Development Financing

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Up Front

American leadership on the Sustainable Development Goals

Anthony F. Pipa and Kaysie Brown

Monday, October 14, 2019

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Future Development

Somalia’s path to stability

Raj M. Desai

Wednesday, October 2, 2019

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Humanitarian & Disaster Assistance

What every American should know about US foreign aid

George Ingram

Wednesday, October 2, 2019

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External Article

AGOA 2.0 must embrace Africa’s new common market

Witney Schneidman

Tuesday, October 1, 2019

Reports

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Report

Has the dollar lost ground as the dominant international currency?

Eswar Prasad

Friday, September 20, 2019

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Global Development

Social and development impact bonds by the numbers

Emily Gustafsson-Wright and Izzy Boggild-Jones

Sunday, September 1, 2019

India

The promise of impact investing in India

Shamika Ravi, Emily Gustafsson-Wright, Prerna Sharma, and Izzy Boggild-Jones

Monday, July 1, 2019

India

Moving India to a new growth trajectory: Need for a comprehensive big push

Rakesh Mohan

Friday, June 28, 2019

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Report

Is sub-Saharan Africa facing another systemic sovereign debt crisis?

Brahima Sangafowa Coulibaly, Dhruv Gandhi, and Lemma Senbet

Wednesday, April 3, 2019

Blog Posts

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Education Plus Development

4 types of data necessary for outcome-based financing

Emily Gustafsson-Wright and Izzy Boggild-Jones

Friday, September 20, 2019

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Future Development

How much does the world spend on the Sustainable Development Goals?

Homi Kharas and John McArthur

Monday, July 29, 2019

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Education Plus Development

First social impact bond in South Africa shows promise for addressing youth unemployment

Izzy Boggild-Jones and Emily Gustafsson-Wright

Friday, July 12, 2019

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Up Front

Are the kids alright? Saving and wealth accumulation among the millennial generation

William G. Gale

Wednesday, March 20, 2019

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Up Front

College sports joins the marketplace, with limits

Robert E. Litan

Tuesday, March 19, 2019

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Multimedia

Podcast Episode

The power of private investment for the developing world

Homi Kharas and Philippe Le Houérou

Friday, May 17, 2019

Up Front

Is inflation dead? Development Seminar challenges conventional wisdom on declining inflation prices

Prerna Sharma

Wednesday, April 18, 2018

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Africa in focus

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Wednesday, April 12, 2017

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Reports

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Is sub-Saharan Africa facing another systemic sovereign debt crisis?

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