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This blog provides a "reality check" on the economic and regulatory barriers that obstruct prosperity, sharing solutions that will transform economies.

Reality Check With Élena: Episode 5 – The Silent Journey: Inside the Lives of Africa’s Displaced Youth

In this episode, we step into one of the most invisible and painful realities of our time: the journey of refugees, stranded between war, displacement, ... Read more

Reality Check With Élena: Episode 4 – The Man Behind the Market: Pablo Bustamante and Peru’s Quiet Economic Revolution

In this episode I have the privilege to talk with “the doer” Pablo Bustamante. The man who innovated finance and helped move Peru’s informal sector ... Read more

Reality Check With Élena: Episode 3 – The Hidden Key to Development: Charles Calomiris on Property Rights and Progress

Today, we sit with globally influential economist Charles Calomiris at the foothills of the Acropolis in Athens, Greece, to discuss the foundations of economic development. ... Read more

Reality Check With Élena: Episode 2 – Why Informality Persists: Francis Fukuyama on Broken Systems and Bold Fixes

In this 10-minute video podcast, renowned political scientist Francis Fukuyama — in his characteristically eloquent and succinct style — offers a sharp reality check on ... Read more

Reality Check With Élena: Episode 1 – “Will the Shrinking Middle Class Affect German Elections?” with Jörg Luyken

German elections are coming up. In our first episode we check reality with Jörg Luyken. We wonder how the crumbling of the Middle Class can ... Read more