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Blog Post
August 04, 2016
Depending on who you listen to, the World Bank has either just launched an unprecedented reach into the domestic political affairs of sovereign nations, or it has gutted the rules that have helped define its essential character as a global norm-setter. Both can’t be right, and most likely, nei...
CGD in the News
July 19, 2016
Desde el 2010, el Grupo de los 20 (G-20) ha reconocido a la inclusión financiera como uno de los pilares centrales para el desarrollo económico. A su vez, los esfuerzos e iniciativas para promover la inclusión financiera vienen aumentando significativamente en los últimos...
Blog Post
July 07, 2016
Keeping in mind the low levels of financial inclusion in the country, the Indian authorities have developed a broad strategy to improve access to financial services, as outlined in the report by the Committee on Comprehensive Financial Services for Small Business and Low Income Households,...
CGD in the News
June 27, 2016
Brexit is the latest shock Latin America has received. How many more can the region take without entering into a crisis? Liliana Rojas-Suarez thinks that there’s not much space now. But more importantly, Brexit should be the alarm for policymakers to implement structural reforms in order to en...
Blog Post
June 07, 2016
When the Chinese government launched a new multilateral development bank (MDB) with “infrastructure” in the name—the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB)—it hardly seemed far-fetched to assume a strong Chinese preference for infrastructure-related MDB financing. E...
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April 27, 2016
The rise of digital technology has nurtured a growing industry around the world in financial services that benefit the poor, from mobile payments and money transfers to micro-savings and mobile-based crop insurance. But as the financial landscape evolves to include these disruptive innovations, new ...
Blog Post
April 27, 2016
Does broadening financial access to large segments of the population pose risks to financial stability? Not necessarily, according to recent remarks by IMF managing director Christine Lagarde. Increasing access to basic financial transactions such as payments does not threaten financial st...
Blog Post
March 28, 2016
While exciting new technologies for mobile money transfer deservedly make the headlines, there's a drier aspect of financial inclusion that doesn’t get as much attention: regulation. Liliana Rojas-Suarez visits the CGD Podcast to explain how better regulation can improve both financia...