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How Credit-Worthy Is America, Inc.?

Harvard Business Review

In financial terms, and especially with regards to credit, governments are no different. As the CEO of a credit business, I’m in a unique position to take a look at how the US actually stacks up. In addition, Japan has roughly twice the debt to GDP ratio of the United States. Longevity is also important.

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Africa’s Unique Opportunity to Promote Inclusive Growth

Harvard Business Review

For the last decade, Africa’s GDP has been growing quickly. The AfDB has the strongest credit rating of any organization in Africa and in 2008, it surpassed the World Bank in lending to Africa , a signal of Africa’s growing agency in its own development. China, and most countries of Western Europe.