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Yellen to Congress: US Anti–Money Laundering Policies Hurt the Poor

February 26, 2015
Rich countries’ anti-money laundering rules are “causing a great deal of hardship” by making it very costly for migrants to send money home. So testified Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen before lawmakers on the House Financial Services Committee in Washington this week. It’...
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Heads and Tails: How Can Cryptocurrencies Enable Legal Cross-Border Money Transfers?

February 25, 2015
It’s a worry for many people that legitimate cross-border transactions - including vital remittances sent home by migrant workers - are becoming prohibitively expensive and burdensome because of over-zealous enforcement of anti-money laundering rules.  Would cryptocurrencies such as bitco...

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CGD Europe Sandwich Seminar on the Effect of Start-Up Capital on Business Entry in Ethiopia, Tanzania, and Zambia

February 24, 2015
Becoming an entrepreneur is not only a highly regarded career path among young graduates in rich countries, but also across African nations. Yet the biggest barrier for young, motivated people to realise their potential seems to be access to capital. In a recent paper, Simon Quinn and co-author Mark...