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CGD NOTES
World Bank Financing to Support Refugees and Their Hosts: Recommendations for IDA19
June 17, 2019
The 19th replenishment of IDA (IDA19) offers an opportunity to renew and adjust the RSW to better ensure impact and measure progress.
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US Treasury to Appropriations: World Bank, IFC Accountability Must Be Strengthened
April 17, 2019
Last week, the US Treasury Department submitted a report to the appropriations committees of the House and Senate on strengthening the accountability mechanisms of the World Bank and International Finance Corporation, fulfilling a requirement included in the spending package signed into la...
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Reforming World Bank Aid to the Private Sector for Greater Competition and Transparency
April 15, 2019
Chairwoman of the US House Committee on Financial Services Maxine Waters' recent intervention provides an opportunity for the Bank Group to rethink the Private Sector Window to better align with the International Finance Corporation’s 3.0 reform process, which was designed to inc...
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IFC’s Accountability Review Is Welcome but Must Translate to Action
April 10, 2019
International Finance Corporation CEO Philippe Le Houerou announced that the IFC’s board will undertake a review of its accountability mechanisms, including the office of the Compliance Advisor Ombudsman. The announcement is timely. By initiating a review, IFC’s Board is taking the first...
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Congress Spotlights the World Bank’s Private Sector Subsidies
April 10, 2019
Yesterday, the House Committee on Financial Services held a hearing with US Secretary of the Treasury Stephen Mnuchin on the international financial system. Chairwoman Maxine Waters opened the session with a strong statement on the World Bank’s $2.5 billion IDA Private Sector Window ...
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Spring Meeting Calendar in Full Bloom at CGD
April 04, 2019
Spring has finally sprung in Washington, DC! And that also means a series of substantive discussions on today's most pressing global development issues—from private sector financing in Africa to the future of the World Bank—are springing up at the Center for Global Development. Join ...
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Establishing Credibility and Legitimacy: Seven Challenges for David Malpass
March 15, 2019
From supporting African development to partnering with middle-income countries and development finance, here are seven priorities that will define Malpass's presidency.