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Jun
27
2019
9:00—10:30 AM
June 14, 2019
In recent years, Latin American countries have undertaken major fiscal consolidation measures in an effort to reduce their deficits and accumulation of debt. Despite improvements in fiscal position throughout the region, the rate of inequality reduction has slowed, capital spending (in terms of GDP)...
Sep
17
2009
11:30—1:00 PM
September 09, 2009
The global financial crisis that originated in the developed economies has hit low-income countries hard. As they were coping with the food and fuel price shocks of 2008, the crisis caused a sharp decline in world trade, falling commodity prices, and dropping remittances. In response, the IMF has un...
Sep
10
2009
2:00—3:30 PM
September 04, 2009
CGD Event Special Notice:Collective action by the world’s largest economies coordinated through G-20 summits in Washington and London has gone a long way to avert a global economic crisis. But the G-20 is not yet an adequate forum for addressing urgent global problems, and other crises threaten. Wil...
Jun
10
2009
1:00—4:00 PM
June 04, 2009
SUBCOMMITTEE HEARING NOTICE
Committee on Foreign Affairs
Subcommittee on Terrorism, Nonproliferation and Trade
U.S. House of Representatives
Washington, D.C. 20515-0128
Brad J. Sherman (D-CA), Chairman
June 3, 2009
TO: MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN AFFAIRS
You a...
May
21
2009
4:00—5:30 PM
May 07, 2009
Developing countries are susceptible to many kinds of risks—from liquidity shocks and terms of trade volatility to natural disasters. The economic crisis is a reminder that dealing with external risks is a formidable challenge to economic development. The crisis, largely a product of the rich world...
Apr
22
2009
1:00—5:00 PM
March 11, 2009
The New Ideas in Development After the Financial Crisis Conference, sponsored by CGD and the Bernard L. Schwartz Forum on Constructive Capitalism, will examine the implications of the global financial crisis on existing development strategies. Panels of distinguished academics and policy practitione...
Oct
6
2008
10:30—12:00 PM
September 16, 2008
Commodity prices may have sagged somewhat but the latest spike in food prices will not be the last. Moreover, tight markets, climate change, and the changing role of investors in commodity markets all suggest that food price volatility may be greater in the future. Even with more investment in agric...