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Virtuous circle for east Africa: Regional capital market integration is the only option
Over the past decade, the major economies of east Africa – Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, and Rwanda – ha
ve enjoyed annual growth rates of well over 5%.
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Currency Manipulation Provisions Do Not Belong in Trade Agreements
Demands for provisions to stop currency manipulation by foreign governments have become central to
the congressional debate over proposed trade agreements, including the Trans-Pacific Partnership and Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership, under
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Best Practices of Sovereign Wealth Funds: The Case for The Philippines
Many nations create sovereign wealth funds (SWFs) to invest surplus assets in a diversified portfol
io approach to achieve national policy goals, hedge against economic risk, and benefit successive generations.
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Capital Markets in Developing Countries: The State of Play
Economists have repeatedly demonstrated a relationship between financial sector sophistication and
economic growth.
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Spare Tire? Stock Markets and Systemic Banking Crises
Do stock markets act as a “spare tire” during banking crises by providing an alternative form of co
rporate financing when the banking system goes flat?
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Shared Responsibility: The Future of Green Financing
As the demand for green financing gains momentum, so too does the demand for complementary and prox
y industries, standards, and regulatory frameworks.
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Financing Global Early Warning Systems Country Case Study: Kenya
Kenya experienced a significant economic slowdown during the COVID-19 pandemic. Kenya’s extensive a
viation connections throughout Africa, Europe, and Asia make Kenya one of the fastest-growing economies in Africa.
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Financing Global Early Warning Systems Country Case Study: Indonesia
Indonesia grappled with one of Southeast Asia’s highest COVID-19 caseloads, reporting nearly 7 mill
ion cases and 161,918 deaths as of December 2023. The pandemic’s ripple effects extended beyond the immediate health crisis.
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Global Opportunity Index 2020: Focus on the GCC Countries
This report uses the Global Opportunity Index (GOI) and its different categories to assess the Gulf
Cooperation Council (GCC) countries' improvements in 2019.,
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2019
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Career Technical Education: Reducing Wage Inequality and Sustaining California’s Innovation-Based Economy
Income distribution in the U.S. and California has become far less equal since about 1980.