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Surprise MDG Trailblazers
Which countries are moving fastest toward the Millennium Develoment Goals? Research fellow Ben Leo looks beneath regional trends and finds surprising trailblazers, including Honduras, Laos, and Ethiopia.

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Pakistan Floods and Climate Change
Senior fellow David Wheeler crunches the numbers on weather-related disasters and finds that losses from floods in Pakistan and extreme weather elsewhere are accelerating, evidence that violent climate change is happening now. Photo: AP

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Fighting Corruption in Africa
Visiting fellow Nuhu Ribadu reflects in a new essay on his experience leading Nigeria’s Economic and Financial Crimes Commission and on international support for efforts to challenge corruption in Africa.

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Ben Leo: Who Are The Millennium Development Goal Trailblazers?

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Ben Leo’s research includes debt sustainability in low-income countries, the IDA-16 replenishment, and related resource-allocation issues. He was director for African affairs from 2006 to 2008 in the White House National Security Council. Before that, he held a number of positions at the U.S. Treasury Department focusing on development finance and Africa.

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