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CGD in the News
December 30, 2009
The leaders of the world's largest economies have agreed to address the global food price crisis at the G8 summit in June. What should they do? CGD president Nancy Birdsall and senior fellow Arvind Subramanian argue in a Wall Street Journal op-ed that the answer lies in policies that promote trade a...
CGD in the News
December 23, 2009
This op-ed originally appeared in the Business Standard.
Nancy Birdsall & Arvind Subramanian: Reduce Verbal Emissions First
By Nancy Birdsall and Arvind Subramanian
The emerging consensus is that no agreement on climate change — at least not one with specific commitments — will be reached at next...
TESTIMONY
December 23, 2009
On Wednesday, March 28, 2007, Nancy Birdsall testified before the U.S. House of Representatives Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere of the House Foreign Affairs Committee. Dr. Birdsall, who leads CGD's initiative on Globalization and Inequality, took this opportunity to explain how the U.S. can i...
Press Release
December 22, 2009
WASHINGTON, D.C.(December 22, 2009)-Diego Hidalgo Schnur, a Spanish philanthropist, academic and businessman, is the 2009 winner of the Commitment to Development “Ideas in Action” Award, sponsored jointly by the Center for Global Development (CGD) and Foreign Policy magazine.
TESTIMONY
December 22, 2009
CGD President Nancy Birdsall testified before the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee on Tuesday, May 17, 2005 on the Commission for Africa report initiated by Tony Blair. She suggested the U.S. should prepare a package of Africa-related initiatives for the UK-hosted G-8 Summit in July covering ...
TESTIMONY
December 22, 2009
CGD president Nancy Birdsall testifies before the House Financial Services Subcommittee on International Monetary Policy and Trade about the implications of the recent G-20 meeting in London. She reiterates the need for the United States to support the IMF and push for its reform.