Ryan Avent, The Economist's trade and economics editor, discusses the need for central bankers to relax their approach to inflation, emphasizing clear communication on monetary policies. Tim Judah, The Economist's Balkans correspondent, shares insights into the environmental challenges facing Albania's Vjosa River as local advocates fight against harmful hydroelectric projects. The conversation also explores fascinating dinosaur footprints in Bolivia, highlighting the region's prehistoric significance and the challenges facing paleontological exploration.
The message for central bankers at the annual jamboree: relax a bit about inflation and be loud and clear about plans to stanch the cash being pumped into economies. The halt to an Albanian hydroelectric-dam project reflects a growing environmental lobby in the country, which sees better uses for its waterways. And following dinosaur tracks—but finding no bones—in Bolivia.