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Blog Post
February 08, 2024
What’s the best way for a think tank fellow to demonstrate they’re washed up? Say there’s no need for new policy. And yet…
This year, donors will negotiate the replenishment of the World Bank’s soft lending arm, IDA. World Bank president Ajay Banga wants to the replenishment amount to be the bigges...
Blog Post
February 06, 2024
The World Bank’s Independent Evaluation Group has just issued a “Focused Assessment” of the IDA Private Sector Window, looking at the PSW’s first five years of operation. The PSW, launched in 2018, uses $5.6 billion of World Bank IDA financing to subsidize IFC and MIGA investments in the private sec...
Blog Post
January 31, 2024
In this blog, we outline findings from a new paper that explores the barriers to deeper cross-provider cooperation for development and how such challenges can be overcome. Ultimately, we show that cooperation between providers is limited by differences in their visions and principles for cooperation...
Blog Post
January 31, 2024
Starting from the understanding that cooperative action remains critical to sourcing the resources, skills, and knowledge needed to advance the common Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), this four-part series focuses on the challenges and opportunities for deepening cross-provider cooperation for ...