra - Folha De S. Paulo - 19 July 2014

Bringing Europe back to life using investment - with Giovanni Cozzi - Economic Policy Viewpoint - July 2014

Solar tipped to be big winner from US$50 billion BRICS bank (quoted in article) - PVTech - July 22 2014

Brics ampliam segurança do sistema financeiro? Sim - Folha De S,Paulo - July 19 2014

Can BRICS development bank become a rival to the World Bank? (quoted in article) - Christian Science Monitor - July 16 2014

The New BRICS Bank and U.S. and E.U. Sanctions on Russia - Ian Masters Radio programme - July 16 2014

A new BRICS bank to mark global shift - Financial Times - June 3 2014

Opposons un nouvel idéal égalitaire à une politique d'austérité inefficace with Jean-Paul Fitoussi, James K. Galbraith, Joseph E. Stiglitz, and others - Le Monde - May 22 2014

Interview in Portuguese Press - Semanal - March 27 2014

Time to end the G-20 charade (quoted in article) - Live Mint - Feb 24 2014

Germany wants the Robin Hood tax – and Europe's voters do too - The Guardian - October 30 2013

October 10 - How Washington's Suicidal Brinkmanship Looks to International Economists; Janet Yellen and the Wall Street Glass Ceiling; The Koch Brothers Distance Themselves from their Tea Party Protégés - Ian Masters Radio programme - October 10 2013

Europe's economic crisis: some ideas for recovery and growth with Matthias Kollatz - The Guardian - 16 August 2013

From Austerity To Growth – One Lost Year And The Danger To Lose More with Matthias Kollatz - Social Europe Journal - 31 July 2013

US-China ‘grand bargain’ needs to benefit all countries - Financial Times - June 2013

Transforming finance: banking for the real economy - The Guardian - May 2013 (go to link to watch video)

A Financial Transaction Tax - Published in Fabian Society booklet 'The Great Rebalancing: How to fix the broken economy' - Jan 2013. Find the full booklet on the Fabian Society website here.

Osborne will score a financial own-goal tomorrow with Jack Gray, New Statesman - 11 Dec 2012.

Protecting Developing Country Growth from Global Shocks, with Dirk Willem te Velde - Triple Crisis Blog - July 30, 2012

Proposition pour financer l'investissement, la croissance et l'emploi en Europe with Matthias Kollatz-Ahnen and Lars Andersen - Le Monde - 2nd July 2012

Proposal to finance European investment, growth and jobs - EurActiv - 29 June 2012

Stimulating Europe - Financial Times - June 18, 2012

An Historic Moment for the IMF - Financial Times - 29 May 2012

Sensible to foster infrastructure spending - Financial Times - 27 April 2012

Radio Interview on European Debt - by Ian Masters - 16th April 2012

The Global Economic Crisis: Can Canada escape a lost decade? - Video of the January 26th 2012 event in Ottawa, organised by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives.

What makes Jose Antonio Ocampo a good candidate for President of the World Bank - World Bank President Website - March 21 2012

Why critics are wrong about a financial-transaction tax with Avinash Persaud, European Voice - March 2012

Transforming the financial sector from a bad master to a good servant - Left Foot Forward - 16th Feb 2012

Press conference and Hearings in European Parliament on Financial Transaction Taxes - The News Market - 6th Feb 2012

Introduction of a financial transaction tax - Press conference, European Parliament - Press conference by European Parliament Vice-President Anni Podimata and Stephany Griffith-Jones - 6th Feb 2012

Interview by Carta Capital (In Portugese in Brazilian Publication) - December 28, 2011

Growth bonds a win-win for troubled eurozone - Financial Times - December 9, 2011

A three-step programme to re-civilise capitalism, with Michael Lipton and Robert Wade - The Guardian - 7 December 2011

The G-20’s Helpful Silence on Capital Controls, with Kevin Gallagher and Jose Antonio Ocampo - Project Syndicate - Oct. 30, 2011

Extreme austerity to cause 'lost decade' - Interview in the Irish Times - 10 Oct 2011

