# Otaviano Canuto
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otaviano canuto dos Santos Filho (born 5 January 1956) is a Brazilian economist. He is the Executive Director at the Executive Board of Directors of the World Bank Group and its Affiliates, the same position he held from 2004-2007. He previously served as Executive Director at the Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for Brazil, Cabo Verde, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Guyana, Haiti, Nicaragua, Panama, Suriname, Timor Leste and Trinidad and Tobago, as Vice-President and Head of the Poverty Reduction and Economic Management (PREM) and as Senior Adviser on BRICS Economies at The World Bank, and as the State Secretary for International Affairs at the Ministry of Finance of Brazil (2002 - 2003).
There Are No Shortcuts to Economic Development
There Are No Shortcuts to Economic Development
by Mahmoud Arbouch & Otaviano Canuto
The Covid-19 crisis has led to major disruptions in Global Value Chains. In this episode, Otaviano Canuto answers to questions about the impact on the design of post-covid industrial policies, and underlines the c…
How Latin America Is Fighting Inflation
As economies around the world face inflationary pressures, they may want to check the Latin American playbook. Otaviano Canuto, fellow at the Policy Center for the New South and former World Bank president, talks about why the region is positioned to avoid the runaway inflation woes of the past. Bu…
Monetary policy, climate change and inequalities: should central banks expand their policy toolkit?
Monetary policy, climate change and inequalities: should central banks expand their policy toolkit?
By Otaviano Canuto & Oumayma Bourhriba
In the current context of persistent inflationary pressures and growing uncertainties about the economic outlook, many central banks have mainly focused on …
Global Economy Now and the Challenges Ahead
by Oumayma Bourhriba and Otaviano Canuto
The global economy is on the path to recovery following the dual challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic and Russia's invasion of Ukraine. While there are promising signs of short-term progress, such as stronger-than-expected growth and lower inflation, signifi…
Biden’s action: a political economy perspective
By Otaviano Canuto, Dominique Bocquet, Paul Isbell
This podcast tackles the intricacies of Biden’s presidency from a political economy standpoint. Our guests initially discuss the degree to which it can be argued that US democracy has recently been under threat. Following this, the conversation sh…
The Case for Parliamentarianism
Tiago Santos joins Tobi on this episode of the podcast to discuss Parliamentarianism. Tiago believes that if African countries had adopted parliamentary systems during their democratization wave, they would have likely seen better development outcomes, citing the success of Botswana and the economi…
Is the China Policy of the Biden and Trump Administrations the Same?
by Akram Zaoui, Chargé de mission, Policy Center for the New South, Dominique Bocquet, Senior Fellow, Policy Center for the New South, Otaviano Canuto, Senior Fellow, Policy Center for the New South and Paul Isbell, Professor, Mohammed VI Polytechnic University
Many observers have commented on the…
Brazil's economy and participation in global governance
By Akram Zaoui, Senior International Relations Specialist, Policy Center for the New South & Otaviano Canuto, Senior Fellow, Policy Center for the New South
After the highly polarized 2022 presidential elections, Brazil's political landscape remains influenced by regional voting patterns and linge…
Talk Latin America: Otaviano Canuto
In this edition, we dive deep into the forces reshaping Latin America’s economic landscape with renowned economist Otaviano Canuto—former senior official at the IMF, World Bank, and Inter-American Development Bank, now a leading policy expert analyzing economic development and global finance at the…
De-Dollarization, Local Currencies, And External Financial Defense
By Otaviano Canuto & Alae Jellal
This episode examines the current dynamics of de-dollarization and why the global shift away from the U.S. dollar remains slow and partial. Otaviano Canuto highlights how strong structural forces ; including network effects, deep dollar-denominated markets, and the …
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