Economy

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Power of Ideas

The Anti-Globalization Pandemic

Worldwide measures to limit the spread of the coronavirus disease have caused an unprecedented drop in global trade. That’s been both understandable and necessary, given the nature of the crisis. But in the longer term, there’s also a...
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Laurent Ramsey

Managing Partner, Pictet Group; Co-CEO, Pictet Asset Management
Decorative
Power of Ideas

New Ways to Navigate a World of Promise and Risk

While often vilified and misunderstood, the world of finance finds its purpose in creating possibilities and managing uncertainty in environments full of promise and risk. We help save for a car or a retirement. We set fresh new business...
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Christopher Smart

Chief Global Strategist & Head of the Barings Investment Institute, Barings
News Release

Milken Institute Advises Small Business Owners on Actions Needed Now to Survive Crisis

Relief proposals need to be expanded, says executive director LOS ANGELES, March 25, 2020-- The Milken Institute is advising small business owners to take specific actions immediately while calling for more ambitious government relief...
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Kevin Klowden

Executive Director, Milken Institute Finance
Kevin Klowden is the executive director of Milken Institute Finance. He specializes in the study of key factors that underlie the development of competitive regional economies (clusters of innovation, patterns of trade and investment, and concentration of skilled labor) and how these are influenced by public policy and, in turn, affect regional economies both globally and nationally.
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