Center for Global Development

The Center for Global Development is an independent, nonpartisan think tank based in Washington D.C. and London. CGD works to reduce global poverty and improve lives through innovative economic research that drives better policy and practice by the world's top decision makers. Over the next two years, CGD will be conducting rigorous research and proposing practical solutions to drive broader mandates, better governance, and modern business models at the multilateral development banks.

Recent Posts

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 ET

FEATURING Sri Mulyani Indrawati, Minister of Finance, Republic of Indonesia Jin Liqun, President and Chair of the Board of Directors, Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) MODERATOR Masood Ahmed, President, Center for Global Development This event will be hosted in-person at CGD's DC office: 2055 L St NW, 5th floor, Washington, DC 20036 What do middle income countries (MICs) want from the multilateral development banks (MDBs)? Large developing countries like Indonesia have longstanding relationships with the MDBs and have been among their most important clients. But these relationships are now receiving [...]

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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 ET

FEATURING Werner Hoyer, President, European Investment Bank (EIB) Maria Shaw-Barragan, Director of Lending for Africa, Caribbean, Pacific, Asia and Latin America, EIB Global MODERATORS Masood Ahmed, President, Center for Global Development Mikaela Gavas, Managing Director, Europe and Senior Policy Fellow, Center for Global Development This event will be hosted in-person at CGD's DC office: 2055 L St NW, 5th floor, Washington, DC 20036 As one of the world’s main financers of climate action, the European Investment Bank (EIB) has placed sustainability at the heart of its activities. In 2019, in [...]

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Beyond the Dollars: Ensuring World Bank Evolution Means Evidence and Impact Revolution, Too

April 12, 2023 ET

FEATURING KEYNOTE SPEAKER Bård Vegar Solhjell, Director General, Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation (Norad) PANELISTS Bård Vegar Solhjell, Director General, Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation (Norad) Koldo Echebarria, former Director General, Esade Business and Law School; former manager, Inter-American Development Bank Dean Karlan, Chief Economist, U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) Arianna Legovini, Director of the Development Impact Evaluation (DIME), World Bank Marie-Ange Saraka-Yao, Managing Director of Resource Mobilisation, Private Sector Partnerships & Innovative Finance, Gavi MODERATOR Amanda Glassman, Executive Vice President of CGD, CEO of CGD Europe, and Senior Fellow This [...]

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El mundo no necesita otra institución más contra el cambio climático

April 11, 2023

Los fondos de mitigación y adaptación al calentamiento global podrían funcionar canalizados por una sola entidad independiente, que controle la asignación de las inversiones y evalúe el impacto. La crisis climática es global, tanto si vivimos en un país rico como uno pobre. Sin embargo, la comunidad internacional ha sido incapaz de encontrar soluciones conjuntas para financiar, a la escala necesaria, las inversiones esenciales de mitigación y adaptación al cambio climático en los países más vulnerables y en los que se registra un incremento más rápido de las emisiones de [...]

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