Buying Back the Block, the World Economy in 2023, and More

January 10, 2023

Throughout the United States, Black business owners are often excluded from the economic benefits that commercial real estate ownership can generate. Prince Osemwengie, Hanna Love, and Tracy Hadden Loh demonstrate why local ownership of commercial real estate is critical for the growth of Black-owned businesses, as well as equitable neighborhood development.

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What’s the inflation picture and forecast for growth in the United States? What economic conditions will prevail in other parts of the world? On the Dollar & Sense podcast, Gian Maria Milesi-Ferretti joins David Dollar to answer these questions and discuss the global economic landscape in 2023.

America’s flawed payment system has created a perfect storm of problems for public transit. In this paper, Aaron Klein outlines key issues at play and explains how new payment technology can make the system faster, easier, and more accurate for riders, transit providers, and third parties.

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