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Beating Sisyphus: How Emerging Markets Overcome the Impossible

Beating Sisyphus brings together leaders across economics, tech, finance, policy, and entrepreneurship to explore how innovation emerges under pressure.

Podcast · By Cañizares Center for Emerging Markets · English · Official site

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  1. Episode · Sep 28, 2026

    Why Latin America Has So Much Informality | William Maloney (opens the original)

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    In this episode of Beating Sisyphus, Thomas Riveros and Lourdes Casanova sit down with Dr. William (Bill) Maloney, former Chief Economist for Latin America and the Caribbean at the World Bank. Drawing on his books, Rationalizing Informality and Reclaiming the Lost Century of Growth, Dr. Maloney challenges conventional wisdom about informal labor and economic stagnation across Latin America.https://www.worldbank.org/en/region/lac/publication/rationalizing-informalityRather than viewing informalit

  2. Episode · Sep 15, 2026

    How Development Finance Can Unlock Nigeria’s Growth | Prof. Joseph Nnanna (opens the original)

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    How can development banks expand access to credit without creating excessive risk? And what role can development finance play in tackling some of Nigeria’s biggest economic challenges?In this episode of Beating Sisyphus, we speak with Prof. Joseph Nnanna, Chief Economist at the Development Bank of Nigeria (DBN), about credit constraints, financial inclusion, MSME financing, inflation, and the broader challenge of economic development in Nigeria.Prof. Nnanna explains how information asymmetries,

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