Fireside Chat - Resisting the Fragmentation of the World Economy

This paper was originally published on sciencedirect.com   Our study aims to investigate the role of financial inclusion as a mediator in the relationship between contextual factors and entrepreneurial willingness in Africa. While previous research has emphasized the importance of improving institutional and contextual factors to foster entrepreneurship, our study adds a new dimension by highlighting the critical need for tailored financial services that can cater to the unique ne ...

Le Code de la famille, la Moudawana, apparaissait à son adoption par le Parlement, en 2004, comme étant le début d’une révolution juridique et sociale qui consacre l’égalité homme-femme et améliore le droit des femmes au sein de la cellule familiale. Ayant notamment permis d’ouvrir de nouvelles perspectives en ce qui concerne la condition de la femme marocaine, le Code de la famille a constitué une avancée sociale. Cependant, vingt ans après sa promulgation, force est de c ...

Nusrat Farooq is an international security and policy expert whose research is at the intersection of emerging technology, international relations, and trust and safety. She is a 2022 alumna of the Atlantic Dialogues Emerging Leaders program. Learn more about her here.   With the advent of social media more than a decade ago, and now with the emergence of generative artificial intelligence, international security has become increasingly complex in terms of its cross-sectoral and t ...

This blog was originally published on huawei.com   What impact do you think ICT and connectivity can have in fighting global poverty? At the World Bank we had a very enthusiastic and optimistic view on the potential impact of technology and ICT. Brazil had a cash transfer program for poorer families where households received money directly from the government, regardless of whether they had bank accounts. The money was not distributed by hand but done electronically: the governme ...