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The Unintended Consequences of Anti–Money Laundering Policies

February 09, 2015
De-banking is an ugly word, but it’s the focus of a new working group launched by CGD in Europe. Banks in rich countries, under pressure from anti–money laundering and counterterrorism enforcement efforts, are increasingly “de-banking” money transfer organizations that operate in p...
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How China and the United States Can Come to Terms on the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank

January 29, 2015
With two major announcements on trade and climate at November’s APEC meetings, the United States and China have leaped into a highly productive bilateral relationship in the economic sphere. It’s all the more striking then to hear the discordant tone struck around the Asian Infrastructure Investment...
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The Final Word on Microcredit?

January 22, 2015
Two influential movements within the development industry collided head-on this month: the microcredit movement and the movement to subject development policies to rigorous impact evaluation.
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A Big, Bold Restructuring at the Asian Development Bank, Part 1

January 21, 2015
When President Takehiko Nakao of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) visited CGD earlier last year, he described management’s groundbreaking proposal for a major restructuring of the bank’s financial model that we view as both sensible and creative.