I was encouraged by a recent email exchange with CGD visiting fellow Ted Moran, who is off this week to participate in the 5th Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI) Global Conference in Paris. Ted has been working with Isabel Munilla, Director of Publish What You Pay (PWYP) United States, to increase revenue transparency in extractive industries.
Yesterday, CGD hosted a private roundtable with David Frost, Director for Europe, Trade, and International Affairs at the UK Department for Business, Innovation, and Skills (BIS). Participants included representatives from multiple embassies, NGOs, and business organizations.
Thank you to everyone who played CGD State of the Union Bingo last night! We had a terrific crowd at our event and want to hear about your festivities. Click here for our reactions and commentary on President Obama’s speech.
It’s January in Washington. Time for New Year’s resolutions, extra outerwear and…CGD State of the Union Bingo!
Twelve months after the devastating earthquake, some of the fresh ideas CGD policy experts proposed to help Haiti through non-aid channels have gained traction, while others remain relevant, but have yet to be tried. The anniversary is a time to revisit progress and shine a light on untapped opportunities to assist Haitians in their reconstruction efforts through U.S. policies on trade, debt, migration, and more:
CGD president Nancy Birdsall and Foreign Policy editor-in-chief Susan Glasser presented the 2010 Commitment to Development “Ideas in Action” Award to Publish What You Pay during a public event this week at the Center for Global Development.
Earlier this week, New York Times columnist Nick Kristof commented on the dire situation in Haiti, nearly one year after the catastrophic earthquake.
In addition to noting the immediate needs of medical workers and cholera patients, Kristof aptly recognized that trade preference programs are a critical investment in Haiti’s long-term, sustainable development.
Earlier this month, senior fellow Kim Elliott and I discussed ways to improve trade preference programs for the least developed countries (LDCs) with colleagues at the World Trade Organization, the
As I mentioned in my last post, delegates from the least developed countries (LDCs) are meeting at multilateral institutions in Geneva to determine their priorities and objectives for the upcoming UN MDG review summit in September and the Fourth UN Conference on the Least Developed Countries (LDC-IV) conference next May.
On Monday, CGD senior fellow Kim Elliott and I met in Geneva with World Trade Organization (WTO) staff and members of the subcommittee on the least developed countries (known as the LDC group) who are preparing for the once-a-decade United Nations conference focused on least developed countries.
