Global Development

A tram rides through the centre of Warsaw, Poland September 26, 2018. Picture taken September 26, 2018. REUTERS/Kacper Pempel - RC1B11A78720

Future Development

How to avoid the middle-income trap: Lessons from Poland, a European Tiger

Enrique Aldaz-Carroll, Emilia Skrok, and Rogier van den Brink

Monday, December 17, 2018

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Future Development

Advancing US foreign assistance in uncertain times

Homi Kharas

Monday, December 17, 2018

Report

Invigorating US leadership in global development

George Ingram, Homi Kharas, John McArthur, and Anthony F. Pipa

Monday, December 17, 2018

A woman walks past the Hausari primary school in Michika village, northeast Nigeria June 12, 2017. Picture taken June 12, 2017. REUTERS/Akintunde Akinleye - RC1AFAC79A10

Future Development

Leave no one behind: From development slogan to policy practice

Geoffrey Gertz and Homi Kharas

Friday, December 14, 2018

Reports

G-20 finance ministers and central banks governors pose for a family photo during the IMF/World Bank spring meeting in Washington, U.S., April 20, 2018. REUTERS/Yuri Gripas - RC1BD2582DA0

Report

Can coordination in the G-20 help countries to reduce debt and deficits?

Adam Triggs

Monday, November 26, 2018

Green lights are projected onto the facade of the Hotel de Ville in Paris, France, after U.S. President Donald Trump announced his decision that the United States will withdraw from the Paris Climate Agreement at a news conference June 1, 2017. REUTERS/Philippe Wojazer - UP1ED611NP15U

Climate Change

The Paris Agreement and its future

Todd Stern

October 2018

FILE PHOTO: A worker gestures in front of steel bars at a Highveld Steel plant, which has a manufacturing agreement with ArcelorMittal steel company, in Middleburg, South Africa June 6, 2017. REUTERS/Siphiwe Sibeko/File Photo - RC1C7C2AB6F0

Report

The potential of manufacturing and industrialization in Africa

Landry Signé

Thursday, September 20, 2018

South African Reserve Bank Governor Lesetja Kganyago speaks at IMFC joint press conference with International Monetary Fund (IMF) Managing Director Christine Lagarde during the IMF/World Bank spring meeting in Washington, U.S., April 21, 2018. REUTERS/Yuri Gripas - RC1983EAB0E0

Report

How should official development assistance be allocated across countries?

Homi Kharas and Lorenz Noe

Friday, September 14, 2018

A woman draws water from a well in a slum on the outskirts of Islamabad March 30, 2015. REUTERS/Caren Firouz - GF10000043990

Report

How many people will the world leave behind?

Homi Kharas, John McArthur, and Krista Rasmussen

Friday, September 14, 2018

Blog Posts

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Future Development

Rethinking global poverty reduction in 2019

Homi Kharas, Kristofer Hamel, and Martin Hofer

Thursday, December 13, 2018

U.N. Secretary General Antonio Guterres attends the Intergovernmental Conference to Adopt the Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration in Marrakesh, Morocco December 10, 2018. REUTERS/Abderrahmane Mokhtari - RC1C5F88B000

Up Front

The Global Compact on Migration: Dead on arrival?

Lex Rieffel

Wednesday, December 12, 2018

A Turkish official points while giving a tour to media of the Turkish-made power ship 'Kaya Bey' after a dedication ceremony at Karachi Port on November 21, 2010. The Turkish-made power plant aboard the vessel will feed 232 megawatts to the national grid within a month, local media reported. REUTERS/Akhtar Soomro (PAKISTAN - Tags: POLITICS ENERGY) - GM1E6BL1QP501

Future Development

Building beyond borders

Harun Onder

Tuesday, December 11, 2018

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Africa’s untapped and expanding business potential

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Identification Revolution

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A woman, who has been displaced by floods, uses a USAID box to move her belongings while taking refuge on an embankment at Chandan Mori village in Dadu, some 320 km (199 miles) north of Karachi October 10, 2010. REUTERS/Akhtar Soomro (PAKISTAN - Tags: DISASTER ENVIRONMENT) - GM1E6AA1O2701

Global Development

Trump tries to cut foreign aid without Congress

George Ingram

Thursday, August 23, 2018

People stand beside a truck loaded with sacks of flour received from The United States Agency for International Development (USAID).

Global Development

If the US doesn’t lead on foreign assistance, who will?

Merrell Tuck-Primdahl and Fred Dews

Friday, August 17, 2018

Flags are pictured outside the European headquarters of the United Nations in Geneva.

Podcast Episode

Finding breakthroughs for the UN Sustainable Development Goals

Homi Kharas, Enric Sala, Bill Finan, and Fred Dews

Friday, July 20, 2018

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Global Development

How to avoid the middle-income trap: Lessons from Poland, a European Tiger

Advancing US foreign assistance in uncertain times

Invigorating US leadership in global development

Leave no one behind: From development slogan to policy practice

Reports

Can coordination in the G-20 help countries to reduce debt and deficits?

The Paris Agreement and its future

The potential of manufacturing and industrialization in Africa

How should official development assistance be allocated across countries?

How many people will the world leave behind?

Blog Posts

Rethinking global poverty reduction in 2019

The Global Compact on Migration: Dead on arrival?

Building beyond borders

Events

US cities in pursuit of viable futures: Taking on the sustainable development goals

Africa’s untapped and expanding business potential

The new dynamics of global energy and climate: A conversation with Sustainable Energy for All CEO Rachel Kyte

Related Books

From Summits to Solutions

Identification Revolution

The Marshall Plan and the Shaping of American Strategy

Multimedia

Trump tries to cut foreign aid without Congress

If the US doesn’t lead on foreign assistance, who will?

Finding breakthroughs for the UN Sustainable Development Goals

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