Finance

IFC’s Blended Finance Department: Blending Public and Private Finance to Invest in Challenging Markets

What can be done to encourage more private investment in developing countries, especially the poorest and most fragile? This question…

4 years ago

The Size of Biden’s Fiscal Package

The monetary policy report submitted by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System to the U.S. Congress on…

4 years ago

Otaviano Canuto: Central Banks and Inequality

While the economic recovery around the world remains uneven, fragile, and unbalanced across sectors, financial markets are generally doing very…

4 years ago

EY Argentina: Argentina Amends Promotional Tax System for Knowledge-Based Firms

With technology disrupting business models in various sectors of the global economy, Argentina has finally introduced tax incentives for knowledge-based…

4 years ago

Q&A with Ovais Shabab, Head of Financial Services at KPMG: Investing in People, Creating Jobs, Inventing Strategies — it’s a World of Possibilities for KPMG Network

KPMG is a global network of independent member firms offering audit, tax and advisory services, operating in 147 countries. Here,…

4 years ago

The Two Sides of Capital Flows into Brazil

There was a significant inflow of funds in Brazil's external financial account in October and November for investments in both…

4 years ago

Geoffrey Okamoto, First Deputy Managing Director of the IMF: Knightmare Uncertainty

The American economist Frank Knight theorised about the difference between risk and uncertainty in his classic book Risk, Uncertainty and…

4 years ago

Building the Bridge Between Non-financial and Mandatory Reporting

BP CEO Bernard Looney's courageous announcement that BP will transition to becoming a green energy pioneer shows the need for…

4 years ago

Matein Khalid: A Random Walk Down Silicon Valley’s Pre-IPO Deal Flow

2020 was a spectacular year for investing in late stage technology unicorns and I am proud to have led significant…

4 years ago

EY: Threats and Opportunities in a Post-Covid-19 Economic Context

A statement currently circulating on social media warns that "it is strange that certain world economies easily collapse when consumers…

5 years ago