Progress has been made in reforming the International Monetary Fund, specifically in adopting recommendations of the Meltzer Commission. However,greater reform is desirable.

The real news from Prague was not the street protests but the International Monetary Fund's commitment to reform, a continuation of its evolution over the last year. The World Bank, in contrast, still seemed surprised by the intensity of its critics. James Wolfensohn, its president, offered many platitudes, numerous vague...

The September World Bank and IMF meeting in Prague produced important reforms of IMF financial practices, continuing confusion at the World Bank, and a flawed proposal for debt relief.

In the war on terrorism, President George W. Bush prefers alliances but is willing to act alone.

While Africans welcomed the attention from the China-Africa Summit, they must defend their national interests to ensure full benefits.

China's footprint in Africa is expanding. What will be the actual extent of China's role on the continent?

Charles W. Calomiris's testimony before the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations on May 23, 2000.

An Argentine bailout by the United States would boost prices today and in the future, and result in greater creditor resistance to a future write down.