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Small Business Policy and Innovation Initiative
Our Mission
Small businesses, employing half of all private-sector workers and contributing nearly
half of the US economic output, face challenges in formation and sustainability, posing risks to economic growth, job creation, and innovation o, How We Implement Our Mission
Conducting research and analysis to identify the key challenges small businesses face with a focus on driving change to benefit both traditional small businesses and start-ups
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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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FinTech in Focus — May 28, 2024
In This Newsletter
The Rising AI Economy: A New Era in Tech
Reshaping Global Digital Innovation Sys
tems
The Future of Money
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Milken Institute Statement on the US House Passage of the Financial Innovation and Technology for the 21st Century Act
“The bipartisan passage of H.R.
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Milken Institute Inclusive Capitalism Initiative Celebrates Latest Class of HBCU Fellowship Program, Building on Its Commitment to Develop Pathways of Opportunity for Young Leaders
May 8, 2024 (Los Angeles, CA) —The Milken Institute today celebrated the latest class of its Histori
cally Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) Fellowship program at its
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10,000 Communities Initiative Expands Community Infrastructure Center with New Partnerships
The Milken Institute, a global think tank focused on financial, physical, mental, and environmental
health, today announced new implementation partnerships designed to expand technical assistance to help thousands of underserved urban and rural communit
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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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