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Framing the Issues: Expanding Digital Financial Inclusion in the Philippines
The Philippines appears poised to become a world leader in the use of financial technology, or FinT
ech, due to several drivers.
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It Takes All Kinds: A Diverse Mix of Lenders Promotes Broad Access to Small Business Credit
Who lends to small businesses, and how is this changing over time? This paper challenges popular an
swers to this question. First, despite the growing role of non-banks, banks continue to be the most important source of credit for small businesses.
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Financing Urban Resiliency Investing in Complete Communities in the London City Region
By 2050, 68 percent of the world’s population will be living in cities, more than double the percen
tage reported in 1950. Urban growth has risen sharply since 2000, and many cities, London among them, are under extreme pressure to improve their lon
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Financing Urban Resiliency: Innovative Approaches to Deliver Affordable Housing in Chicago
In many US cities, concentrated poverty and chronic disinvestment have resulted in wide social, eco
nomic, and geographic disparities.
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An Affordable Housing Fee in the Context of GSE Reform
Among the many stumbling blocks to achieving bipartisan housing finance reform are deep-seated diff
erences in lawmakers views on the role of government sponsored enterprises (GSEs), or their potential successors, in affordable housing.
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Educate, Elevate, Empower: Investing in Girls and Women
During this session we will discuss toolkits for empowerment, paths from literacy to leadership, a
nd the road from poverty to profit.
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The Future of Health 2018
It’s been said that the future of health is “predictive, preventive, personalized, and participato
ry.” What might that future look like, and how would individuals and nations benefit? What innovations are advancing those principles around the world?
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The Future of Finance
The state of the financial service industry is swiftly evolving as technology extends its reach in
to every sector.
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Is Retirement Extinct?
The increase in longevity is disrupting the 20th-century retirement model. Our longer lifespans, t
hough a blessing in many respects, has been a shock to the collective system.
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The Chinese Economy in the Next 30 Years: Political Reform vs. Status Quo?
What's in the future for China? China has transformed from a closed-door society to a prosperous a
nd progressive one in the past 40 years.
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Hail to the Chief: A Conversation With Presidential Insiders
Ambassador Stuart Eizenstat's unique career spans 40 years and three presidential administrations.
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Credit Is a Cycle: Global Market Outlook
Never has the global mountain of debt—both corporate and fiscal—been higher than it is now.