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Secretary Tillerson to Testify, Tough Budget Questions Ahead

June 12, 2017
Secretary of State Rex Tillerson is likely to face some tough critics when he heads to Capitol Hill this week. In his first appearance(s) before Congress since his January confirmation hearing, Secretary Tillerson will have the unenviable task of defending a deeply unpopular FY2018 budget ...
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Tobacco Taxes Need to Be a Much Bigger Part of the Fiscal Policy Discussion

May 12, 2017
Why aren't tobacco taxes being addressed more forcefully and in more countries? Evidence suggests that tobacco taxes can be extremely effective—the cost is very low relative to the revenues and fully justified by the health gains.
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A Vision for Africa's Future – African Development Bank President Akinwumi Adesina

May 04, 2017
The African Development Bank recently turned 50. In that time it's made more than 4,000 grants and loans, totaling more than $71 billion. So what might its next half-century look like? Bank President Dr. Akinwumi Adesina joins me on this week's podcast to share his vision for Africa&#39...
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A Vision for Africa's Future – Podcast with African Development Bank President Akinwumi Adesina

May 04, 2017
The African Development Bank recently turned 50. In that time it's made more than 4,000 grants and loans, totaling more than $71 billion. So what might its next half-century look like? Bank President Dr. Akinwumi Adesina joins me on this week's podcast to share his vision for Africa&#39...