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Blog Post
September 20, 2024
Former White House National Economic Council Director and CGD Board Member Brian Deese has proposed the US launch a Clean Energy Marshall Plan to support zero-carbon infrastructure rollout in developing countries. The idea has attracted significant attention and commentary, some of which has noted t...
Blog Post
September 18, 2024
If Banga’s $100 billion total replenishment target is met by making IDA more expensive, the champagne should remain corked. Far better for the World Bank’s president to declare that donors have failed the institution and the world’s poorest countries than to try to engineer a trainwreck to look like...
Blog Post
August 29, 2024
Nobody doubts China is a world power. But it is still underpowered at a number of global institutions. China could make progress in fixing that problem at the World Bank by increasing its contribution to IDA, the Bank’s soft lending arm for the world’s poorest countries, in the ongoing replenishment...
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August 28, 2024
Over the past three years, I have been pushing an idea developed with Scott Morris of a climate-dedicated capital increase at the World Bank Group as likely the most plausible and efficient route to generate the levels of global financing required to speed climate mitigation efforts in developing co...
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August 07, 2024
Threats to the global community—such as climate change and pandemics—demand urgent innovation and action at scale. But when commercial incentives for innovation trail behind the social value, market shaping instruments can credibly signal demand and spur the development and adoption of new innovatio...
Blog Post
August 19, 2024
Advocates are being asked to deliver trillions each year for development—a historically unprecedented amount. It's a historically unprecedented time to be sure, but not one that appears amenable to massive increases in development finance. If advocacy works well when it seeks billions to achieve a g...
Blog Post
August 01, 2024
As Asia and the Pacific transitions from demographic dividends to deficits, policies focusing on labor mobility and regional cooperation are essential. Investing in human capital and flexible migration policies can address workforce imbalances, ensuring continued economic growth and stability across...
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July 15, 2024
The gap between parties on international economic policy is often smaller than the gap between consensus positions over time. While the Biden Administration has introduced migrant-supporting measures including relief for the undocumented spouses of citizens and community sponsorship of refugees, bot...
