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May 29, 2013
Global
The Rest Leapfrogging the West: How Rising Incomes and Technological Innovation Are Driving Financial Inclusion in Emerging Markets
Isobel Coleman hosts Robert Annibale, Global Director of Microfinance, Citigroup, and Shamshad Akhtar, Assistant Secretary-General for Economic and Social Affairs, United Nations, for a discussion ab…
June 27, 2013
Europe and Eurasia
New Insights on the Relationship Between Democracy and Wealth
Do the chances of democracy’s success in Egypt, Libya, Tunisia, or Myanmar depend on each country’s wealth? And does China’s growing prosperity portend a democratic transition there anytime soon? Sc…
October 26, 2012
Middle East and North Africa
Journey Through Transition: Women Leading Change in The Middle East and North Africa
CFR fellow Isobel Coleman speaks with two women leaders, Marianne Ibrahim from Egypt and Souad Slaoui from Morocco, as they discuss initiatives in their home countries to empower women and girls, imp…
June 6, 2012
Global
ICT for Development: Combating Corruption and Increasing Government Accountability
CFR Senior Fellow Isobel Coleman speaks with Boris Weber, director of ICT4Gov at the World Bank Institute, on how technology is being leveraged to promote good governance and increased transparency i…
September 24, 2012
Development
CFR Launches Online Channel to Explore Big Ideas in Global Economic Development
The Civil Society, Markets, and Democracy initiative (CSM&D) of the Council on Foreign Relations (CFR) is launching an online portal to examine opportunity and exclusion in the global economy targete…