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Can AI Help Us Understand Whether To Bail Out Banks?

The Horizons Tracker

The decision to bail out banks en masse in 2009 was widely adopted yet far from uncontroversial. Research from UCL explores whether AI can help governments to decide whether to bail out a bank in crisis or not. This short-term cost is justified to the taxpayer because the long-term costs of bank defaults would be more harmful.

Banking 107
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Diversification Putting Pressure on FinTech Executives

N2Growth Blog

With technology reshaping the global business landscape, many companies will be pushed to fundamentally reconsider their ways of doing international business, diversifying into new product categories and adopting a “borderless” expansion model. FinTech managed to do that by making financial services accessible and affordable globally.

Execution 326
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Migration Can Act As A Force For Growth

The Horizons Tracker

Migration poses a formidable challenge to global development. When managed adeptly, migration can serve as a catalyst for prosperity and contribute to the achievement of the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals. The policy objective should thus prioritize maximizing gains for all parties involved.

Cooper 98
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Has The Rise Of Big Tech In Finance Affected Financial Inclusion?

The Horizons Tracker

Financial inclusion has been a consistent government policy in the UK since 1997 in response to growing concerns that people lack access to services such as banking, savings, credit, and insurance. “About one in three adults globally does not have a bank account.

Finance 114
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UNCTAD Report Argues For A New Approach To Tackling Financial Crisis

The Horizons Tracker

After emerging from the Covid pandemic, it was perhaps reasonable to assume that the global economy could relax, but the rapid, if uneven, recovery of 2021 is already a distant memory. The authors suggest that the rapid interest rate rises together with fiscal tightening threaten to turn a global slowdown into a recession.

Crisis 68
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Career Opportunities After Pursuing an MBA

Strategy Driven

Graduates can also succeed in specialized positions like venture capital, investment banking, or entrepreneurship. With an MBA, graduates can develop the skills and knowledge they need to create a successful business. It can include venture capital, commercial banking, and investment banking positions.

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Border Restrictions Could Make The Climate Fallout Worse

The Horizons Tracker

Alas, as new research from Princeton highlights, the world is not particularly set up to cope with large movements of people and the restrictive border policies in place around the world are likely to exacerbate the vulnerability caused by climate change. Safe ground.