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Ahead of the US Foreign Policy Debate, Index Shows US Falls Short in Backing for Global Prosperity
WASHINGTON, D. C. (October 15, 2012) - The United States has a long way to go in improving policies that support shared global prosperity, according to a Center for Global Development (CGD) index released a week before the US presidential debate on foreign policy.
New CGD Book Looks Beyond Microfinance Hype and Backlash, Recommends Improvements
Washington, D.C. (January 3, 2012)—A new book from the Center for Global Development (CGD) cuts through the hype and backlash surrounding microfinance and concludes that while tiny loans do not end poverty, the microfinance movement has scored respectable successes in building dynamic institutions that deliver useful services to millions. Poor people, after all, need loans, savings accounts, and insurance no less than the rich.
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.
G7 Nations Fare Poorly in Ranking of Wealthy Countries' Policies Benefiting Developing World
WASHINGTON,D.C.(October 22, 2009)-The Group of Seven major industrialized nations fared poorly in the latest assessment of wealthy countries’ policies related to building prosperity in the developing world, with none finishing in the top 10 of the 22 countries ranked, the Center for Global Development announced on Thursday.
U.S. Ranks Poorly on 2008 Commitment to Development Index
WASHINGTON,D.C.(December 4,2008)- As President-elect Barack Obama seeks ways to restore the United States’ international reputation in the midst of a global financial crisis with roots in New York and Washington, an annual assessment of rich countries’ policies to build prosperity around the world finds that the United States ranks 17th out of 22 high-income countries.