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Refugee bonds could help in Venezuela’s humanitarian catastrophe

Gary Kleiman is co-founder and senior partner at Kleiman International.

Regional markets offer possibility for private sector initiatives

Emerging market fund managers still invested in Venezuela are no longer just focused on debt restructuring.

Regional Financial Arrangements and the International Monetary Fund: Sustaining Coherence in Global Financial Governance

Cooperation and competition among regional financial arrangements (RFAs) and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) increasingly determine the effectiveness of the global financial safety net (GFSN), which many observers fear is becoming fragmented.

Revised Global Principles for Sustainable Securities Lending Issued Alongside Opening Signatories

Global Principles for Sustainable Securities Lending (Global PSSL) today published fully revised and updated principles for sustainable securities lending alongside invited opening signatories, available here.

Rotating Refugee Crises Demand Development Daring

Another tragedy often overlooked during this year’s global Covid rampage, with their own physical mobility and financial remittance restrictions, is the 80 million displaced population in the UN’s latest tally, approximately one-third official refugees with 80% fleeing one developing country for another.

Samson Enzer

BWC welcomes our newest member, Samson Enzer, partner at Cahill Gordon & Reindel LLP.

A distinguished former federal prosecutor, Samson “Sam” Enzer is the chair of Cahill’s nationally recognized cryptocurrency and blockchain group, and a member of the firm’s renowned white collar, government investigations, and litigation practices. Since launching Cahill’s cryptocurrency team, Sam has been named a national Law360 MVP in fintech and a National Law Journal Trailblazer in cryptocurrency, blockchain, and fintech based on the team’s accomplishments in these fields.

Sanctions

About 5 days ago, on February 24, Russia illegally and without provocation and cause attacked the sovereign country of Ukraine. It is in everyone’s interest (with the exception of the military industrial complex) to end the fighting and establish a sustainable peace as quickly as possible.

Saudi women activists on trial after a year in detention

"Terrorism charges are very hard politically for the Saudi government to go soft on, but criminal charges may open the door for an acquittal," - Bessma Momani for France 24

Send Bond Covenants into Battle Against Climate Change

Four powerful men leading the largest technology companies in the world sat before Congress last month for a six-hour grilling on how they chased and protected their dominance.

Sheila Warren: Blockchain Awareness Growing - but Still Needs 3 Things

Speaking at the Hyperledger Global Forum 2020 in Phoenix, Arizona, the World Economic Forum’s head of blockchain and data policy, Sheila Warren, discussed blockchain’s potential to solve real-world problems. 

Silicon Valley Bank Failed: What Happens Next?

BWC member Hung Tran says, "the regulatory community should work with Congress to reform and strengthen the financial regulatory framework given the obvious weaknesses revealed over the past week."