CGD in the News
US Researchers Aim to Shed Light on Africa Aid (China Daily)
China Daily covers the launch of the China in Africa project, featuring research from The Center for Global Development and AidData.
Development Finance in Africa (Economist)
The Economist features the launch of the China in Africa project by the Center for Global Development and AidData.
Why You Shouldn't Stop Buying From Bangladesh (Bloomberg Businessweek)
Senior Fellow Charles Kenny writes his weekly column in Bloomberg Businessweek on why improving worker safety is a better alternative to trade sanctions following the recent collapse of a factory in Bangladesh.
New Database Focuses on China's Secretive Aid to Africa (Reuters)
Reuters mentions The Center for Global Development in a piece on Chinese aid to Africa following the release of AidData's database uncovering unofficial development aid .
Cutting Off Trade Would Hurt Workers (New York Times)
Senior Fellow Kimberley Ann Elliott contributes to The New York Times "Room for Debate Series" on labor standards and trade sanctions.
Alex Cobham Comments on Luxembourg's Banking Transparency (BBC Radio)
On BBC's Up All Night live radio program, CGD's Alex Cobham discusses the implications of Luxembourg's announcement to consider greater banking transparency.
Possibility of Eradicating Tax Havens (BBC Radio)
Shortly after French President Francois Hollande called for the eradication of all tax havens, Research Fellow Alex Cobham discusses the likelihood and implications of the President's wish on BBC's Up All Night live radio program.
Revealed: $75 Billion in Previously Secret Chinese Aid to Africa (Quartz)
A CGD working paper and recent event on Chinese development aid to Africa is covered in Quartz.
Poor Countries Can Keep Workers Safe and Still Escape Poverty (Washington Post)
Senior Fellow Kimberly Ann Elliott is featured in Washington Post Wonkblog interview on how companies in the developing world can inexpensively improve work conditions.
India’s Biometric IDs Put Its Poorest on the Map (Bloomberg)
Senior Fellow Alan Gelb and Policy Analyst Julia Clark are mentioned in a Bloomberg piece on their large volume of work surrounding Biometric IDs following the Center for Global Development's Eighth Annual Richard H. Sabot Lecture: Technology to Leapfrog Development: The Aadhaar Experience, featuring Nandan Nilekani, co-founder of Infosys Ltd. (INFY) and one of the world’s most successful information-technology entrepreneurs.