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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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Commercial Real Estate: How Vulnerable Are U.S. Banks?
Banks are increasing their commercial real estate (CRE) exposure as signs of another robust boom in
CRE activity become evident in many markets nationwide.
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Financing Green Building in Residential Development
Buildings are responsible for nearly 60 percent of Israel’s electricity consumption and contribute
28 percent of the country’s total greenhouse gas emissions.
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Framing the Issues: The Future of Finance in Thailand
Thailand is well-positioned to capitalize on the new developments in FinTech.
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Combatting the Crisis of Opioids
As the leading cause of accidental death in the United States, the opioid epidemic continues to ra
vage the nation, and there are no simple fixes. As we work to overcome this crisis, the U.S.
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FinTech: So Much Potential, Too Little Impact?
The financial services sector has undergone profound changes over the last century. Despite all th
e innovations, the resulting cost efficiencies have mostly failed to trickle down to the end user.
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Power Play: Closing the Immense Energy Gap in Sub-Saharan Africa
Energy supplies across Africa fall far short of potential demand. In Nigeria, just one example, a
growing population will surpass that of the United States in the next 25 years.
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Strategic Investing in the Middle East and North Africa
As economic growth and political change continue in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region
, many of those countries have been compelled to accelerate advancements that diversify away from hydrocarbons, boost the role of the private sector, and c
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The World in Transition | Africa and the Middle East: The Cradle of Civilization Once Again?
Emerging and frontier markets have become a collective bellwether of global growth and social chan
ge, and perhaps nowhere is that more evident than in Africa and regions of the Middle East.
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Women's Reception | Building Meaningful Lives: Women at the Forefront
As we navigate today's plugged-in, on-call, tech-obsessed culture, men and women alike are seeking
meaningful engagement with the roles, responsibilities, and relationships that make up their lives.
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Earth on the Brink: A Sixth Extinction, or a Breakthrough in Biodiversity?
Life on planet Earth is at a critical inflection point, given the looming Sixth Great Extinction a
nd the question of whether humans will survive it.
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