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Apr
17
2024
HYBRID
Washington, DC
10:30—11:30 AM ET / 3:30-4:30 PM BST
March 19, 2024
During the 2024 Spring Meetings of the World Bank and IMF, CGD will host EIB President Nadia Calviño for an event, during which she will discuss her approach to the challenges she faces and the new EIB Group strategy recently endorsed by 27 Europe’s finance ministers.
Apr
2
2024
HYBRID
Washington, DC
3:30—4:30 PM ET / 8:30-9:30 PM GMT
March 06, 2024
This year is the 80th anniversary of the IMF, and the institution continues to evolve with a changing world. In this conversation, Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva will reflect on lessons learned from previous evolutions of the IMF, and look forward to new challenges and how the IMF can respon...
Blog Post
March 19, 2024
oughly, six percent of health allocations are estimated to be siphoned away through corruption. Health systems are particularly vulnerable to corruption because of the complex nature of the provision of health care, information asymmetries and financial fragmentation. To advance progress toward UHC,...
Mar
19
2024
VIRTUAL
3:30—5:00 PM CEST
March 18, 2024
In September, the United Nations will hold the 'Summit of the Future'. This summit will debate, inter alia, the reform of global economic governance, lasting solutions on debt relief, lowering costs of sovereign borrowing, and an inclusive and equitable global tax architecture. Furthermore, the Braz...
Apr
3
2024
VIRTUAL
9:00—10:00 AM ET / 2:00-3:00 PM GMT
March 18, 2024
This panel discussion, taking place alongside the launch of the World Bank’s April 2024 South Asia Development Update, will examine whether the region can remain an economic star, and explore the risks to the outlook, including from climate change.
Blog Post
March 18, 2024
In the field of development finance, the challenge of marshalling private investment in support of development goals is among the most vexing, and one that World Bank President Ajay Banga—a former Mastercard executive—has touted as a top priority. Early in his tenure, Banga convened a group of CEOs ...
Blog Post
March 18, 2024
Against the odds, a plucky little IMF engine—the Resilience and Sustainability Trust, or RST—has won plaudits for its efforts to support countries formulating policies to tackle climate change. It has taken up the challenge with only $30 billion as firepower, against the trillions needed from all ...
POLICY PAPERS
March 18, 2024
The IMF’s Resilience and Sustainability Trust (RST) has been operational for over a year, with the first seventeen countries receiving commitments of financial support. But if lending from the RST is to achieve its objectives, the IMF should make it fitter for purpose by taking a radically different...