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Blog Post
July 27, 2011
As Congress looks for cost savings, a logical first step would be to compare the various investments the USG makes to figure out what gets taxpayers the highest returns. One debate is bilateral versus multilateral, and the administration has signaled a preference toward the latter wherever possi...
Blog Post
June 20, 2011
This is a joint post with Jenny Ottenhoff
The House Subcommittee on International Monetary Policy and Trade showed tremendous bipartisan support for a strong U.S. role in the multilateral development banks (MDBs) at last week’s hearing with Lael Brainard, Under Secretary of the Treasury for Int...
Blog Post
April 06, 2011
In times of fiscal constraint, the U.S. Government should be maximizing those development and policy instruments that don’t require congressional appropriations. Top of this list should be the many private sector tools, such as Overseas Private Investment Corporation. OPIC not only helps to crowd-...