CGD in the News
World Bank, in a Changed Economy, Pushes Focus to Building a Middle Class (Washington Post)
The Center for Global Development is referenced in a recent Washington Post article on the new world bank strategy and the way forward for the remaining IDA countries.
IMF and World Bank Meetings: Trimmed Global Forecast for 2013 (CCTV, Biz Asia America)
Senior Fellow Liliana Rojas-Suarez discusses the World Economic Outlook Report in an interview by CCTV: Biz Asia America.
The Economic Case Against Tax Deductions (Bloomerbeg Businessweek)
Senior Fellow Charles Kenny writes his weekly column in Bloomberg Businessweek on how removing tax deductions and exemptions would reduce tax rates, reverse the impact of the sequester, or draw down the deficit-all at once.
Convergence with a Vengeance: Humanity's Golden Age (Business Standard)
Senior Fellow Arvind Subramanian writes an op-ed for Business Standard on why even after the recent global financial crisis, the world continues to experience the best of economic times.
Obama's Budget Fixes America's Wacky Food Aid Program-Sort Of (The Atlantic)
Senior Fellow Kimberly Ann Elliott is quoted in The Atlantic on Congressional response to food aid reforms in Obama's proposed 2014 budget.
Is Small Government the Answer? Lessons From Rwanda (Bloomberg Businessweek)
Senior Fellow Charles Kenny writes his weekly column in Bloomberg Businessweek on why cuts to federal spending might not deliver services more efficiently and produce greater returns on taxpayers’ money.
This Is a Golden Age of Global Growth (Financial Times)
Senior Fellow Arvind Subramanian writes an op-ed for The Financial Times on why the golden age of economic growth beginning in the 1990s has mostly survived the recent economic downturn.
How the UN Covered Up a Cholera Epidemic in Zimbabwe (The Atlantic)
Senior Fellow and Vice President for Programs is quoted in The Atlantic on the UN's role in Zimbabwe's upcoming elections.
The Visa System Not Working (The Economist)
Senior Fellow Michael Clemens is quoted in The Economist article on why the cap on US visas are unnecessary.
Improving Transparency in Aid and Emergency Relief (Deutsche Welle)
Senior Fellow Vijaya Ramachandran is interviewed about her brief on Haiti on the German radio outlet Deutsche Welle.