A punto de estallar - El Pais - 25/09/2011

Interview in Folha de Sao Paolo - 20/08/2011

Los partidarios de un ‘new deal’ para salvar la zona euro ganan apoyos (translation: Proponents of a New Deal for the Euro Area) - La Vanguardia - 5th August 2011

What About Capital Controls on Outflows?, with Kevin Gallagher - Triple Crisis Blog - June 20, 2011

Controlling cross-border capital flows - The Korea Times - 25th April 2011

Damming Capital, with Kevin Gallagher and Jose Antonio Ocampo - Project Syndicate - April 19, 2011

A Modest Proposal for the G-20, with Joseph Stiglitz, Jose Antonio Ocampo, et al. - Project Syndicate - Apr. 1, 2011

The best alternative to a new global currency - Financial Times - 31 Mar 2011

Union role in dealing with crisis defended - Comment in the Irish Times - October 25 2010

Capital controls to deter hot money can help the world economy - Financial Times - December 17 2010

How the US can fix its QE2 problem, with Kevin Gallagher - The Guardian - 18 November 2010

Spotlight G20: The Missing Dimensions for the G-20 in Seoul: Hamlet Without the Prince of Growth - Triple Crisis Blog - November 10, 2010

The Movers and the Makers - The Broker - October 06, 2010

UK Economists Letter on Robin Hood Tax - The Guardian - 19 June 2010

La reforma de los mercados financieros (Article on Financial Regulation) - El Pais (Spanish) - June 2010

Exit strategies: choosing the right ways out of the crisis - European Parliament Press Release on hearing on Economic Exit Strategies held by the European Parliament special Committee on the Economic Crisis - 15/04/2010

O mercado e a barata - Interview in Brazil's Ideias Entrevista - 18th Feb 2010

Now let's tax transactions - The Guardian - 7th Dec 2009. Article on the Tobin Tax

"El mercado genera riesgo, no lo gestiona" Interview with La Vanguardia -15/11/2008

Self-Financing Development, with Jose Antonio Ocampo and Pietro Calice - Daily Times - Aug. 31, 2008

New bank rules must break the cycle - Financial Times - June 13, 2008

Fed must act in the spirit of Bagehot - Financial Times - March 26, 2008

A bond that insures against instability - Financial Times - July 2006

Encouraging Capital Flows in times of drought - The Banker - July 2003

A capital idea that will hurt poorer countries - Financial Times - May 2003

Latin America and the New Financial Architecture - Project Syndicate - Jun. 20, 2002

A country praying for tango and cash - The Observer - January 2002

Developing Further an Open Financial System: Volatility in International Financial Markets - UN Chronicle - 2002

Pivotal change at Doha - The Guardian - November 2001

Videos

Banca para el desarrollo: funcionamiento y experiencia internacional - July 2021

Session 5: Sparking America’s Global Economic & Climate Leadership with a National Green Bank - June 2021


Countries around the world have used national development banks and green banks to spark domestic economic growth and private sector investment. These institutions enable countries to increase their economic influence and competitiveness abroad by expanding local industries and exporting new technologies, business models and know-how. To explore this topic U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen, a leading sponsor of the U.S. national green bank proposal, along with global development bank leaders will discuss how a national green bank in the U.S. can learn from other countries and spark new global leadership.

Germany should spend more on investment and increase wages - Europe Calling Rome (#ec17rome) Conference - March 21, 2017

Keynote at FEPS Sorsa Foundstion Helsinki conference on Encouraging investment and Jobs in Europe - March 2015

Prof Stephany Griffith-Jones on the role of State-owned development banks - RTE News - May 28th, 2014 (go to link to watch video)

A short film of the interviews at TICAD V Task Force Meeting in June 2013 - includes Kingsley Y. Amoako, Yaw Ansu, Joseph Stiglitz, Jose Antonio Ocampo, Stephany Griffith-Jones and Akio Hosono.


More information on the above lecture can be found on the IDS website.

Transforming finance: banking for the real economy - The Guardian, May 2013 (go to link to watch video)

Robin Hood Tax to the Rescue? Live discussion on Al Jazeera - July 2012

Columbia's Griffith-Jones Discusses Libor Scandal Bloomberg - July 2012

LIBOR - Insider Trading on a Massive Scale - The Real News Network - July 2012