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FinReg21: Modernizing Financial Regulation for the 21st Century
Regulation has a vital role in any financial system—and changes to U.S. financial regulation were c
learly needed in the wake of the financial crisis.
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Leaving Transferred Money on the Table: Will Remittance-Linked Financial Products Add Value to Development Financing?
For centuries migrant workers who send money home to their families have been a major source of inf
lows for developing countries. However, it is only in the past few decades that we have been able to put a number to these remittances.
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The Rise of FinTech in the Middle East: An Analysis of the Emergence of Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates
FinTech regulatory regimes started emerging in the Gulf region in 2017.
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Turbocharging Opportunity Zones
Portions of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 were designed to spur investment — and thus prosperity
— in distressed communities by providing incentives to unlock nearly $6 trillion in unrealized capital gains held by investors.
The mechanism
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FinTech in Focus—September 30, 2019
In this issue:
The Future of Banking »
FinTech Headlines »
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Opportunity Zone workshop series opens in Mississippi
Regional programs will help local officials attract investment to spur economic development
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Internal Revenue Service Request for Comment Regarding the Opportunity Zone Proposed Regulations
Dear Mr. Dinwiddie:
The Milken Institute (the Institute)1 appreciates the opportunity to comm
ent on the Internal Revenue Service’s request for comment regarding the proposed Opportunity Zones regulations.2
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Milken Institute Responds to Federal Housing Finance Reform Plans
Housing finance program director Eric Kaplan says "The ramifications of these plans ... cannot be ov
erstated."
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