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The leading think-and-do tank for #globaldev 🌍 Celebrating 20 yrs of independent research & ideas for global prosperity. #CGDtalks [email protected]
Washington, DC & London
Joined January 2008
Alongside #COP30, @CGDev & @CGIAR will bring experts together to discuss how we measure climate vulnerability, how better definitions could help, and how we ensure climate finance reaches countries that need it most.🌱 Happening Nov. 13. Register here: https://t.co/riD4k4CACi
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Tomorrow! Heads of the evaluation units from @ADB_HQ, @EIB, @IFAD, & @WorldBank join CGD to discuss their recent work on gender and development. Register to join us online! ⬇️ https://t.co/ypukGV0EIT
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Analysts rely heavily on ODA to track aid—but @euanritchie warns that excluding other official flows can lead to major misinterpretations in development finance: https://t.co/8EQNzT96Ns
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In this blog I highlight that by ignoring Other Official Flows (roughly, official finance not concessional enough to be counted as ODA), analysts are significantly misinterpreting trends in develop...
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With renewed interest in country platforms, Alexia Latortue & Jared Goodman provide four critical factors for success: ➡️Delivering on country ownership ➡️Sequencing appropriately ➡️Right-sizing scope ➡️Unlocking capital's full potential More: https://t.co/5in2vGQSzI
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There is intense and renewed interest in the not-so-new concept of country platforms. Invoked in conversations from G20 to COP30, these government-led coordination mechanisms that align national...
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Facing a bleak outlook for global economic growth, EMDEs ability to spend on edu & health is limited. @ratna_sahay & @clemeconomics propose a creative solution to improve social outcomes—appointing/electing women to top political positions. Learn more: https://t.co/nUfIfcEJj0
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The modest outlook for global economic growth, high levels of public debt, rising military spending, and declining foreign aid will limit the scope of emerging markets and developing economies to...
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What's behind the decline of private investment in emerging markets and developing economies? @Nancyb_Lee, Samuel Matthews, & James Reid explore the stagnation and consider how policies like trade openness can help: https://t.co/CBxT6lc5s7
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There has been a great deal of recent focus on the collapse in aid flows and the consequences for emerging markets and developing economies (EMDEs). Less attention has been paid to worrisome develo...
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Data recently published by the Office of Management and Budget offers insight into the status of major aid accounts at the end of FY25. @e_collinson & @JocilynEstes parse through what the data tells us for global health programs, development aid, & more: https://t.co/gJean6wUmw
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Data recently published by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) offers insight into the status of major aid accounts at the end of fiscal year 2025.
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"Governments have to be laser focused on efficient allocation of resources to achieve not just project success, but broader systemic or programmatic success. @Nancyb_Lee discusses the resurgence of country platforms and how to execute them effectively: https://t.co/CJCMZ3J9EV
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How can the UK government unlock billions in private capital for development quickly, at scale, and without straining the public purse? @chrisagdevco and @SamAttridge1 argue that targeted tax relief on impact bonds would do just that: https://t.co/CuSNpGJnDy
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We believe there are sizeable pools of untapped capital, particularly among high-net-worth individuals (HNWI) and family offices, which could be nudged into financing impactful investments in...
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Amid the emergence of Gen Z-led protests, Eeshani Kandpal asks: Can they translate mass mobilization into pro-poor policy, evidence-based decision-making, & transparent governance? Here's what they could mean for stability & governance in South Asia: https://t.co/fnWKKhw51B
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The emergence of youth- and student-led protests raises a hopeful but uncertain question: will these movements deliver differently once in power? Having toppled governments, can they translate mass...
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In a new note, @charlesjkenny discusses local procurement rules and the role of MDBs in government procurement, arguing that MDB procurement rules around local content should make preferences flexible, optional, & justified on a case-by-case basis. More: https://t.co/lwI34j96vz
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As part of a general revival of interest in industrial strategy and job creation, some multilateral development bank (MDB) stakeholders suggest there may be a role for MDB-financed procurement to...
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AI is beginning to find its place in development. But is it ready—and are we? In a new @CGDev podcast, @hanshengchia & @AgencyFund's Temina Madon & @markus_gold discuss where AI shows promise, what risks it poses, and how to ensure it improves lives: https://t.co/PKsYbIXvSm
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From chatbots supporting new mothers and nutrition coaches guiding families, to tutoring tools for children and apps advising farmers, artificial intelligence is beginning to find its place in...
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.@CGDev has joined forces w/ @ARC4SC to form a new working group on improving the financing of global health supply chains. To underpin the policy solutions of the group, the team has published conceptual framework—explore & reach out w/ feedback! https://t.co/r2QVHAcE2f
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Recent aid cuts—including to the US Global Health Supply Chain project which provided $1.15 billion to 73 countries—have forced low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) to rapidly scale up domestic...
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📢 We're hiring postdoctoral scholars! Work closely with @RGlenner and Chris Snyder on the economics of innovation. Join Market Shaping Accelerator @UChicago + @CGDev +@DartmouthEcon and help us figure out the best ways to incentivize innovations that tackle global challenges.
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Happening now! @DrSethBerkley joins @rglenner to discuss his new book, Fair Doses: An Insider’s Story of the Pandemic and the Global Fight for Vaccine Equity. Tune in live! ⬇️🔴 https://t.co/GSxe5bZV1h
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Nearly 1 in 3 people in Latin America & the Caribbean live in poverty, and 1 in 7 in extreme poverty. Jillie Chang, @DaveEvansPhD, & @Caro_Curasuui use data from household surveys to show who the poor are, where they live, and how they make a living ⬇️ https://t.co/CX11ROPGGO
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Approximately one in three people in Latin America and the Caribbean live in poverty and one in seven in extreme poverty. This paper provides an overview of who the poor are and how they live, using...
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Tomorrow! @DrSethBerkley joins @rglenner to discuss his new book, Fair Doses: An Insider’s Story of the Pandemic and the Global Fight for Vaccine Equity. They’ll unpack the science & lessons from the global vaccine effort. There's still time to RSVP! ⬇️ https://t.co/9D1Mq4WdD2
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Venezuelan migrants face blame for Ecuador’s surge in violent crime—but the data tells a different story. Using 5 years of detention data, @dany_bahar finds migrants are underrepresented in crime stats & mostly detained for nonviolent, economic offenses: https://t.co/RWkabOgchY
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To devise and design all immigration policy solely through the lens of crime—particularly as part of broader efforts to combat gangs—is misguided and likely to be ineffective. Instead, policy should...
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"Ten Findings about Poverty in Latin America and the Caribbean" https://t.co/gQ9Mk8fYPp Forthcoming in *EconomĂa* and now available as a @CGDev working paper, by Chang, @Caro_Curasuui, and me. I'll give away five of the findings below.
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Amid slowing demand and intensifying US scrutiny, @IMFNews' Resilience and Sustainability Facility is at a crossroads.🛣️ @CGDev experts outline how the RSF can maximize its remaining uncommitted resources while staying true to the IMF’s core mandate: https://t.co/1GtwTH5jY6
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The International Monetary Fund’s newest lending instrument—the Resilience and Sustainability Facility (RSF)—was launched in October 2022 to help low-income and vulnerable middle-income countries...
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