Argentina has been enduring a terrible drought. Climate change is making it harder for farmers to grow crops. Countries in Latin America, particularly Brazil and Argentina, are among the biggest exporters of grain. By 2050 growth in region's agricultural output will be about 5 percentage points lower than it would have been without climate change.
The International Monetary Fund is sitting on oodles of cash, but failing to disburse it. We examine why China’s lending practices are putting the IMF on a path to irrelevance. Climate change is already squeezing farmers in Latin America; some outright crazy agricultural policies are making matters worse. And reasons not to ban a well-known workplace species: the “talented jerk”.
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