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December 21, 2010
Many of us may be glad to be rid of the Naughts, a decade perhaps destined to be remembered for global terrorism, U.S. wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, and a global financial crisis that threatened a second Great Depression but left the rich world instead with a lingering Great Recession. My guest ...
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December 09, 2010
The largest crisis in the history of microfinance is now unfolding in India. After five years of growth so fast it has been described as “indescribable,” and after a lucrative initial public offering (IPO) by the leading firm, the government of the state of Andhra Pradesh has cracked down. Amid repo...
Blog Post
December 08, 2010
This is a joint post with Lawrence MacDonald.
Browsing through Wikileaks to try to understand what the fuss was all about, Alan came on an interesting cable (10Beijing367) about African views on possible cooperation between China and Western donors on aid to Africa. According the summary of a ca...
Blog Post
December 06, 2010
An event this Thursday for those of you in Washington, DC....
Update: A video record of the event is here.
The Center for Global Development presents
The Global Implications of India’s Microcredit Crisis
Thursday, December 9, 2010
2:00 – 3:30 P.M.
The largest crisis in the history of micr...
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December 06, 2010
A 2011 referendum in Southern Sudan will determine the sub-nation’s independence – and it’s just one month away. Ahead of the South’s possible secession, Sudanese leaders are scrambling to find solutions to a host of questions, a critical one being: What should be done with Sudan’s crushing $35 bi...