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CGD in the News
December 21, 2016
Scott Morris from the Centre for Global Development in Washington says he is troubled already by these early signs, and by Trump's general attitude towards engaging with multilateral bodies.
He also thinks sizeable cuts in this area cannot be discounted.
"Trump could go for the foreign ...
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December 07, 2016
As the Obama Administration heads into its final months, USAID Administrator Gayle Smith offers a look at how President Obama and his team chose to address the question of US leadership in global development. She shares her perspective on how USAID and its community of partners are positioned to mak...
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November 01, 2016
CGD founding president Nancy Birdsall has seen a few US presidents come and go in her long career as a leading development economist, but her message to all occupants of the white house has remained fairly steady: Enact smart policies that help developing countries build stable, prosperous economies...
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October 17, 2016
The multilateral development banking (MDB) system is regarded as having been remarkably successful—but is the model still fit for purpose? CGD president Nancy Birdsall and senior fellow Scott Morris delve into a new CGD report's recommendations on how to make MDBs more effec...
CGD in the News
September 18, 2016
Scott Morris of the Center for Global Development has written a new CFR discussion paper on how the U.S. should respond to China’s success in setting up the Asian Infrastructure and Investment Bank.
One of his conclusions is straight-forward. If the U.S won’t support an expansion of the...
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September 08, 2016
With the 50th anniversary of ADB as a backdrop, this event will examine how the bank is adapting to the dramatic changes in Asia, and what its role in the region should be in the years ahead. Does ADB financing still matter in a region that is seemingly awash in capital? How do the bank's leadin...
CGD in the News
September 08, 2016
Last week’s China-led G20 summit brought new commitments from presidents Obama and Xi to work together on critical issues like climate and global development. On both fronts, the United States, China, and the rest of the G20 are looking to the World Bank and other multilateral development bank...
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August 08, 2016
A multi-year project just came to fruition with the endorsement by the Board of the World Bank of its new set of safeguards—the social and environmental standards that govern Bank-funded projects in client countries. CGD's expert on multilateral development banks, senior fellow S...