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Tackling Africa’s Debt Crisis: Pathways to Progress through Improved Credit Ratings

1640 Wisconsin Ave NW, Washington, DC 20007, United States Washington, DC, 1640

October 24, 2024 10:00 am

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The role of African Multilateral Financial Institutions in catalyzing sustainable economic development in Africa: Opportunities and Challenges

AU Representative Mission to the US, 1640 Wisconsin Ave NW Washington DC

October 22, 2024 2:00 pm

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How Can We Make Climate Finance Fit for Purpose? A Conversation with the Green Climate Fund’s Mafalda Duarte

2055 L Street NW Washington, DC

October 25, 2024 10:00 am

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What We Don’t Know Can Hurt Us: Better Measurement and Disclosure of MDB Private Finance Mobilization Data

2055 L Street NW Washington, DC

October 23, 2024 2:00 pm

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Investing for resilience: A panel discussion with Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank President Jin Liqun

ODI London Office
ODI

October 1, 2024 12:00 pm

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Financing resilient prosperity in SIDS

TBC
ODI

April 17, 2024 5:00 pm

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What’s the fuss? The (unfulfilled) promise of country platforms

TBC
ODI

April 17, 2024 3:30 pm

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Virtual

How to better reach underserved borrowers

ODI

April 17, 2024 4:00 pm

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Mobilizing the Private Sector: How MDBs Can Step Up Their Catalytic Role

CGD DC Office 2055 L Street NW Fifth Floor Washington, DC 20036

April 18, 2024 11:00 am

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Improving the Measurement and Disclosure of Private Capital Mobilization by MDBs/DFIs

2055 L Street NW Fifth Floor Washington, DC 20036

April 16, 2024 11:00 am

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Introducing the Impact Disclosure Guidance: A Better Approach to SDG Impact Reporting

2055 L Street NW Fifth Floor Washington, DC 20036

April 18, 2024 4:00 pm

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Virtual

Webinar – Blended finance for climate action: good value for money?


February 28, 2024 3:00 pm

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From Pipelines to Programs: Advancing Inclusive Leadership in IFIs for More Equitable Development

CGD's DC office, 2055 L Street NW, Floor 5, 20036, Washington, DC

February 28, 2024 10:00 am

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A Fireside Chat with World Bank President Ajay Banga

CGD's DC office, 2055 L Street NW, Floor 5, 20036, Washington, DC

February 5, 2024 9:00 am

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Unlocking Dev. Finance: Canada’s Role in African and Emerging Economies

Delegation of the Ismaili Imamat 199 Sussex Drive Ottawa, ON K1N 1K6 Canada

January 30, 2024 1:30 pm

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Rethinking Climate Finance: MDBs and Private Sector Mobilisation

IDB Pavilion of the Americas (Opportunity Area, Building Code OA04G2); Blue zone

December 4, 2023 2:00 pm

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Challenges to Growth in Latin America and the role of the IDB

October 26, 2023 2:30 pm

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Virtual

Stepping out of the Shadows: Why it is time to recognize and empower National Development Banks in the G20 and beyond to support the Green Transition.

ODI

October 25, 2023 7:00 am

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Maximising the developmental value of MDB callable capital

Adam Park Hotel, Zone Touristique de l'Agdal, Agdal, 40000 Marrakech, Morocco
ODI

October 11, 2023 11:30 am

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In Person

How can MDBs be more responsive to borrower clients and citizens? Improving the operational model

Marrakesh, Morocco
ODI

October 11, 2023 8:30 am

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Virtual

Navigating the poly-crisis: 2023 ODI Public Finance Conference

ODI

September 26, 2023 8:30 am

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Growing Out of Debt: Perspectives from Developing Countries Around the World

Virtual

July 4, 2023 9:00 am

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What are the options for funding loss and damage?

London
ODI

June 29, 2023 8:30 am

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Think Change podcast episode: how can we build a just financial relationship between Global North and Global South?

ODI

June 16, 2023 9:00 am

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Multilateral development bank reform in a climate-changed world: A panel discussion with ADB President Masatsugu Asakawa

London and Online
ODI

June 20, 2023 1:00 pm

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Rebranding or reshaping the global financial architecture? MDBs reform, Bridgetown Initiative and the New Global Financial Pact

May 24, 2023 9:00 am

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Symposium and evening event: Multilateral development banks in the 21st century

ODI and online
ODI

May 18, 2023 1:00 pm

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Multilateral Development Banks in the 21st Century: what reforms for mandates, governance and financing?

