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Los sitios de construcción y los proyectos de infraestructura impulsan el crecimiento económico.
Globalization

Brookings AGI at Annual Meetings: OECD on sustainable infrastructure, education, and debt in Africa.

During the 2025 Annual Meetings of the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund, key issues for Africa’s development, such as infrastructure, education and sustainable debt management, were discussed. Arthur Minsat of the OECD Development Centre, highlighted the need to invest in infrastructure, improve education quality and address sustainable debt in a context of fiscal constraints and high financing costs. The importance of attracting more private investment to support growth in Africa was also emphasized.

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November 20, 2025
Un diagrama de red de coaliciones intersectoriales para el crecimiento económico.
Globalization

The Urgent Need for Coalition

Regional leaders in the United States must create quality jobs and expand economic mobility. Intersectoral coalitions are effective at integrating talent, innovation, and development strategies. This report offers five pillars for forming successful coalitions, including a shared approach, governance structure, operational tempo, sustainable financial performance management. Government funding is crucial to strategically align sectors, facilitate collaboration, monitor regional progress, reduce private investment risks, and validate regional competitive advantages.

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November 20, 2025
Un estudiante compara los costos de la universidad y las opciones de ayuda financiera.
Globalization

Exploring College Costs and Value Transparency

Higher education is crucial for economic mobility and workforce skills development, but financial costs are often opaque to students. It is recommended to improve cost and return transparency. Data should be shared among federal agencies, additional staff should be hired to analyze student outcomes, cost variations for degrees should be considered, and institutional responsibility should be focused on to ensure that deficient programs do not receive federal loans. The importance of equipping student advisors to support them in their educational journey is highlighted.

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November 19, 2025
La protección de depósitos de seguros para cuentas bancarias y clientes.
Globalization

Discover how deposit insurance works

The deposit insurance guarantee covers up to $250,000 per account in FDIC-insured banks, funded by insurance premiums and the Deposit Insurance Fund’s interest. In the event of bank failure, the FDIC sells the bank or pays the insured deposits. In systemic risks, the $250,000 limit can be raised, as happened in 2023 with Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank. Proposed changes include raising the limit to $10 million for business accounts.

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November 19, 2025