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Requirements:

1. Essays can be a maximum of 4000 words. In addition, an abstract of a maximum of 300 words is required and should be included with the submission.
2. Essays must be submitted in English. Some stylistic allowance is made for authors whose first language is not English. Professional translation is allowed, at the author’s expense. IFC and the FT are not responsible for translation errors.
3. Essays must be typed and double-spaced on one side of each sheet of paper
4. The author’s name must only appear on the cover page. References to the author must not appear anywhere in the abstract, essay text or footnotes.
5. A limited number of charts or tables may be used. Equations should be avoided as much as possible and, if used, must be confined to an appendix or footnote.
6. Essays should be in a form readily publishable without extensive footnotes.