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Central bank digital currency can contribute to financial inclusion but cannot solve its root causes

New Atlanticist Mar 8, 2023

Inflation comes with a big gender gap. Here are five ways to narrow it.

By Nicole Goldin

This year’s International Women’s Day is taking place against a backdrop of an inflation surge that is disproportionately impacting women.
Economy & Business Inclusive Growth
Central bank digital currency can contribute to financial inclusion but cannot solve its root causes

Report Mar 3, 2023

Critical connectivity: Reducing the price of data in African markets

By Aubrey Hruby

This report analyzes the current state of the digital transformation in Africa and outlines how affordable and accessible data is imperative for further development.
Africa Digital Policy
Central bank digital currency can contribute to financial inclusion but cannot solve its root causes

New Atlanticist Jan 24, 2023

This is a make-or-break year for US-Caribbean relations

By Wazim Mowla

Last year, the United States was in listening mode; but this year, the United States must make it a priority to support the Caribbean—or someone else will.
Caribbean Geopolitics & Energy Security

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GeoTech Cues

Jun 10, 2020

Central bank digital currency can contribute to financial inclusion but cannot solve its root causes

By Nikhil Raghuveera

In Part II of the Central Bank Digital Currency Series series, the GeoTech Center and guest author Nikhil Raghuveera examine how CBDCs can contribute to financial inclusion in a post-COVID-19 world.

Digital Currencies Digital Policy

New Atlanticist

Jun 10, 2020

India’s “Atmanirbhar Bharat” vision requires open, not protectionist, policies

By Harsha Vardhana Singh

While Prime Minister Narendra Modi's "self-reliance" push could be interpreted as inward-looking or protectionist, the emphasis on linking India up with global value chains suggests a different approach.

Inclusive Growth India

Inflection Points

Jun 7, 2020

Why U.S. global leadership rests on how it manages anti-racism upheavals

By Frederick Kempe

U.S. credibility as a global leader depends on how it manages anti-racism upheavals. Americans have a shot at proving Martin Luther King right that the long arc of the moral universe once again “bends toward justice.”

Inclusive Growth Political Reform

TURKEYSource

Jun 5, 2020

How to maximize Syrian refugee economic inclusion in Turkey

By Bastien Revel

Turkey’s experience on the key issues such as jobs and employment should be examined as lessons for both refugee hosting countries and donor countries alike. The country has provided Syrians under Temporary Protection the right to access work permits and formal employment. But more can be done to help facilitate refugees' access to decent employment.

Inclusive Growth Migration

In the News

May 28, 2020

How tech, data and geopolitics impact food

By Atlantic Council

On May 28, 2020, Ms. Daniella Taveau, Dr. Molly Jahn, and Dr. David Bray, Director of Atlantic Council's GeoTech Center, discussed how tech, data, and geopolitics impact food. The conversation focused on how these vulnerabilities have existed for sometime and how the COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated these issues, amplifying existing instabilities, inequities, and insecurities, and will continue to do so unless action is taken to address problems in the food system.

Coronavirus Economy & Business

New Atlanticist

May 27, 2020

Suma Chakrabarti says EBRD is committed to financing post-coronavirus recovery

By Larry Luxner

Unlike the much larger International Monetary Fund (IMF) or World Bank, the London-based European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) stands out as being the only international financial institution that will focus its 2020-21 activities exclusively on the COVID-19 pandemic.

Coronavirus Inclusive Growth

In the News

May 25, 2020

Singh in the Financial Express: Sustaining Atmanirbharta: The right policy mix

By Atlantic Council

Economy & Business Inclusive Growth

In the News

May 20, 2020

Younus in his podcast “Pakistonomy,” episode 18: Economic Decline: A Historian’s Take

By Atlantic Council

Economy & Business Inclusive Growth

In the News

May 16, 2020

Roberts on the state of Chinese migrant workers amid the COVID-19 pandemic

By Atlantic Council

On May 16, 2020, Dexter Tiff Roberts, nonresident senior fellow at the Asia Security Initiative and a distinguished China journalist, published an article on Foreign Policy. His article talks about how the COVID-19 pandemic has hit the livelihood of China’s 300 million migrant workers and the families they support in the countryside. He also elaborates […]

China Democratic Transitions

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May 15, 2020

Bridging the digital divide

By Atlantic Council

Alongside Dr. Linton Wells II of George Mason University, Dr. Bray laid out practical ways for individuals, governments, and companies to address the digital divide on an episode of the STEMTalks podcast.

Economy & Business Entrepreneurship
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