Risk Insurance for Outbreaks: How Pandemic Bonds Failed and What Came Next
The World Bank's Pandemic Emergency Financing Facility was meant to speed up pandemic funding-but its complex triggers delayed payouts during COVID-19, costing lives. Now, grant-based systems are replacing risky financial instruments.
Multilateral Climate Finance: How Loss-and-Damage and Transition Funds Are Governed Today
Multilateral climate finance is evolving to address loss and damage and just transitions. Learn how the Green Climate Fund, Loss and Damage Fund, and other institutions are restructuring governance to deliver real support to vulnerable nations.
AI Governance Frameworks: Risk Controls, Model Monitoring, and Responsible Use Policies
AI governance frameworks ensure responsible AI use through risk controls, model monitoring, and ethical policies. With regulations like the EU AI Act and NIST AI RMF, organizations must move beyond compliance to embed accountability into every AI deployment.
Israel’s Venture Powerhouse: How Deep-Tech Unicorns Are Reshaping Global Innovation
Israel, despite its small size, leads the world in tech unicorns per capita, driven by deep-tech innovation in cybersecurity, fintech, and AI. Its unique ecosystem combines military expertise, government support, and global market focus to deliver outsized impact.
Rural Depopulation: How to Bring Young Workers Back to Dying Towns
Rural depopulation is leaving towns empty and aging, but new strategies-like attracting remote workers and immigrants-are bringing young people back. Real solutions are local, practical, and already working in towns across America.
Algorithmic Amplification: How Social Media Design Shapes What We See and Believe
Algorithmic amplification shapes what we see online by boosting emotional, polarizing content to keep us engaged. This hidden system influences public opinion, spreads misinformation, and distorts democracy-but users can take steps to reclaim control.
Sector-by-Sector AI Impact: Where Value Pools Will Shift by 2030
By 2030, AI will shift $19.9 trillion in global economic value. Banking, retail, and healthcare will lead gains, while construction and agriculture lag. Jobs will transform-not disappear. The winners will be those who adapt fastest.
Central Bank Digital Currencies: How CBDCs Are Reshaping Cross-Border Payments and National Money Power
Central Bank Digital Currencies are transforming cross-border payments by cutting costs and delays, but they also challenge national control over money. With China leading adoption and global standards still undefined, the future of global finance hangs in the balance.
Climate and Equity: How Climate Change Hits the Poorest and Most Vulnerable Hardest
Climate change hits the poorest and most vulnerable communities hardest-even though they contributed least to the problem. This is climate equity: a justice issue tied to race, income, and power. Here’s how it works-and what’s being done to fix it.
Financial Stability and AI: How Model Risk and Algorithmic Trading Threaten Global Markets
AI is transforming finance, but its speed, opacity, and homogeneity are creating new systemic risks. Flash crashes, model failures, and cloud dependencies threaten global stability-here's what's being done and what must change.
Federal Reserve Rate Path Scenarios: What 2026 Inflation Expectations Mean for Bonds and Equities
The Federal Reserve's projected rate cuts through 2026 will reshape bond and stock markets. Learn how inflation expectations, yield curves, and labor data will impact your investments-and what to do now to prepare.
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Financial Stability and AI: How Model Risk and Algorithmic Trading Threaten Global Markets
Dec, 1 2025 -
Risk Insurance for Outbreaks: How Pandemic Bonds Failed and What Came Next
Dec, 5 2025 -
Israel’s Venture Powerhouse: How Deep-Tech Unicorns Are Reshaping Global Innovation
Dec, 4 2025 -
Federal Reserve Rate Path Scenarios: What 2026 Inflation Expectations Mean for Bonds and Equities
Dec, 1 2025 -
Rural Depopulation: How to Bring Young Workers Back to Dying Towns
Dec, 3 2025