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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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report
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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report
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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panel
Regional Strategies for 21st Century Infrastructure Innovation, Community Resilience, and Equitable Growth
To promote post-COVID long-term economic recovery and climate resilience, now is the time to bui
ld smart sustainability and innovation into America's infrastructure systems. But how?
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panel
Global Britain in a Competitive Age
Amidst the turmoil and uncertainty of the global pandemic, the United Kingdom departed the Europ
ean Union on January 1 of this year (with a provisional cooperative agreement in place).
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podcast episode
Ep. 124: Accomplishments, with Secretary Elaine Chao
“Asian Americans are now beginning to find our voice. We’re learning that we need to be fully part
icipatory in this democracy and in this country.
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video
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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video
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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video
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.
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