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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 ...
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Macroprudential Policy: Silver Bullet or Refighting the Last War?
In the wake of the global financial crisis, policymakers, investors, and lenders analyzed the lead-up to the me...
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Currency Manipulation Provisions Do Not Belong in Trade Agreements
Demands for provisions to stop currency manipulation by foreign governments have become central to the congress...
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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 answers to thi...
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Private Equity IPOs: Generating Faster Job Growth and More Investment
Private-equity firms have become an increasingly important source of funds for financing US companies. Private-...
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Global Opportunity Index 2020: Focus on the GCC Countries
This report uses the Global Opportunity Index (GOI) and its different categories to assess the Gulf Cooperation...
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Bahrain and the Fourth Industrial Revolution
Bahrain differentiates itself from its larger neighbors by highlighting its well-trained population and low cos...
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ESG Ratings: The Road Ahead
Environmental, social, and governance (ESG) issues have become increasingly important in recent years for inves...
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Global Opportunity Index 2018: Emerging G20 Countries and Capital Flow Reversal
Attracting foreign investors into emerging market economies has been made more arduous by rising U.S. interest ...
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Companies Rush to Go Private
Private capital markets have become a favored alternative source of company financing. In addition, private equ...
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The Crypto-Assets Experience
This paper was originally published as part of T20 ARGENTINA.
Crypto-Assets (CA) are digital instruments aimed...
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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 activit...
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Macroprudential Policy and Financial Stability: Where Do We Stand?
With the global economy gaining momentum following its recovery since 2008, and the new U.S. leadership’s refoc...
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Global Opportunity Index: A European Experience
The Global Opportunity Index (GOI) assesses the attractiveness of potential investment opportunities in key cou...
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Beyond Unintended Consequences: Changes to Foreign Branch Behavior Illustrate Overlooked System-Wide Regulatory Effects
The interaction of unconventional U.S. monetary policy by the Fed and regulatory changes by the Federal Deposit...
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Global Opportunity Index: Global Investors' Growing Focus on Asia
Asia is gaining attractiveness and stands out as the most prolific economic region for global investors in the ...
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Central Counterparties Help, But Do Not Assure Financial Stability
This paper looks into the role central counterparties (CCPs) play by stepping into the middle of trades and the...
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Regulation Almost Destroyed Money Market Funds, But Cash Management Needs Kept Them Alive
Extensive regulatory overhaul in October 2016 changed the money market fund (MMF) industry considerably, especi...
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The Asset Management Industry, Systemic Risk, and Macroprudential Policy
In the aftermath of the 2007-2008 financial crisis, new legislation and regulations have pressured banks and in...
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Financial Deregulation: Repeal or Adjust?
While a major overhaul of U.S. financial regulation may be unlikely during the early months of the Trump admini...