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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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report
Global Opportunity Index 2024: Attracting Foreign Investment
The Milken Institute designed the Global Opportunity Index (GOI) to assist investors seeking opport
unities outside their local markets, as well as countries intending to improve their business environments.
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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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panel
The Revival of Consumer Markets
For decades, China and the Asia-Pacific region have been the destination for global consumer bra
nds seeking strong sales and growth.
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panel
Welcome Reception for Speakers and Sponsors (Invite only)
The Milken Institute will host an exclusive reception for our speakers, sponsors, and distinguis
hed guests.
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panel
Squaring the Longevity Curve: Advancing Asia by Rethinking Health and Wellness
Life expectancy continues to increase for people around the world. But what continues to lag is
the overall health span—the quality of life as we age.
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panel
Global Trade Modernization Index 2024 Beta Edition Launch (Invite only)
As digital technologies continue to transform economies, the Global Trade Modernization Index (G
TMI) assesses economies' readiness for digital trade, encompassing public and private sectors, as well as labor force capability.
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article
Tech innovation need not be 'Made in the USA'
Lessons from California for Asian entrepreneurs and start-ups
article
Fear of a Currency War Grows
HONG KONG – While China may well have hoped to focus on the end of World War II and Japan’s war
time record, the Chinese central bank’s major devaluation of the yuan this week has large parts of Asia now worried about the prospects of a currency war
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article
Intervention China-style
China’s dramatic devaluation of the yuan this week has large parts of Asia worried about the prospec
ts of a currency war, even as attention had begun to turn to the 70th anniversary of the end of World War II.
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