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January 16, 2019

Women and Women's Rights
Women Could Boost the Global Economy, But Outdated Laws Are Holding Them Back

In the midst of the longest U.S. government shutdown in history, members of Congress have found a rare area of bipartisan cooperation: women's economic empowerment. Last week, President Trump sign…

Employees assemble an engine at the production line of an automobile company in Anhui province, China. July 16, 2009.
Blog Post by Jamille Bigio and Rachel B. Vogelstein Women Around the World

February 4, 2016

Americas
Latin America’s Ninis

18 million Latin Americans—1 in 5 of those between the ages of 15 and 24—neither work nor attend school. Commonly dubbed “ninis” (ni estudian ni trabajan), a new World Bank report looks at this pheno…

Young people rest on a sidewalk in Mexico City
Blog Post by Shannon K. O'Neil Latin America’s Moment

January 31, 2012

Trade
Morning Brief: GOP Govs to Target State Income Taxes

Some tax experts expect a wave of GOP governors to submit budgets that aim to curtail or abolish state income taxes (AP). Nine states already forgo a state income tax and rely on alternative revenues…

Blog Post by Jonathan Masters Renewing America

September 27, 2019

Colombia
A Conversation With President Iván Duque of Colombia

President Duque discusses Colombia’s response to the political and humanitarian crisis in Venezuela, the economic prospects for the region, and the future of relations with the United States. 

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Event by Iván Duque and David M. Rubenstein

July 8, 2021

News Release
Kenneth I. Juster Joins CFR as Distinguished Fellow

The Council on Foreign Relations (CFR) welcomes Kenneth I. Juster to its David Rockefeller Studies Program as a distinguished fellow. At CFR, Juster’s work will focus on international economics and I…

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