Development Financing

A general view shows the Gibe III hydroelectric dam during its inauguration in Shoma Yero village in Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples' Region in Ethiopia, December 17, 2016. REUTERS/Tiksa Negeri - RTX2VFXL

Why developing countries get stuck with weak institutions and how foreign actors can help

Brad Parks, Mark Buntaine, and Benjamin Buch

Wednesday, July 26, 2017

German Chancellor Angela Merkel (C) talks to Bernd Bornhorst, Winnie Byanyima, Lori Wallach and Ernst-Christoph Stolper at the Civil20 summit, which brings together civil society organisations from over 50 countries to discuss its recommendations to the G20, in Hamburg, Germany, June 19, 2017. REUTERS/Fabian Bimmer - RTS17QDR

Fostering sustainable global growth through green finance – what role for the G20?

Amar Bhattacharya, Isabella Alloisio, Celine Bak, Dr. Kathrin Berensmann, Gerd Leipold, Lawrence MacDonald, Qingqing Yang, Hannah Schindler, Tian Huifang, and Ulrich Volz

June 7, 2017

Steam and other emissions rise from a coal-fired power station near Lithgow, 120 km (75 miles) west of Sydney, July 7, 2011. Australia is set to slap a carbon tax of A$23 a metric ton ($24.60) on its major emitters, newspapers said on Thursday, but it has halved the number of companies liable for the tax in a bid to overcome hostility to the policy. REUTERS/Daniel Munoz (AUSTRALIA - Tags: POLITICS ENVIRONMENT BUSINESS IMAGES OF THE DAY) - RTR2OKTU

Climate Change

Towards a comprehensive approach to climate policy, sustainable infrastructure, and finance

Amar Bhattacharya, Celine Bak, Ottmar Edenhofer, and Brigitte Knopf

June 12, 2017

Farmers plant saplings in a rice field on the outskirts of Srinagar June 10, 2015. India's farm economy could contract this fiscal year for the first time in over a decade because of drought, threatening Prime Minister Narendra Modi's drive to lift millions in the countryside out of poverty and bolster his party's support. Picture taken June 10. To match INDIA-ECONOMY/AGRICULTURE REUTERS/Danish Ismail

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Future Development

Can a universal basic income meet universal basic needs?

Boban Varghese Paul

Monday, June 12, 2017

Reports

Developing Economies

Les pays exportateurs de pétrole en Afrique subsaharienne

Amadou Sy

Friday, March 3, 2017

Infrastructure

Developing a common narrative on urban accessibility: A fiscal/finance perspective

Shahid Yusuf

Wednesday, January 11, 2017

Development Financing

Mobilizing financial resources

Amadou Sy

Monday, January 9, 2017

General view shows wind turbines on a slope above fields in Lezignan-Corbieres, France, April 23, 2016. REUTERS/Regis Duvignau - RTX2BDA8

Climate Change

Financing low carbon, climate resilient infrastructure: The role of climate finance and green financial systems

Joshua P. Meltzer

Monday, September 19, 2016

Heliostat mirrors reflect the sky in a field at the construction site of a 240 meter (787 feet) solar-power tower in Israel's southern Negev Desert, February 8, 2016. The world's tallest solar-power tower is being built off a highway in the Negev Desert in southern Israel, its backers hoping the technology will gain a foothold in the solar market even if it remains a small player for now. Picture taken February 8, 2016. REUTERS/Amir Cohen - RTX26ZK2

Developing Economies

Links in the chain of sustainable finance: Accelerating private investments for the SDGs, including climate action

Homi Kharas and John McArthur

Monday, September 19, 2016

Blog Posts

Bank notes of different currencies, including Euro, U.S. Dollar, Turkish Lira or Brazilian Reais, are photographed in Frankfurt, Germany, in this illustration picture taken May 7, 2017. Picture taken May 7, 2017. REUTERS/Kai Pfaffenbach/Illustration - RTX3683X

Future Development

How many countries could end extreme poverty tomorrow?

John McArthur

Thursday, June 1, 2017

Test tubes of cultures wait to be checked by a scientist for signs of the H1N1 swine flu virus and other respiratory diseases at the Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene in Baltimore, September 3, 2009. The new H1N1 virus has killed 36 U.S. children, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported on Thursday. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst (UNITED STATES HEALTH) - RTR27ER3

Future Development

(re) Searching for impact: Further thoughts

Jishnu Das

Thursday, April 13, 2017

Storm clouds hover as a cyclist rides past a field of maize after late rains near Malawi's capital Lilongwe, February 1, 2016. Late rains in Malawi threaten the staple maize crop and have pushed prices to record highs.About 14 million people face hunger in Southern Africa because of a drought that has been exacerbated by an El Nino weather pattern, according to the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP). REUTERS/Mike Hutchings - RTX24Z7D

Africa in focus

Le tonnerre n’est pas toujours suivi de la pluie : Maintenir le progrès vers la réalisation de la vision pour l’Afrique

Amadou Sy, Christina Golubski, and Amy Copley

Wednesday, April 12, 2017

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Multimedia

A U.S. Army Marines helicopter is loaded with goods from U.S.relief organization U.S. Aid to be deployed to survivors of the Super Typhoon Haiyan at Tacloban airport November 17, 2013. The Philippine and U.S. Air Forces are flying rice, clothes and drinking water into remote areas of the central Philippines, which are unreachable by vehicles. A massive relief effort is finally kicking into gear, nine days after one of the most powerful typhoons on record wreaked havoc across the impoverished area in the central Philippines with monster winds and a deadly storm surge of sea water. Philippine authorities and international aid agencies face a mounting humanitarian crisis, with the number of people displaced by the catastrophe estimated at 4 million, up from 900,000 late last week. REUTERS/Wolfgang Rattay (PHILIPPINES - Tags: DISASTER ENVIRONMENT MILITARY) - RTX15GU3

Unpacked

Myths about U.S. foreign aid

George Ingram

Friday, April 7, 2017

Africa in focus

Thunder is not yet rain: Sustaining progress towards realizing Africa’s vision

Amadou Sy, Christina Golubski, and Amy Copley

Wednesday, January 11, 2017

Women from a local cocoa farmers association lift a sack in a cocoa warehouse in Djangobo, Ivory Coast, November 17, 2014. REUTERS/Thierry Gouegnon/File Photo - RTSRWG9

Africa in focus

WATCH: ‘African voices on research, policy, and international development in sub-Saharan Africa’

Francesco Obino and Christina Golubski

Tuesday, October 18, 2016

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Reports

Opportunities and challenges for development lending in the Asia-Pacific

Investing in inclusive rural transformation: Innovative approaches to financing

China’s engagement in Africa: From natural resources to human resources

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