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

When It Comes to World Bank Reform, April Will Be Disappointing. But that Shouldn’t Be the End of the Story.

April 5, 2023

This blog is one in a series by experts across the Center for Global Development ahead of the IMF/World Bank Spring Meetings. Each post in the series will put forward a tangible policy “win” for the World Bank or the broader MDB system that the author would like to see emerge from the Spring Meetings. Read the other posts in the series, and stay tuned for more. Reform of the World Bank is in the eye of the beholder—not just how it’s going, but even what it is. US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen has [...]

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The Road to a Better World Bank Starts with a Commitment to IDA

April 4, 2023

This blog is one in a series by experts across the Center for Global Development ahead of the IMF/World Bank Spring Meetings. Each post in the series will put forward a tangible policy “win” for the World Bank or the broader MDB system that the author would like to see emerge from the Spring Meetings. Read the other posts in the series, and stay tuned for more. The International Development Association (IDA) has emerged as the largest financing arm of the World Bank Group in the last few years, and demand for IDA finance [...]

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The Spring Meetings Should Launch a Climate-Dedicated IBRD Capital Increase

April 3, 2023

This blog is one in a series by experts across the Center for Global Development ahead of the IMF/World Bank Spring Meetings. Each post in the series will put forward a tangible policy “win” for the World Bank or the broader MDB system that the author would like to see emerge from the Spring Meetings. Stay tuned for the rest of the series in the coming days. The World Bank shouldn’t become a dedicated climate bank: that’s not what its client countries want, and the global development agenda (the D [...]

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JETPs and the Role of Multilateral Development Banks in Shaping and Driving the Just Energy Transition

April 13, 2023 ET

FEATURED Alice Carr, Executive Director, Public Policy, Glasgow Financial Alliance for Net Zero Deputy Minister Rachmat Kaimuddin, Coordinating Ministry of Maritime Affairs and Investment, Indonesia Alexia Latortue, Assistant Secretary for International Trade and Development Jennifer Sara, Global Director for Climate Change, World Bank Woochong Um, Managing Director General, Asian Development Bank (ADB) Juergen Zattler, Director-General for International Development Policy, 2030 Agenda and Climate, German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) MODERATOR Annika Seiler, Policy Fellow, Center for Global Development This event will be hosted in-person at CGD's DC [...]

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