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Carl Manlan

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Carl Manlan is Vice President of Inclusive Impact and Sustainability at Visa CEMEA.

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  1. Mobilizing Corporate Assets for Sustainable Development
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    Mobilizing Corporate Assets for Sustainable Development

    Oct 10, 2022 Carl Manlan calls for more private investment in small and medium-size enterprises, especially those run by women.

  2. Africa’s Human-Capital Imperative
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    Africa’s Human-Capital Imperative

    Jun 28, 2021 Carl Manlan reminds policymakers that public health is a prerequisite for economic prosperity and resilience.

  3. An Interview with Carl Manlan
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    An Interview with Carl Manlan

    Jun 15, 2021 Carl Manlan

  4. Kick-Starting FDI in Africa
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    Kick-Starting FDI in Africa

    Dec 15, 2020 Carl Manlan & Efosa Ojomo explain why the continent's massive diaspora is crucial to future investment, innovation, and growth.

  5. An Interview with Carl Manlan
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    An Interview with Carl Manlan

    Oct 20, 2020 Carl Manlan redefines “equitable growth” for the African context, urges the IMF to make greater use of Special Drawing Rights, and explains why going cashless depends on women.

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    The New Normal for Central Banks

    Lucrezia Reichlin asks why the US Federal Reserve and the European Central Bank keep providing liquidity directly to banks.
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    The False Choice Between Palestinian and Jewish Liberation

    Shlomo Ben-Ami

    The prevailing narrative that frames Israel as a colonial power suppressing Palestinians’ struggle for statehood grossly oversimplifies a complicated conflict and inadvertently vindicates the region’s most oppressive regimes. Achieving a durable, lasting peace requires moving beyond such facile analogies.

     rejects the facile moralism of those who view the ongoing war through the narrow lens of decolonization.
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    The Rage of the Outsiders

    Ian Buruma

    The far-right populist Geert Wilders’ election victory in the Netherlands reflects the same sentiment that powered Brexit and Donald Trump’s candidacy in 2016. But such outcomes could not happen without the cynicism displayed over the past few decades by traditional conservative parties.

     shows what Geert Wilders has in common with other ultra-nationalist politicians, past and present.
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    Protecting Gaza’s Children

    Nurul Izzah Anwar & Yolanda Augustin urge the international community to support the young Palestinians bearing the brunt of the war.
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    Loss and Damage as a Common Climate Cause

    Naveeda Khan explains why so many developing countries have not balked at a major oil producer hosting COP28.
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    Putin’s Killer Patriotism

    Nina L. Khrushcheva highlights the Kremlin’s growing dependence on violent criminals to fight its war in Ukraine.
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    The Technologies African Farmers Need

    Hippolyte Fofack urges policymakers to follow Ethiopia’s lead and invest in irrigation, mechanization, and fertilizers.
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    Hard Truths About Green Industrial Policy

    Ilias Alami, et al. warn that win-win narratives obscure the difficult trade-offs involved in state-led decarbonization projects.
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    Making European Strategic Autonomy Work

    Charles Powell, et al. assess the strengths and weaknesses of a major new policy and strategy blueprint.

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