Global Development: Views from the Center
Why the World Bank Is Right to Help Saudi Royalty Build Luxury Hotels in Africa
5/17/11
The IFC, the private sector arm of the World Bank Group, has come under criticism, including apparently from Senator Patrick Leahy, for a recent loan to a company owned by a Saudi prince to build a 5-star hotel in Ghana’s capital, Accra. This Washington Times article highlights three main criticisms:
It’s 2010! Ten Actionable Ideas (Realized and Yet-to-be-realized) for a 21st-Century Global Development Agenda
2/22/10
I attended a conference convened and hosted by Jean-Michel Severino, the head of the French bilateral agency, outside Paris last week. The question participants addressed was: What should be the goals of the international development community in the post-MDG period after 2015? Should the MDGs be retrofitted and complemented with go
Birdsall Urges Pittsburgh G-20 Summit to Prepare for Next Global Crisis
9/10/09
CGD president Nancy Birdsall urged the United States to exercise leadership at the upcoming G20 Summit in Pittsburgh in a speech today at the Center for Global Development.
On Current Path, IFC Is Set to Become Bigger than the World Bank in Five Years
8/19/09
This blog entry also appeared on the Huffington Post.
Can the MDBs Jump-Start the Market for Country Risk Management Tools?
4/21/08
CGD recently hosted a roundtable discussion on a set of important questions confronting the multilateral development banks (MDBs) as the market for their loans shrinks: can they help to foster a greatly expanded market for new risk management tools -- such as insurance and other hedging mechanisms -- to