By opening the door for banks to trade loans, developing countries could unlock billions in untapped capital, giving small businesses and everyday borrowers a fair shot at growth. In much of the developing world, the story is frustratingly familiar: small businesses with big ambitions can’t get the financing they need, and individuals with valuable property…

A dual-currency model with gold-backed banknotes could help developing nations boost stability, reduce dollar reliance, and strengthen financial sovereignty Before President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s April 5, 1933, recall of gold-backed currency, the U.S. Treasury had been circulating gold Certificates since 1865. These notes were backed by equal gold coin and redeemable upon demand. When the…