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CGD in the News
October 27, 2014
"When the Treasury Secretary goes to Africa, it’s about finance and private investment," says Todd Moss, senior fellow at the Center for Global Development. "I would expect some kind of either energy or agriculture deal to be announced in Tanzania."
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"There will b...
Blog Post
October 27, 2014
Implementation of a global deal to promote trade through increased regulatory transparency and reform of customs procedures is stalled. The deadlock began in July, when India blocked formal adoption of the Trade Facilitation Agreement, which WTO members had agreed to in Bali at the end of ...
Blog Post
September 23, 2014
With the threat of antimicrobial resistance on the rise, we are heartened by President Barack Obama’s recent executive order that outlines a national strategy to combat drug resistance, including creation of an inter-agency task force to implement and monitor the plan. The ...
CGD in the News
June 25, 2014
The Coast Guard authorization bill generally sails through the House without debate. This one was no exception. Even as it reached the Senate in late March, few were aware it contained any provisions related to humanitarian aid.
Sneaking the provision into an unrelated bill was necessary because th...
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June 12, 2014
It is widely believed that oil prices impact food prices in developing countries. Yet evidence on this relationship is scarce. Using maize and petrol price data from east Africa we show that global oil prices do affect food prices, but primarily through transport costs, rather than through biofuel o...