Finance

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TESTIMONY

Statement of the Honorable Clay Lowery Before the U.S. House Subcommittee on International Monetary Policy and Trade
Clay Lowery
June 18, 2015
POLICY PAPER

Enabling Digital Financial Inclusion through Improvements in Competition and Interoperability: What Works and What Doesn't?
Marc Bourreau
and
Tommaso Valletti
June 16, 2015
The development of mobile payment platforms in developing countries is revolutionizing access to finance for the poor. Mobile payment platforms allow their users to pay and transfer funds in mobile money but also offer access to other financial products, such as savings or insurance.
Blog Post

When It Comes to the AIIB, US Focus Should Be the MDBs, Not the IMF
Scott Morris
June 03, 2015
The US failure to approve governance reforms at the IMF is what led China to create the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank. Ben Bernanke is the latest prominent voice to employ this narrative. 
Blog Post

In Health Spending, Middle-Income Countries Face a Priorities Ditch, Not a Financing Ditch – But That Still Merits Aid
Amanda Glassman
and
Charles Kenny
June 01, 2015
After a successful replenishment earlier this year, the board of Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, is thinking through how to maximize the impact of the money it has raised. One hot issue is graduation from Gavi support. Currently, the Alliance uses an income cutoff loosely based on eligibility ...
medical cost, stethoscope on dollar banknote money.