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Feb
22
2021
4:00—4:00 PM GMT
February 18, 2021
The pandemic and the resulting collapse in economic activity have significantly increased the risk of debt distress in many countries, especially the poorest ones. A number of initiatives, notably the G20 debt relief for the world’s poorest countries, have been unveiled to avert instances where serv...
CGD in the News
December 08, 2020
"Instead of having a global plan, the richest countries in the world simply responded with a national plan." @gyude_moore Sr. Policy Fellow @CGDev doesn’t believe Western nations will include #Africa in their response to #ClimateChange. He joins @LarryMadowo to explain.
Oct
20
2020
10:00—11:30 AM ET
October 07, 2020
While eight of the world’s ten fastest-growing economies are in Africa, the region as a whole—much like the rest of the world—faces economic contraction it can ill afford. The continent’s post-COVID recovery will hinge, in part, on continued progress toward regional integration. The market size of m...
Jul
30
2020
9:00—10:15 AM ET
July 22, 2020
COVID-19 has had an enormous impact on the health systems of developing countries. During this event we will discuss how various developing countries in Africa are responding to the pandemic as well as how the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) is helping partner countries in the short-te...
Jun
30
2020
10:30—11:45 AM ET
June 29, 2020
The COVID-19 pandemic has had severe economic consequences across Africa. Even as, Africa is still in the middle of the outbreak, some have started to look at what recovery might look like beyond the pandemic. Sub-Saharan Africa’s economy is on course to contract by 2.8% in 2020, the deepest contrac...
Apr
16
2020
9:00—10:15 AM ET
April 13, 2020
The COVID-19 pandemic threatens lives, well-being, and economies in low- and middle-income countries. Yet many of the interventions implemented in high-income countries may be ineffective, impractical, or carry heavier consequences in LMIC contexts than they do elsewhere. In communities where most o...