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Productivity, ChatGPT and Steady State

This article discusses the recent turmoil in the US financial markets, the Fed’s response to inflation, the Production Function, and the Solow Model. This piece uses ChatGPT to explain the concept of Steady State. Additionally, it takes an interesting look at both the pros and cons of artificial intelligence, with a peek at behavioral finance guru Hyman Minsky. The recent

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Honey I blew up the Inflation 

  “The war in Ukraine, lockdowns in China, supply-chain disruptions, and the risk of stagflation are hammering growth. For many countries, recession will be hard to avoid,” said World Bank President David Malpass.   Honey I blew up the Inflation  The recent surge in global inflation is reminiscent of the Hollywood sci-fi hit Honey I blew up the Kids. Putting aside the

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Cameroon Cataract Bond

  The Cataract Fund launched in March 2018 is an example of an innovative development impact bond launched to fund cataract surgeries among low-income patients in the sub-Saharan region. The pay for performance loan is developed by the Cataract Bond Design Coalition, a collaboration between Outcome Funders – The Fred Hollows Foundation, Conrad N Hilton Foundation, and Sightsavers, Bond Manager

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Understanding Term Structure of Interest Rates

  Designed as a thought leader in understanding the term structure of interest rates, this publication is an excellent educative read for insightful academic knowledge about factors impacting the term structure of interest rates. Structured to enhance the pedagogy of fixed income valuation course on The middle Road, Term Structure of Interest Rates shares a formative understanding on this subject.

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Understanding Macroeconomic Stability

  Originally posted as part of the Stabilization Macroeconomics series, the academic focussed publication sets the tone for the upcoming Macroeconomic Online Course on Stabilization. The series focuses more on the role of the Central Banks in driving monetary, fiscal, and macroeconomic policies of the government. The course begins with a look at Central Banks as enablers, its monetary focus on

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What are Impact Bonds ?

# What Are Impact Bonds ?  Impact Bonds is an intense read on these financial instruments based on the online educational tutorial published by The middle Road on this subject. A derivative of many research papers, this read is a precursor to the upcoming online course on impact bonds. The report aims to share a brief on the evolution of

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IFC enables solar mini-grid program in the DRC

Sylvain Kakou, IFC’s Country Manager for Central Africa. “Championing the power sector in Africa is crucial to spur development, and the private sector will be front and center of that drive.” [ihc-hide-content ihc_mb_type=”show” ihc_mb_who=”4″ ihc_mb_template=”2″ ] IFC Enables Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) In a public-private partnership, IFC, in collaboration with the Government of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC),

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EU with Ukraine

Josep “We want to support the Russian people. We don’t want to fight with them (Russian people) but want to defend Ukraine first and our way of living after in front of Putin’s aggression and Putin’s regime’s aggression. “   The above words have a significant impact as Josep clearly articulates the difference between Putin, Putin’s regime, and the Russian

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Episode 25: Social Impact Special on Biodiversity with Nishant Malhotra

Hello, A very warm welcome to a very insightful and informative podcast from The middle Road platform. This is Nishant Malhotra, your host discussing a special social impact story on Biodiversity. In today’s educational podcast, I will share an overview of the biodiversity sector, why the persevering biodiversity sector is key to a more equitable future, its impact on the

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Recap 2021

First posted under Insights, needs to elaborated with an educational video. This is a special feature on 2021, kickstarts the first podcast on Social Impact Update from The middle Road. Do refer to the add on educational publication following this podcast. This is going to be a regular feature from The middle Road. Note: GERD figures are in PPP$ (constant

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