Matthew Aleshire
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- Milken Institute29 min
Conversation with DFC CEO Ben Black and EXIM Bank President John Jovanovic | Future of Finance 2026
Ben Black, John Jovanovic, Matthew Aleshire
John Yovanovitch of the Export-Import Bank and Ben of the Development Finance Corporation are leading a coordinated push to reindustrialize the U.S. economy by deploying over $160 billion in authorized capital to secure supply chains and counter Chinese influence. Their agencies are prioritizing strategic sectors such as critical minerals, energy, and advanced mobility while removing investment barriers in high-income allies to mobilize private capital globally. This bipartisan initiative aims to create domestic manufacturing jobs and establish long-term market stability by exporting American financial services alongside physical infrastructure projects.
- Milken Institute31 min
Global Debt Levels: Opportunity to Innovate | Finance Forum 2025
Matthew Aleshire, Avinash Persaud, Stacy Swann, Heiko Thoms
A panel of international economists and policymakers convened to address the critical intersection of record-high global public debt and the urgent need for climate resilience financing, highlighting how current debt frameworks stifle essential green investments. The discussion examined structural reforms in Germany, such as new debt rules exempting defense spending, alongside the growing dominance of private creditors in developing nations which complicates traditional resolution mechanisms like the Paris Club. Experts concluded that effective solutions require MDBs to expand capital bases, greater Chinese creditor participation, and the design of shock-absorbing debt instruments that capture long-term fiscal savings from climate adaptation.