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Africa, debt relief, international financial institutions, private investment, aid selectivity
Ben Leo was a research fellow at the Center for Global Development from July 2010 to September 2011. His work focused on African financial issues, including external and domestic debt markets and private capital flows. Leo also worked on concessional resource mobilization, including the operations of the World Bank’s International Development Association and the African Development Fund. He developed the MDG Progress Index and authored many publications while at CGD, including the working papers New SME Financial Access Initiatives and Sudan Debt Dynamics: Status Quo, Southern Secession, Debt Division, and Oil. Leo left CGD in 2011 to serve as global policy director at ONE.
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Ben Leo and Ross Thuotte check on the progress countries are making toward the Millennium Development Goals.
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Ben Leo testified before the House Subcommittee on International Monetary Policy and Trade on July 27, 2011 about the importance of multilateral development banks to the United States and the greater world.
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On Saturday the world’s newest nation exuberantly celebrated its first independence day. The Republic of South Sudan, an area the size of Texas that is home to eight million people, has finally fulfilled its long-sought goal of freedom and self-determination. Independence however, is just the...
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Every year, billions of dollars are spent on food assistance to provide lifesaving sustenance to millions of people. That’s a lot of money, and an important cause, so it was encouraging to learn last week that the United States and the G-20 are starting to seriously scrutinize food aid policy....
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This paper provides a review of the rationale for and against SME initiatives and an overview of existing targeted USG and IFI programs. The authors offer several new incremental options for private foundations to establish focused partnerships with donor agencies in their efforts to assist SMEs in...
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In this working paper, the authors examine four categories of existing resource-mobilization options and recommend which might best be used to finance global public goods.
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By 2025, the number of IDA client countries will likely shrink substantially and primarily be smaller in size and overwhelmingly African. This working paper predicts how these changes will impact IDA's operational and financial models and recommends the World Bank begin addressing the implications...
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A 2011 referendum in Southern Sudan will determine the sub-nation’s independence – and it’s just one month away. Ahead of the South’s possible secession, Sudanese leaders are scrambling to find solutions to a host of questions, a critical one being: What should be done with Sudan’s...
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In this paper CGD fellow Ben Leo contributes to ongoing discussions about the role of Sudan‘s $35 billion in external debt obligations – both for a unified Sudan and a possible Southern secession.
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This short essay, prepared for the CGD event, “Whatever Happened to the Jubilee? A 10th Anniversary Assessment of the Debt Relief Movement,” provides a brief contextual overview of several recent debt agreements as well as the remaining challenges ahead.
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Ben Leo and Ross Thuotte check on the progress countries are making toward the Millennium Development Goals.
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In this working paper, the authors introduce an MDG Progress Index to assess how on or off track countries are toward MDG targets.
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In this paper CGD fellow Ben Leo contributes to ongoing discussions about the role of Sudan‘s $35 billion in external debt obligations – both for a unified Sudan and a possible Southern secession.
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In this working paper, the authors examine four categories of existing resource-mobilization options and recommend which might best be used to finance global public goods.
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Ben Leo testified before the House Subcommittee on International Monetary Policy and Trade on July 27, 2011 about the importance of multilateral development banks to the United States and the greater world.
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By 2025, the number of IDA client countries will likely shrink substantially and primarily be smaller in size and overwhelmingly African. This working paper predicts how these changes will impact IDA's operational and financial models and recommends the World Bank begin addressing the implications...
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This paper provides a review of the rationale for and against SME initiatives and an overview of existing targeted USG and IFI programs. The authors offer several new incremental options for private foundations to establish focused partnerships with donor agencies in their efforts to assist SMEs in...
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Africa remains extremely difficult for entrepreneurs. Donors are increasingly targeting assistance to address the investment-climate constraints that hinder private-sector growth. This report lays out the case for promoting investment climate reforms more strategically, various options for...
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The World Food Programme has world-class logistics, but its ability to manage financial risk is extremely limited. The WFP should consider implementing a targeted hedging pilot strategy for increased predictability. Greater commitments of untied cash from donors and support for the proposed Food...
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As the International Development Association (IDA) pushes for more funding for the neediest and most vulnerable countries, visiting fellow Ben Leo examines whether IDA’s existing performance-based allocation system (PBA) gives the developing world its fair share of funds. He says the system...
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Proposal for an IDA Blended Financing Facility (Policy Memo)
- Jun 8, 2010
Against the backdrop of the fast approaching Millennium Development Goals deadline, World Bank shareholders have an opportunity to dramatically increase resources available for the poorest, most vulnerable countries. By better leveraging the IBRD’s balance sheet for creditworthy blend and...
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Liberia: Life after Debt
- Jun 30, 2010
The Center for Global Development presents a discussion on
Liberia: Life After Debt
Featuring
Augustine Ngafuan
Minister of Finance, Liberia
Amara Konneh
Minister of Planning and Economic Affairs, Liberia
John Lipsky
First Deputy Managing Director, International Monetary...
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