Press Releases
Speech Text: Tony Blair: Making Government Work Will Transform Africa
WASHINGTON, D.C.(December 17, 2010)—Text of Mr. Blair's Speech from the Center for Global Development event on December 16, 2010: "Making Government Work Will Transform Africa."
Press Release: Tony Blair: Making Government Work Will Transform Africa
WASHINGTON, D.C.(December 16, 2010)-Tony Blair today set out his vision for a new partnership with Africa, in which the international community supports committed African leaders to transform their countries by making government work better.
Publish What You Pay Wins the 2010 Commitment to Development Award
WASHINGTON,D.C.(November 15, 2010)--Publish What You Pay, a global civil society coalition dedicated to promoting revenue transparency in the oil, gas, and mining industries, is the 2010 winner of the Commitment to Development “Ideas to Action” Award, sponsored jointly by the Center for Global Development (CGD) and Foreign Policy magazine.
Assessment of Rich Nations' Policies to Help Developing World
WASHINGTON,D.C.(November 4, 2010)–The world’s richest countries have made modest progress in improving policies that support development but still have a long way to go, according to a Center for Global Development analysis released just days before Group of 20 leaders are expected to adopt a development action plan at their summit in South Korea.
World Bank Could Unlock $7.5 Billion for Poorest Countries
WASHINGTON,D.C.(June 8, 2010)-A new working paper released by the Center for Global Development (CGD) urges the World Bank’s two lending arms, the International Development Association (IDA) and the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD), to rebalance their loans to low- and middle-income countries. The proposal could provide a surge of finance to the poorest countries.