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The PBP is a first-of-its-kind #PublicBank research initiative housed at McMaster University https://publicbanking.mcmaster.ca/

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🏛️ Ensuring the Sustainability of Public Banks (By Thomas Marois)

🎥 Produced by the Municipal Services Project and the Public Banking Project in collaboration with the @tninstitute.bsky.social

📚 Learn more about the book: tinyurl.com/yew29h4t
June 5, 2025 at 1:40 PM
🏛️ The Future of Public Services: Why International Dialogue Matters (By Melina Tobias)

🎥 Produced by the Municipal Services Project and the Public Banking Project in collaboration with the Transnational Institute

📚 Learn more about the book: tinyurl.com/yew29h4t
June 3, 2025 at 1:56 PM
🏛️Why Public Banks Matter and Why We Must Protect Them (David McDonald)

🎥 Produced by the Municipal Services Project and the Public Banking Project in collaboration with the @tninstitute.bsky.social.

📚 Learn more about the newly released book: tinyurl.com/yew29h4t
May 30, 2025 at 5:20 PM
🌱 Why Build a Pro-Labour Public Banking Movement for Green & Just Transition? How?

The roundtable at the CAWLS Conference connected research, labour activism, and public finance to imagine how trade unions and civil society can co-design public banks that serve people and planet.
May 30, 2025 at 5:08 PM
Public Banking’s Global Impact: A $55 Trillion Force in Finance (Thomas Marois)

🎥 Produced by the Municipal Services Project and the Public Banking Project in collaboration with the @tninstitute.bsky.social.

📚 Learn more about newly released book: tinyurl.com/yew29h4t

#PublicBank #EconomicJustice
May 26, 2025 at 11:33 PM
Banking for the People: How Democratic Oversight Funds Social Progress (Susan Spronk)

🎥 Produced by the Municipal Services Project and the Public Banking Project in collaboration with the Transnational Institute

📚 Learn more about the chapter: tinyurl.com/yew29h4t
May 23, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Rethinking Public & Democratic Finance: Lessons from Germany’s KfW Bank (Thomas Marois)

🎥 Produced by the Municipal Services Project and the Public Banking Project in collaboration with the @tninstitute.bsky.social.

📚 Learn more about the chapter on the KfW Bank: tinyurl.com/yew29h4t
May 21, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Financing Public Services: The Role of Regional Banks in Argentina (Melina Tobias)

🎥 Produced by the Municipal Services Project and the Public Banking Project in collaboration with the @tninstitute.bsky.social.

📚 Learn more about the chapter: tinyurl.com/yew29h4t
May 20, 2025 at 1:15 PM
🛠️ Making Public Banks Work for the People: Fix or Start Fresh? (By David McDonald)

🎥 Produced by the Municipal Services Project and the Public Banking Project in collaboration with the Transnational Institute.

📚 Learn more in the newly released book: tinyurl.com/yew29h4t
May 16, 2025 at 1:20 PM
🏛️ Lessons in Democratic Banking (By Susan Spronk)

🎥 Produced by the Municipal Services Project and the Public Banking Project in collaboration with the @tninstitute.bsky.social.

📚 Learn more in the book "Public Banks and Public Water in the Global South"💧: tinyurl.com/yew29h4t
May 14, 2025 at 2:17 PM
🔄 The World’s Most Democratized Public Bank and Its Role in Empowering Marginalized Communities (By Thomas Marois)

🎥 Produced by the Municipal Services Project and the Public Banking Project in collaboration with the @tninstitute.bsky.social

📚 Learn more about this chapter: tinyurl.com/yew29h4t
May 12, 2025 at 11:22 AM
💦 1 Shower for 4,500 people in Israel’s War on Water (By Genevieve Simmons)

🎥 Produced by the Municipal Services Project and the Public Banking Project in collaboration with the @tninstitute.bsky.social

📚 Learn more in the newly released book on Public Banks and Public Water💧: tinyurl.com/yew29h4t
May 9, 2025 at 3:30 PM
🏦 Public banks: Fuelling War or Climate Action? The Choice is Ours (By David McDonald)

🎥 Produced by the Municipal Services Project and the Public Banking Project in collaboration with the @tninstitute.bsky.social

