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Fishermen, SCOTUS, and the IFC: Litigating Development
November 05, 2018
Last week, the United States Supreme Court heard oral arguments in Jam et al v. International Finance Corporation. At stake: the extent to which international organizations including the IFC enjoy immunity from prosecution in US courts.
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IFC and the Social Investing Spectrum: The Double Tragedy of the IDA Private Sector Window
October 15, 2018
“IFC 3.0” is a welcome and important initiative for a development finance institution that in the past has been accused of putting profits before impact. But the IDA PSW instrument is a throwback to the old IFC—opaque as well as inefficiently targeted on development results. Design...
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Rising to the SDG Challenge: The Unique Contribution of the International Development Finance Club
October 11, 2018
The IDFC represents a unique mix of bilateral agencies, national development banks, and regional development banks. As such, it holds promise for bringing new and productive collaborations to the SDG agenda that extend well beyond the work of the major multilateral development institutions. In a new...
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Rising to the SDG Challenge: The Unique Contribution of the International Development Finance Club
October 11, 2018
The Sustainable Development Goals face a key dilemma. Major multilateral institutions like the World Bank and the other core MDBs have played a leadership role in shaping the SDG financing framework. However, there is a significant misalignment between the structure of these institutions and the SDG...
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The EPG’s Call to Action
October 11, 2018
When the finance ministers of the G20 countries set up an Eminent Persons Group 18 months ago, many observers were both hopeful and skeptical about the likely outcome. Now that the EPG’s report is out, what’s the verdict on how transformative its efforts will be?
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What CGD Experts are Watching at This Year’s World Bank/IMF Meetings in Bali
October 05, 2018
Why should countries invest in human capital? As emerging technologies impact economies and societies, how can we ensure that the most vulnerable are protected? Who will step up to finance the SDGs? Next week’s Annual Meetings of the World Bank and the IMF will convene 13,000 global policymake...
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Tanzania Outlaws Fact-checking, Seeks World Bank Aid to Create New Facts
September 28, 2018
Following the playbook of Argentina and Greece, Tanzania has criminalized scrutiny of its economic and social data—creating a quandary for its international creditors.