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POLICY PAPERS
October 24, 2023
By 2003, DFIF was one of the world’s most influential international development organizations thanks to a combination of effective political leadership, wider government backing, clear objectives supported by rigorously deployed resources, and large numbers of capable and motivated staff.
Blog Post
October 23, 2023
For the next few weeks, I'll be writing the links on the bus home from Oxford after a morning of teaching, cheek-by-jowl with what seems like half the population of the city, so forgive me if they sound harrassed, grumpy or just a bit shorter than usual; it will be because they are. Still, there are...
Blog Post
October 13, 2023
World Bank president Ajay Banga’s declared strategy is to lead with a better bank before pushing for a bigger bank. I hope it works. His shoutout to the dribs of finance offered by Germany and the US toward guarantees and hybrid capital in his Annual Meetings speech today only served to emphasize ho...
Blog Post
October 13, 2023
I've rarely been lost for words at the outset of these links, but watching the news these days really is taking my breath completely away. I don't think I can adequately articulate my feelings, or adequately comprehend how it must feel, so I will not try to write anything here beyond that. It feels ...
Blog Post
October 12, 2023
As the World Bank and IMF meetings wrap up in Morocco, hopes for an imminent revolution in multilateral finance look forlorn. A dollar of capital can support five dollars of lending at the IBRD and the costs of subsidized finance for the poorest countries through IDA are shared amongst more than fif...