CGD in the News
Elusive Hunt for Skills and Jobs (Business Standard)
Senior Fellow Arvind Subramanian is quoted in a Business Standard piece on why changes in the Indian budget won't improve job creation for youth.
Let's Not Forget That Development Is More Than Just CIDA (Globe & Mail)
Senior Fellow and Director for Europe Owen Barder co-authors an op-ed for The Globe & Mail on Canada's opportunity to improve its commitment to development.
It's Time to Reform USAID (Bloomberg Businessweek)
Senior Fellow Charles Kenny writes his weekly column in Bloomberg Businessweek on the need to reform USAID in order to truly help the world's poor.
Inequality Out of World Bank's 2030 Strategy? (Devex)
Research Fellow Alex Cobham is quoted in a Devex piece on a recent leaked World Bank strategy document that fails to address income inequality.
Does the World Bank Want a BRICS Bank? (Foreign Policy)
World Bank chief economist Kaushik Basu is featured in Foreign Policy on his recent speech at the Center for Global Development addressing plans for a BRIC-led development bank.
World Bank's New Vision on Tackling Poverty 'Very Unambitious' (The Guardian)
Research Fellow Alex Cobham is quoted in The Guardian on the "disappointing" leaked World Bank documents discussing poverty and inequality.
Challenges in Using Micro-Credit to Help Yemen's Poor (IRIN)
Senior Fellow David Roodman is quoted in an IRIN piece on the effectiveness of micro-credit.
World Bank's Basu Says Inflation Can Ease Global Turmoil (Bloomberg)
World Bank Chief Economist Kaushik Basu recommended controlled inflation for developing nations at his speech hosted by the Center for Global Development.
Rich Nations Should Let Inflation Rise (Reuters)
Kaushik Basu, World Bank Chief Economist, is quoted in a Reuters article following his speech addressing emerging markets at the Center for Global Development.
A Carbon-Less World by 2050? (Business Standard)
Senior Fellow Arvind Subramanian writes an op-ed for Business Standard on the need to cut the global emissions ratio tenfold from the current level to meet climate change targets.