A Two-Track Recovery for the World Economy, Turmoil in Jordan, and More

April 6, 2021

Confused about the Senate filibuster rule and want to learn more? Join us at 2:00 PM EDT for a quick Filibuster 101 webinar with Molly Reynolds and Sarah Binder.

With household consumption and business investment surging, the United States and China are shaping up to be the main drivers of global growth in 2021. But what about the rest of the world? In an update to the Tracking Indexes for the Global Economic Recovery (TIGER), Darren Chang, Aryan Khanna, and Eswar Prasad take stock of the COVID-19 recovery in advanced and emerging markets.

This past weekend, over a dozen Jordanian individuals were arrested, causing global speculation about a potential plot to destabilize the country. Bruce Riedel explains the unprecedented political turmoil in the royal family and the questions that remain.

The federal government has provided billions of dollars of aid to small businesses over the last year—but many are still struggling. Joseph Parilla provides a roadmap on how local governments can use aid to avert small business destruction, reassess small business recovery needs and outcomes, and prioritize small business ecosystem investments.

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