Alexia Latortue, the deputy chief executive officer of the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC), joins David Dollar for a conversation about the MCC and how it has been impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. Latortue and Dollar discuss strategies for building infrastructure and institutional capacity in developing countries, concerns over growing debt levels in many countries, and challenges facing U.S. foreign assistance programs today.
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The Millennium Challenge Corporation provides financial support for the Global Economy and Development program at Brookings.
Participants
Alexia Latortue
Assistant Secretary for International Trade and Development
- U.S. Department of the Treasury
Commentary
PodcastHow has the MCC responded to the challenges of COVID-19?
April 12, 2021
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