London School of Economics and Political Science Sheikh Zayed Theatre (New Academic Building)
ODI

May 18, 2023 6:30 pm

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What Do Middle Income Countries Want from the Multilateral Development Banks? Sri Mulyani Indrawati and Jin Liqun in Conversation with Masood Ahmed

April 14, 2023 11:00 am

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Investing for a Sustainable Future in an Age of Disorder and Uncertainty: A Conversation with the European Investment Bank (EIB)

April 13, 2023 11:00 am

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Priorities and challenges for Latin America and the Caribbean: a panel discussion with IDB President Ilan Goldfajn

ODI

March 1, 2023 6:00 pm

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Future of Development Forum

Virtual

November 14, 2022 8:30 am

Climate change, conflict, food insecurity, and pandemics. These global challenges are growing in urgency, and complexity—and they are not confined by borders. While wealthy countries are aging and their growth rates are faltering, the traditional manufacturing-led path to rapid growth in poorer countries is narrowing. 
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Trends and disruptors in multilateral finance: looking ahead with the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank

November 4, 2022 9:30 am

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Latin America and the Caribbean at a Crossroads: What Agenda and Role for the Inter-American Development Bank?

Virtual

October 24, 2022 9:30 am

COVID-19 and related economic shocks have had important but heterogeneous impact across the Latin American and Caribbean region, which also faces elevated climate risks, increasing rates of poverty, declining life expectancy in some countries, and unprecedented rates of crime and violence. The International Monetary Fund now forecasts average growth of 1.7% in 2023 with high...
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Multilateral Development Banks for a Global Future: The Perspective of Emerging Market Leaders

2055 L St NW, Washington, DC 20036

October 12, 2022 11:30 am

With increasing challenges that go beyond national borders, the World Bank and other MDBs must quickly transform themselves and become truly global banks – through broader mandates, better governance, and modern business models. Middle-income countries will be a crucial part of this transformation.
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Boosting MDBs’ Role and Capacity in Development Finance

2055 L St NW, Washington, DC 20036

October 11, 2022 1:30 pm

In July, the G20 published the report it had commissioned from an independent panel of experts to assess MDB capital adequacy. The report's recommendations, if implemented, would support a major increase in collective MDB lending, likely reaching hundreds of billions of dollars over time. The report spells out how this expansion in lending can be achieved while...
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Global Challenges Require Global Solutions: Transforming the MDB System

2055 L St NW, Washington, DC 20036

October 17, 2021 10:00 am

How can we rethink the World Bank and other MDBs to tackle the new, global challenges facing us today? This event marks the beginning of a new program of work from CGD on the next evolution of the MDBs—their evolving mandate to provide global public goods. Throughout the project CGD will consult key experts and...
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Secretary Yellen to Deliver Remarks on International Development and Evolving the Multilateral Development Banks

2055 L St NW, Washington, DC 20036

October 6, 2022 4:00 pm

WASHINGTON — On Thursday, October 6, Secretary of the Treasury Janet L. Yellen delivered remarks in Washington on key challenges facing the global economy—including shocks from COVID-19 and Putin’s illegal war against Ukraine—and their acute impact on developing countries and relationship with longer-term development trends. Secretary Yellen outlined ideas for how the multilateral development banks...
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Multilateral Development Banks’ Capital Adequacy Frameworks: Options for Reform?

Virtual

September 15, 2022 9:00 am

In 2021, G20 members created an independent panel to evaluate whether MDB shareholder capital is being used efficiently and to understand whether MDBs can lend more without threatening their long-term financial integrity. As well as discussing the recommendations of the report and framing the emerging issues and priorities, this webinar will explore several related questions.
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Multilateral Development Banks’ Capital Adequacy Frameworks: options for reform?

ODI

September 15, 2022 2:00 pm

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The Response of International and Regional Financial Institutions to COVID 19

The COVID-19 crisis has brought the global economy to its knees, by its intensity, scale, and far-reaching impacts. his webinar aims to assess the impact of the international response to COVID 19.