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Structural reforms for economic and social development
What does Brazil need to grow and reduce poverty and inequality?
In the first article of this column in 2024, IPEA researcher Dr. Katia Rocha presents the main recommendations from the Economic Report for Brazil, a document prepared by the OECD and released at the end of 2023.
The document is rich in proposed agendas and was built from experiences and data from member and non-member countries - supported by long-term economic growth models.
The reform agenda, based on improved governance, has the potential to generate a 20% increase in GDP per capita over 15 years, and an additional 1% GDP growth per year. Essential reading at a time when a series of reforms are being discussed to boost economic and social growth, reducing poverty and inequality.
'See? This isn't just on paper': ANA and the effectiveness of its actions promoting gender equality.
Gender equality should – or ought to – become a common agenda item for federal regulatory agencies by 2024. A first step in addressing this issue is to map existing initiatives and key lessons learned.
In this article, Michelle Holperin and Mariane Ravanello present the different actions taken by the National Water and Basic Sanitation Agency (ANA) to promote gender equality within the Agency.
For over seven years, ANA has had a Pro-Gender Equity Committee, which has implemented a series of communication and education initiatives within the Agency. Beyond the Committee's actions, silent practices, such as the active pursuit of greater diversity in leadership positions, demonstrate the agency's institutional commitment to equity and the efficiency of its management. ANA is the only agency, since the creation of Aneel in 1996, to have two women holding the position of CEO. More recently, the fact that the CEO became a mother during her term deserves not only public recognition but also widespread dissemination.
Asset Tokenization and Financial Market Infrastructures
How can we develop efficient and secure tokenized asset markets? Is it possible for financial market infrastructures (FMIs) to integrate emerging technologies and perform their typical functions in a different digital environment?
In this article, Camila Villard Duran, Juliana Facklmann, and Paloma Sevilha present some key concepts from this discussion and three important reflections on the main regulatory challenges involved.
New technologies, especially those related to distributed ledgers, such as blockchain, are transforming the traditional financial system. The process of creating and circulating tokens requires an infrastructure that supports their trading cycle, involving specific characteristics of each virtual asset. This process has generated economic demands regarding the potential to redefine, or complement, current distributed ledger infrastructures, which would provide the foundation of institutional trust for tokenized legal relationships.
The challenges are significant, but necessary for the sustainability of a truly tokenized economy. The path involves not only overcoming technological challenges, but also adapting to regulatory requirements, ensuring a successful transition to DLT finance with legal certainty and economic efficiency.
