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October 5, 2011

Global
Women and Mobile: A Global Opportunity

ISOBEL COLEMAN: Good afternoon. Good afternoon, everybody. If you could please take your seats, we're going to get started. Since we have three terrific speakers and lots of interesting ground to co…

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August 17, 2008

Financial Markets
Nouriel Roubini gets a medal ...

A well-deserved one too. Nouriel stuck to his core views -- housing was massively over-valued, the financial system was heavily exposed to a fall in home prices and the fall out from a fall in US…

June 19, 2008

Iran
Religion and Politics in Iran

Religion’s place in the Iranian political system has long been debated among scholars, but a president who blurs the line has refocused attention on the topic

February 19, 2008

Monetary Policy
Why no auction rate securities?

Or for that matter asset-backed commercial paper? Or leveraged loans? Or mortgage-backed securities that lack an Agency guarantee? Danske bank has pulled together a nice survey of all the parts o…

July 16, 2007

Arms Industries and Trade
Russia’s Beef with Regional Arms Control

Russia has suspended its participation in a treaty on conventional arms and voiced opposition to a missile shield in its backyard. Is a new era of mutual hostility in the making?