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September 12, 2023
The first of CGD's conversations with candidates for the presidency of the European Investment Bank was with Margrethe Vestager. Margrethe is the Executive Vice-President of the European Commission and Commissioner for Competition. She has had a long and illustrious political career, having become a...
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October 14, 2022
In this video, senior policymakers from around the world, who gathered for CGD’s Development Leaders Conference in September in Paris, discuss the critical need for development agencies and development finance institutions to work together to tackle these increasingly complex - and global - issues. ...
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October 18, 2017
China has long been the factory of the world. But as wages there rise, manufacturers are looking to other countries and regions. Meanwhile, African countries have a huge and burgeoning population of young people looking for jobs. So now many wonder—could Africa be the next big destination for ...
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September 20, 2017
Businesses have unique opportunities to help refugees and improve their bottom line at the same time, says CGD senior policy fellow Cindy Huang. All they need is the right policy framework. Get the highlights from Huang’s latest report, Global Business and Refugee Crises, a collaboration ...
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June 13, 2017
As we mark World Refugee Day, it is increasingly clear that there is a desperate need to fill the gap between short-term humanitarian response and long-term development need. Jordan’s Minister of Planning and International Cooperation Imad Fakhoury and CGD senior policy fellow Cindy Huang join...
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May 25, 2017
The location for this year's G7 Summit, in the Sicilian coastal city of Taormina, is a reminder that Italy's shores are a frontline for refugees making the perilous journey across the Mediterranean from North Africa and the Middle East. For the summit dignitaries who will attend, IRC's D...
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April 19, 2017
Of the 21 million refugees around the world today, low- and middle-income countries host more than 80 percent. The strain of refugee flows can threaten stability in these countries, with regional and global consequences. But this is an eminently manageable challenge for the international community. ...
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April 06, 2017
More than 21 million people around the world are living as refugees. Three-quarters of those do not live in refugee camps, but in urban communities, profoundly altering the social fabric of cities in major host countries. Currently their survival depends on both regular outside assistance from human...
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January 18, 2017
The world’s development challenges are far too vast for the old way of doing things. To generate the trillions of dollars necessary to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals, international institutions, policymakers and the private sector need a new approach that unlocks the power of privat...