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Dec
16
2022
9:00—9:45 AM ET
December 07, 2022
Please join the Center for Global Development for a conversation on mobilizing private sector investment in Africa to support development priorities. On the heels of the second US-Africa Leaders’ Summit and COP27, US International Development Finance Corporation (DFC) CEO Scott Nathan will highlight...
CGD NOTES
March 14, 2022
In the face of sudden economic shocks and natural disasters that limit the ability of economies to rapidly raise revenue, MDBs have the potential to play a leading role in crisis response to minimize the damage. One key factor in their success in this role is the speed of their financing instruments...
Blog Post
March 14, 2022
When sudden shocks like the COVID-19 pandemic cripple an economy’s ability to rapidly raise revenue and reallocate limited resources, multilateral development banks (MDBs) can lead the crisis response. MDBs provide a range of instruments that support countries in different ways and at different peri...
Blog Post
October 07, 2021
CGD’s Mikaela Gavas joins Gyude to discuss barriers to private investment in health and infrastructure projects and how a new initiative—an Accelerator Hub—could help local businesses and institutions in Africa develop financially viable proposals and connect them with investors.
CGD NOTES
April 08, 2021
As the Biden administration turns its attention to infrastructure legislation in the United States, it is important to focus on the role investment in infrastructure financing can play in the recovery. This note covers a policy proposal for a credit enhancement instrument, using concessional financi...
Apr
19
2021
8:30—10:00 AM ET
April 06, 2021
The African Center for Economic Transformation (ACET) and the Center for Global Development (CGD) are co-hosting this panel discussion on the gendered impacts of the COVID-19 crisis and how to ensure women and girls are not left behind in the path to recovery in Africa.
Sep
14
2018
11:00—12:00 PM
September 04, 2018
Please join us for the launch of a new book published by the International Monetary Fund, Race to the Next Income Frontier: How Senegal and Other Low-Income Countries Can Reach the Finish Line. Following remarks from IMF Managing Director Christine Lagarde, the panel will discuss the political econo...