Financial Sector

Everyone is talking about today's US Supreme Court decision allowing the seizure of private property for development purposes, as long as the seizure serves a “public use.” Justice Sandra Day…

Vietnam’s PM met with Bush yesterday at the White House. The Wall Street Journal makes the point that this meeting would not have been possible if it weren’t for the success of Vietnam’s recent…

Microfinance Gateway has launched a great new resource center on regulating and supervising microfinance. This is a great resource and brings together tons of great information.

In the most recent issue of Foreign Affairs an impressive trio of Nancy Birdsall, Dani Rodrik and Arvind Subramanian discuss “How to Help Poor Countries.” Their main point is that too great a…

As of June 19, the IFC-India documentary “Raising Up: Women of India” will be playing on PBS Television stations across the US. This documentary is part of a series which examines the role and…