Private Investment

More from the Series

Apr

22

2016



1:30—4:30 PM
CGD-ECDPM Roundtable in Brussels: Risk Management Reconsidered – How to Get the Incentives Right for Private Sector Engagement in Developing Countries
Owen Barder
and
Theodore Talbot
March 30, 2016
The roundtable event, to be held in Brussels, Belgium, and organised by ECDPM with the Center for Global Development in Europe, will bring together analysts, development finance practitioners, stakeholders from a spectrum of development finance institutions, and policymakers with a durable public an...
Blog Post
Gender Equality as a Private Sector Priority: A Triple Win for Companies, Consumers, and Developing Countries
Megan O'Donnell
February 29, 2016
Blog Post
What the Fed Rate Increase Means for Emerging Economies
Liliana Rojas-Suarez
December 16, 2015
The first thing we should be asking is why now in particular, since conditions have not really changed much in the past few months. For example, back in September, there were large uncertainties in the global economy. China’s economic slowdown was causing alarm. Volatility in international cap...
Blog Post
Private Firms, Development Outcomes, and the Pitfalls of Picking Winners
Theodore Talbot
October 02, 2015
Blog Post
Can the Private Sector Deliver on the Infrastructure SDGs?
Charles Kenny
September 14, 2015
In two weeks, a teaming mass of world leaders are going to descend on New York to sign up to the Sustainable Development Goals. Among the targets to be met by 2030 are global universal access to water, sanitation, reliable modern energy, and communications technologies. Back-of-the-envelope calculat...
Blog Post
Doing Good Is No Place for Emotion – Podcast with Will MacAskill
Rajesh Mirchandani
August 03, 2015
When the next natural disaster strikes, Will MacAskill does not want you to donate to the relief effort. And if a relative dies from a disease, he doesn’t think you should try and raise money for that cause. Rather, he wants you to focus on the "ongoing disasters" that sicken, maim a...
BRIEFS
A Grand Bargain for Private Investment: Defining Commitments and Implementation under the Progress Pledge
Nazanin Ash
and
Madeleine Gleave
July 02, 2015
To fully realize the potential of private investment for development impact and articulate commitments under the Progress Pledge, we propose a “grand bargain” between developing countries, donors, and private investors, with mutual commitments and reciprocal benefits.