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Trade Finance: A Catalyst for Growth in Asia
While large businesses have resumed international trade at levels seen before the financial crisis,
small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) have not fared as well.
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report
Wisdom in the Workforce: Unlocking the Economic Value of Asia’s Aging Population
Older populations are growing rapidly in a number of Asian countries. As working people reach age m
ilestones and exit the labor force, questions arise: How will the traditional retirement years be financed?
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staff
Curtis S. Chin
Curtis S. Chin is Chair, Asia Fellows; Senior Advisor, Global Markets at the Milken Institute. He
is a former U.S.
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video
Risky Business: Understanding Asia's Geopolitical and Societal Uncertainties
As investors show renewed interest in Asia, old concerns about political and economic risks are re
surfacing. Although large parts of the region are under dynamic new management, old animosities appear to threaten Asia's rise.
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video
Southeast Asia: A Compelling Case for Investment
report
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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video
China's Outbound Investment: A Bid for Influence or Better Returns?
As Asia's wealth grows, new investors from the region are looking for prospects beyond their borde
rs. Chinese corporates are poised to take an even larger role in global commerce as they turn to cross-border mergers and acquisitions.
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video
Investing in Emerging Markets: The Returns Are in the Details
When investors bunch countries together with labels like BRIC, it often obscures the subtle differ
ences in national economies such as trade exposure to the U.S., Europe, Japan and China.
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video
Silver Strategies: Capitalizing on the Longevity Economy
With 10,000 baby boomers turning 65 every day in the United States, investors and business leaders
are recognizing the extraordinary potential of the longevity economy.
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video
Global Real Estate: Best Countries, Best Classes
Opportunities in real estate vary greatly by country and asset class. Where are investors likely t
o find the best returns? Are slow-growth markets, such as the euro zone, undervalued?
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video
Great Ambition: Islamic Finance Goes Global
Islamic banking, based on religious principles that forbid collecting interest, is one of the fast
est-growing sectors in global finance and one that escaped significant damage during the financial crisis.
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video
Credit Markets: What's Next?
Institute Chairman Mike Milken moderates our annual look at the issues shaping the global credit m
arkets. How are corporate bond markets responding to new capital-requirement rules for banks and dealers?
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