Macroeconomics

New report examines steps taken in recent years to attract investment while detailing challenges ahead LOS ANGELES, January 19, 2020 – Through careful planning and bold regulatory reforms, the Kingdom of Bahrain is poised to become a major...

United Arab Emirates ranks first among GCC nations in 2020 Global Opportunity Index LOS ANGELES, January 16, 2020 – As Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) nations ramp up efforts to attract investment and diversify their economies, member states...

Bahrain differentiates itself from its larger neighbors by highlighting its well-trained population and low cost of living and running a business. This report shows that these factors, combined with an innovative regulatory environment...

This report uses the Global Opportunity Index (GOI) and its different categories to assess the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries' improvements in 2019. More specifically, it compares the GCC countries' performances to those of a...

Who lends to small businesses, and how is this changing over time? This paper challenges popular answers to this question. First, despite the growing role of non-banks, banks continue to be the most important source of credit for small...

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...

With approximately 12 million citizens and a nominal GDP of just under $9 billion, the Rwandan economy is small. However, through a series of well-designed and well-managed national policy reforms, the government has maintained...

In the wake of the global financial crisis, policymakers, investors, and lenders analyzed the lead-up to the meltdown to see what changes could prevent another near-collapse. The result: a new focus on how macroprudential policy can reduce...

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. For these firms — the backbone of economies everywhere — growth is...

U.S. investment opportunities continue to fixate global investors and spur them to tap U.S. equity markets to raise capital. The Fed’s move to normalize monetary policy also vindicates prospects for sustained growth and higher returns, as...