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December 23, 2011
Most low-income countries (LICs) recovered swiftly from the 2008-9 global crisis and have grown strongly since early 2010. But progress in rebuilding macroeconomic buffers has been slow, and the LICs are now less well prepared to deal with external shocks than they were before the crisis. At a time ...
Blog Post
December 06, 2011
On December 15th the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC), an innovative U.S. aid agency, is set to announce which countries will receive its unique development assistance. Casey Dunning, policy analyst at CGD and my guest on this week’s Wonkcast, provides insight and recommendations on how t...
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December 02, 2011
Lawrence Macdonald, vice president for communications and policy outreach at the Center for Global Development, explains how CGD helped make $1 trillion available to developing countries after the global financial crisis. In the spring of 2009, the participation of developing countries in the...
Dec
14
2011
2:00—3:30 PM
November 30, 2011
The Center for Global Development presents
Global Risks for Low-Income Countries:
Views on the IMF Perspective
Opening Remarks
Min Zhu
Deputy Managing Director
International Monetary Fund
Presentation of Report Key Findings
Hugh Bredenkamp
Deputy Director, Strategy, Policy and Revi...
Blog Post
November 21, 2011
Ghana’s recent recalculation of its GDP led to an overnight $500 per capita jump, putting in motion unexpectedly rapid graduation from the International Development Association (IDA) and ultimately a new relationship with the World Bank. In this week’s Wonkcast, I speak with Todd Moss, vice pre...
Blog Post
November 14, 2011
On November 29th, aid donor and recipients will convene in Busan, South Korea at the Fourth High Level Forum on Aid Effectiveness. In this week’s Wonkcast, I speak with Homi Kharas, senior fellow at the Brookings Institution, and Rita Perakis, program coordinator at the Center for Global Develop...