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June 21, 2010
Last week the Latin American Shadow Financial Regulatory Committee (CLAAF), chaired by CGD senior fellow Liliana Rojas-Suarez, considered the impact of the European debt crisis on Latin America. The committee, which includes former top finance officials from the region, then released a statement con...
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May 21, 2007
The Center for Global Development is excited to announce the six Scott Family Liberia Fellows for 2007-2008. The six fellows were selected from 230 applicants and will serve as special assistants to senior Liberian government officials. CGD senior fellow Steve Radelet, who leads the Center’s work in...
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April 16, 2007
Struggling to recover from years of brutal civil war, Liberia is saddled with $3.7 billion in inherited debt, about 30 times the country's annual export earnings. CGD senior fellow Steve Radelet and others from the Center have been advising Liberian president Ellen Johnson Sirleaf and senior members...
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July 10, 2006
As leaders from the world's most powerful nations prepare to gather in St. Petersburg, Russia, this weekend, observers with even a modicum of memory could be forgiven for wondering whether the leaders suffer from Attention Deficit Disorder. After all, it was only one year ago that G-8 leaders met in...
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December 19, 2005
Zimbabwe is in a state of virtual economic collapse. It faces grave public health concerns and even basic services have stalled. This Working Paper by Todd Moss and Stewart Patrick urges the international community to begin planning now for the narrow window of opportunity a post-Mugabe transition w...
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November 28, 2005
In November's LatinFinance CGD Senior Fellow Liliana Rojas-Suarez suggests modifying Latin American financial regulations to reduce the negative impact of volatile capital flows. She argues that regulators should shift their attention from aggregate measures, such as the growth of bank loans, to an ...
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November 14, 2005
CGD Senior Fellow Maureen Lewis recently returned from two weeks in East Asia evaluating the international community's response to the threat of a global epidemic of avian flu. In this Q&A she discusses her main findings and suggests that rich countries provide technical assistance and funds to ...
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October 11, 2005
Nigeria and the Paris Club of rich-country creditors have announced a deal that will relieve Africa’s most populous country of about $18 billion in debt. The deal caps months of work by Nigerian and creditor nation officials. CGD analysis contributed to the outcome.
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September 26, 2005
Last week the UN Food and Agricultural Organization released a declaration titled The Beijing Consensus on the Future of Global Agriculture and Rural Areas: A Blueprint for Action. CGD Senior Fellow Peter Timmer, who played a leading role in the creation of the document, explains the key recommendat...