Development Financing

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Op-Ed

Europe needs its own development bank

Erik Berglöf

Monday, November 25, 2019

A man walks past "Democracy Wall" outside the library of the University of Hong Kong February 17, 2015. A campus election at the top Hong Kong university degenerated into an acrimonious campaign against mainland Chinese candidates, highlighting simmering tensions two months after pro-democracy protests led by local students paralysed parts of the city. Picture taken February 17, 2015. REUTERS/Bobby Yip (CHINA - Tags: POLITICS EDUCATION) - GM1EB2I0EXC01

Future Development

The ongoing debate on the reform of the definition of Official Development Assistance

Simon Scott

Monday, November 18, 2019

Yaneidi Guzman, 38, walks home with her mother-in-law in Caracas, Venezuela, February 17, 2019. Guzman has lost a third of her weight over the past three years as Venezuela's economic collapse made food unaffordable and she now hopes the opposition will succeed in bringing urgently needed foreign aid. She is one of many Venezuelans suffering from malnutrition. "It's not that I want to be rich, or a millionaire", Guzman said. "But I do want to give my children a good future, to make sure I can take them to the doctors when they get ill... and that they eat well." REUTERS/Carlos Garcia Rawlins SEARCH "RAWLINS GUZMAN" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. - RC1F8A0356E0

Future Development

Statistics vs political relevance: Getting Official Development Assistance right

Anthony F. Pipa

Monday, November 18, 2019

Report

Paying for education outcomes at scale in India

Emily Gustafsson-Wright and Izzy Boggild-Jones

Wednesday, November 6, 2019

Reports

A man carries an umbrella as he crosses a bamboo made bridge near a tannery at Hazaribagh along the polluted Buriganga river in Dhaka June 5, 2014. Bangladesh's Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina warned the tannery owners at Hazaribag of serious consequence if they failed to relocate their tanneries in Savar within the stipulated time, during a World Environment Day observance program, local media reported. According to the United Nations Environment Programme website, World Environment Day is celebrated annually on June 5 to raise global awareness and motivate action for environmental protection. REUTERS/Andrew Biraj (BANGLADESH - Tags: ENVIRONMENT) - GM1EA651RI801

Report

Building the SDG economy: Needs, spending, and financing for universal achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals

Homi Kharas and John McArthur

Monday, October 21, 2019

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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

Blog Posts

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Africa in focus

Figure of the week: Opportunities for public finance in Africa

Payce Madden

Tuesday, November 5, 2019

Africa in focus

A conversation with Somali Finance Minister Abdirahman Duale Beileh on economic adjustment in fragile African states

Payce Madden

Monday, November 4, 2019

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Future Development

How the new Development Finance Corporation can get off to a solid start

George Ingram and Sally Paxton

Monday, October 21, 2019

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Experts

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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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Interim Vice President and Director - Global Economy and Development

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Multimedia

Visitors walk past a wall with a map showing the species of peony in Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) countries, at horticultural exhibition Beijing Expo 2019, in Beijing, China April 29, 2019. Picture taken April 29, 2019. REUTERS/Stringer ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY. CHINA OUT. - RC1FBEBC8750

Podcast Episode

US-China competition in global development

Merrell Tuck-Primdahl and Fred Dews

Friday, September 6, 2019

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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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Reports

Development Seminar | Report launch: The promise of impact investing in India

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

Global development disrupted: A field in transition

Interim Vice President and Director - Global Economy and Development