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In his latest essay, President Kashkari reviews the economic signals as inflation moves sideways

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Native CDFIs connect Indian Country to credit and capital

Michou Kokodoko | Project Director, Community Development and Engagement

May 10, 2024

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Outlook pessimistic as Ninth District farmers head into planting

Joe Mahon | Director, Regional Outreach

May 10, 2024

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Challenging agricultural markets put highly leveraged agricultural producers at risk

Tait Berg | Senior Agricultural Coordinator

May 8, 2024

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A conversation with Neel Kashkari at the 2024 Milken Institute Global Conference

Neel Kashkari | President and CEO

Speech on May 7, 2024

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Return? Stay? Succeed? How mothers went back to work when schools reopened after COVID

Lisa Camner McKay | Senior Writer, Institute Landon Peterson | Assistant Examiner, Supervision, Regulation, and Credit

May 3, 2024

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Regional Economic Conditions: Agriculture

Joe Mahon | Director, Regional Outreach

Event on May 13, 2024

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Tax code constraints limit tribal tax-exempt bonding

Matthew Gregg | Senior Economist, Center for Indian Country Development John Morseau | Senior Policy Analyst, Center for Indian Country Development

April 25, 2024

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Wealth moves dramatically with income shocks, with implications for policy and theory

Jeff Horwich | Senior Economics Writer

April 24, 2024

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Agricultural producers paid over $840 million in interest expenses in 2023

Tait Berg | Senior Agricultural Coordinator

April 19, 2024

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Michou Kokodoko

Michou KokodokoProject Director, Community Development and Engagement

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Native CDFIs connect Indian Country to credit and capital

CICD’s research on Native Community Development Financial Institutions provides insights into their unique practices, impacts, and challenges

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Lisa Camner McKay

Lisa Camner McKaySenior Writer, Institute

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Return? Stay? Succeed? How mothers went back to work when schools reopened after COVID

School reopenings helped moms return to the labor force but many took leave when school disruptions remained frequent

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