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Apr
2
2020
10:00—11:30 AM ET
April 02, 2020
The COVID-19 pandemic is on track to take a global human and economic toll unprecedented in modern times. The overriding imperative of implementing effective health measures in each affected country, along with the need to address the damaging economic effects of the pandemic, point to a pressing ne...
Jan
16
2020
9:30—11:00 AM
January 07, 2020
Following a year during which the global economy registered its weakest performance of the past decade, global growth is expected to recover slightly in 2020. However, the global economy is confronted by numerous risks, including trade tensions, financial stress, and geopolitical concerns. The mater...
Oct
17
2019
2:00—3:30 PM
September 30, 2019
As countries grow to middle-income status and gain access to commercial lending, the development community is increasingly at odds as to if and how multilateral development banks (MDBs) should continue to lend to middle-income countries (MICs). Part of the community is of the view that MDB lending a...
Oct
17
2019
9:30—10:30 AM ET
September 23, 2019
Please join CGD president Masood Ahmed in conversation with Jin Liqun, the founding president of the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB). Earlier this summer, the AIIB reached the milestone of 100 members, making it the second largest multilateral development bank (MDB) by membership after t...
Blog Post
July 17, 2019
I’ve been given two kinds of arguments in support of not borrowing for social sector projects. The first is about their ability to repay the borrowing by generating enough foreign exchange. And the second is skepticism about the productivity of government spending in these areas. Let me ...