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Blog Post
April 16, 2012
This post is joint with Ross Thuotte
Today, the World Bank announced that Jim Yong Kim will be the institution’s next president. As the dust settles from the leadership selection debate, the focus will necessarily shift to the issues that confront Kim and the world’s leading development inst...
Blog Post
April 11, 2012
This is a joint post with Julie Walz.
Just ahead of the G8 summit on May 19 at Camp David, a new report by the ONE Campaign highlights the opportunity to focus on real and sustained investments in African agriculture that could impact the lives of millions. The report includes very timely recom...
Blog Post
March 27, 2012
Update: On March 29, the U.S. Senate confirmed Pamela White to be Ambassador of the United States of America to the Republic of Haiti.
Assuming she is confirmed by the Senate, Pamela White is set to become the next U.S. ambassador to Haiti. In her March 14 confirmation hearing, White and the ...
Mar
15
2012
4:00—5:30 PM
March 02, 2012
The Center for Global Development presents
Fostering Innovation Success: Road Safety in Kenya
Thursday, March 15, 2012
4:00pm–5:30pm
Featuring
Michael Kremer
Scientific Director, Development Innovation Ventures
U.S. Agency for International Development
Presenting the Road Safety Camp...
Blog Post
February 28, 2012
This is a joint post with Julie Walz
Since the mid-nineties, many African nations have ushered in dramatic economic and political changes. But growth in other countries is stalled due conflict, repressive regimes, and lack of infrastructure. A new publication captures the diversity across Afri...
Blog Post
February 24, 2012
This is a joint post with Peter Timmer and Julie Walz.
“If you care about the poorest, you care about agriculture,” declared Bill Gates in a high-profile speech in Rome yesterday, at a meeting of the Global Council of the International Fund for Agricultural Development. IFAD is one of the three ...