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Why Nations Fail

Chris Skinner

I was recently at a Capital Markets conference in Turkey where the main first day keynote speaker is Professor James A. Robinson from the University of Chicago and co-author of Why Nations Fail, a book that changed thinking about what makes for successful countries and what makes them fail.

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Cottagecore, Wine Windows And Turning To The Past For Present Comfort

PYMNTS

The bread of social media, like the people who were posting photos of it, always looked its best when presented to the world. The national obsession with baking bread quickly turned into a national debate on the best bread to make and the best way to make it.

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Western Union: Emerging Market GDP, Innovation Depend On Remittances

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They have provided critical support for those developing markets during the pandemic and will continue their importance after the pandemic is in the rearview mirror, a report by Oxford Economics , commissioned by Western Union , has found. increase in final gross domestic product (GDP) in the recipient country.

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National Funding Explores AltFin’s Uncertain Growth Trajectory

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63 percent of small businesses applied for a working capital loan last year, data from S&P Global Market Intelligence recently found. However, Dave Gilbert, founder and chief executive officer of SMB alternative lending firm National Funding , said he’s seen a trend of growing traction within the small business community.

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U.S. Government’s ‘Notorious Markets’ Piracy Report Lists Multiple International Amazon Sites

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In the “Notorious Markets” report by the Office of the U.S. The list has encompassed Taobao.com over the years in addition to websites run out of Poland, the Czech Republic and Indonesia, among other nations. The clothing trade group had asked the office in the past to put Canada, Germany and the U.K. on the list.

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For International Property Buyers, U.S. Presents Stable Investment Opportunities

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Foreign property buyers appear to have gotten that message, if research from the National Association of Realtors (NAR) is any indication. market for foreign investors. The nation, notably the areas of Toronto and Vancouver, is seeing a high influx of buyers purchasing properties due to the region’s low interest rates.

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Retail SMBs Face Up To Q4 Marketing Opportunities

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If the season is starting early as many retailers say it will, SMBs need to have a keen sense of planning as well as an agility to embrace opportunity as presented. 28), which is supported by American Express nationally. But the calendar is so full of events this year that the “when” might be more important than the how. Not this year.

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