Oceans as the planet’s dominant climate regulatorThe global ocean spans about 71% of Earth’s surface and functions as the planet’s chief climate moderator, absorbing and redistribu...
Ecuador adopted the United States dollar as legal tender in 2000 after a severe banking and currency crisis. That decisive move eliminated exchange rate volatility with respect to the dollar and effectively outsourced monetary policy to the U.S. Federal Reserve. Dollarization res...