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Mar 15, 2024

Attracting foreign direct investments

By Jérémie Bertrand, Joseph Lemoine, Dan Negrea, and Caroline Perrin

Foreign direct investment (FDI) is a pivotal objective for countries seeking to bolster their economic development and global competitiveness. By delving into the relationship between freedom and FDI using the Freedom and Prosperity Indexes and examining institutional mechanisms to influence investment, we shed light on the dynamics that determine a country’s attractiveness to foreign investors.

Economy & Business Freedom and Prosperity

Blog Post

Mar 15, 2024

State of the Order: Stresses on the world order mounted in February. Here’s where the biggest impacts are coming from.

The State of the Order breaks down the month's most important events impacting the democratic world order.

Economy & Business Energy & Environment

Econographics

Mar 14, 2024

CBDCs will need to work across borders. Here are the models exploring how to do it

By Ananya Kumar, Alisha Chhangani

These innovative models reflect a clear realization in the both the public and private sector— as CBDCs become a part of the financial landscape, there needs to be a mechanism to interchange them across borders.

Digital Currencies Economy & Business

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Mar 14, 2024

CBDC Tracker update announced in Semafor Flagship newsletter

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Digital Currencies Digital Policy

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Mar 14, 2024

CBDC Tracker cited and Lipsky quoted by China Daily on global development of central bank digital currency

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Digital Currencies Digital Policy

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Mar 14, 2024

Kumar interviewed by The Hill on the exploration of central bank digital currency

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Digital Currencies Digital Policy

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Mar 14, 2024

CBDC Tracker cited and Lipsky quoted by Coin Edition on divergence over central bank digital currency development

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Digital Currencies Digital Policy

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Mar 14, 2024

CBDC Tracker cited and Lipsky quoted by The Economic Times on global progress on central bank digital currency

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Digital Currencies Digital Policy

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Mar 14, 2024

CBDC Tracker cited and Lipsky quoted by Politico on US central bank digital currency development

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Digital Currencies Digital Policy

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Mar 14, 2024

CBDC Tracker cited and Lipsky quoted by Al Arabiya on global adoption of central bank digital currency

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Digital Currencies Digital Policy

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