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China’s Impressive Trajectory Toward Universal Financial Inclusion
China has achieved remarkable success in financial inclusion over the last 15 years. Traditional financial service providers have dramatically increased the reach of the...
Blockchain and crypto-currencies: An insightful interview on the digital revolution
The concept of crypto-currencies is undoubtedly a revolution in the world of finance. However, there is something more than only currencies that qualifies for...
The geopolitical and financial significance of Bitcoin
Bitcoin and the other "cryptocurrencies", namely Ethereum and Litcoin- although there are 33 additional currencies arriving on the Internet - are a brand new...
55 New Financial Inclusion Metrics For World’s 2 Billion Unbanked
Today the World Economic Forum and 15 of its partners launched a new financial inclusion measurement framework. It defines the metrics that are crucial...
Securing Robust Financial Markets for Stable Growth in Emerging Asia
Twenty years after the Asian Financial Crisis resulted in the region’s greatest economic dislocation, two lessons from that episode continue to resonate to date....
How MDBs Can Unlock Private Finance for Development
Financing the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) is a huge challenge that will not be met through public money alone. Dramatic increases in private investment—both...
Tackling Corruption: Why Saudi Prince Mohammed’s approach raises questions
Leave aside for a moment questions of due process. Analysis of Saudi Arabia's three largest corporate failures explains why Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman's...
Getting the Saudi fight against corruption right
Kuwaiti billionaire Maan al-Sanea should have seen it coming after Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman vowed to root out corruption. ...
Bitcoin – The Currency of Hope
In the past year, Bitcoin has risen more than 700%. With such a meteoric rise, antagonists are coming out. Recently the bashing of Bitcoin...
President Trump Should Declare National Emergency to Defeat Communists Infiltrating U.S. Government
The Constitution does not expressly grant the president additional powers in times of national emergency. However, many scholars think that the Framers implied these...