📚 Learn more in the recent released book: tinyurl.com/yew29h4t
May 7, 2025 at 4:33 PM
🏦 How Public Banks Can Support Climate Adaptation (By Susan Spronk)

🎥 Produced by the Municipal Services Project and the Public Banking Project in collaboration with the @tninstitute.bsky.social

📚 Learn more in the book "Public Banks and Public Water in the Global South"💧: tinyurl.com/yew29h4t
May 5, 2025 at 1:04 PM
🏦 Finance is the Grease that Makes the Wheels Turn 🛠️

By David McDonald

🎥 Produced by the Municipal Services Project and the Public Banking Project in collaboration with the @tninstitute.bsky.social

📚 Explore more in the book "Public Banks and Public Water in the Global South" tinyurl.com/yew29h4t
April 29, 2025 at 4:43 PM
Public Banks Over Private Profit: Financing Water and Infrastructure in Occupied Palestine (By Genevieve Simmons)

🎥 Produced for the Municipal Services Project and the Public Banking Project by the @tninstitute.bsky.social

📚 Learn more in the newly released open-access book: tinyurl.com/yew29h4t
April 23, 2025 at 1:35 PM
🏦 A Century of Trust: The Success of Publicly-Owned Municipal Banks in Scandinavia (By David McDonald)

🎥 Produced for the Municipal Services Project and the Public Banking Project by the @tninstitute.bsky.social

📚 Learn more in the recently released book: tinyurl.com/yew29h4t
April 17, 2025 at 10:42 PM
🏦 Maximizing Policy, Not Profits (By Thomas Marois)

🎥 Produced for the Municipal Services Project and the Public Banking Project by the @tninstitute.bsky.social.

📚 For more content on public banking, check out the recently released book: tinyurl.com/yew29h4t
April 16, 2025 at 9:36 PM
🏦 Reclaiming Finance: The Untapped Potential of Public Banking (By Genevieve Simmons)

🎥 Produced for the Municipal Services Project and the Public Banking Project by @tninstitute.bsky.social

📚 Check out the chapter by Genevieve Simmons and Thomas Marois, in the released book: tinyurl.com/yew29h4t
April 11, 2025 at 11:31 PM
Rethinking Finance in Costa Rica: The Unique Role of Public Banks - by Susan Spronk

🎥 Produced for the Municipal Services Project & the Public Banking Project, by @tninstitute.bsky.social

📚 Check out the chapter on Costa Rica, by Susan Spronk, Karina Valverde & Thomas Marois: tinyurl.com/yew29h4t
April 9, 2025 at 8:47 PM
🏦 Public Banking in Times of Austerity (By Melina Tobias)

🎥 Produced for the Municipal Services Project and the Public Banking Project by the
@tninstitute.bsky.social

Check it out Melina's chapter on the case of FONPLATA in Argentina: tinyurl.com/yew29h4t

#PublicBanking #PublicWater #Argentina
April 7, 2025 at 12:50 PM
🌱 Funding Life: The Case for a Palestinian Public Bank (By Genevieve Simmons)

🎥 Produced for the Municipal Services Project and the Public Banking Project by the @tninstitute.bsky.social.

Check more details in the recent released book: tinyurl.com/yew29h4t

#PublicBanking #Palestine #RightToWater
April 4, 2025 at 8:56 PM
🔍 What is the difference between a Public and a Private bank? 🏦

📽️ By Thomas Marois, Professor of Political Economy, Tier 1 Canada Research Chair in Public Banking at McMaster University.

Produced for the Municipal Services Project and the Public Banking Project by the Transnational Institute.
April 2, 2025 at 11:09 PM
📢 What are public banks? 💰🏛️

Public banks are financial institutions owned and/or operated by the state. They exist at various levels—local, national, and even supranational, where multiple governments share ownership.

🎥 Watch the video to learn more: tinyurl.com/38swyzra
April 1, 2025 at 5:59 PM
💧 Check out Public bank–public water collaboration in the Philippines: What potential for scaling up?

✍️ By Jessel O Quitorio, Ana Asumpta N Perez, Victor G Chiong, Arnaldo N Villalon, Buenaventura B Dargantes

📖Open Access: tinyurl.com/yew29h4t

#PublicBanking #PublicWater #GlobalSouth #Philippines
March 26, 2025 at 4:06 PM