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Apr
11
2023
12:30—2:00 PM ET 5:30-7:00 PM BST In-person and Online
April 04, 2023
In the wake of COVID-19, African countries are set to receive special drawing rights to boost their economies. However, there is a need to increase African agency in development financing – including in the deployment of SDRs to best meet African development agendas such as Agenda 2063. During COVID...
REPORTS
March 29, 2023
The Handbook for Space Capability Development is an inclusive, pragmatic, and open-access resource focused on “foundational space capability” development. Its intended audience is the planner or planning team charged with drafting a national space strategy and building a national space program. Amon...
Blog Post
March 29, 2023
Space is almost too glamorous for its own good. This is understandable; for most of human existence, the nighttime sky has been unreachable, mysterious, yet strangely helpful (especially to those navigating or measuring time by the stars). Like the first ships to cross an ocean, early satellites wer...
Apr
4
2023
3:00—4:00 PM ET / 8:00-9:00 PM BST / In-person and online
March 22, 2023
The multilateral development banks are in the spotlight as countries struggle to address multiple crises, setbacks in poverty reduction, and global climate and health challenges. Shareholders and the broader international community are calling for a system-wide reform of MDBs to help them assist cou...
CGD NOTES
March 16, 2023
The the wake of the Silicon Valley Bank collapse, bank regulators and supervisors in emerging markets should be looking closely at their own banking systems with lessons from Silicon Valley in mind. For most emerging markets, where previous banking crises were devastating and turned back the clock o...
Mar
28
2023
10:00—11:30 AM ET , 3:00-4:30 PM BST
March 14, 2023
The 2021 allocation of Special Drawing Rights (SDRs) by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) provided a vital lifeline for the global economy during the COVID-19 pandemic. As the world moves towards a post-pandemic future, SDRs could play a vital role in shaping the global economic recovery. Howeve...
Blog Post
March 09, 2023
Many advanced-economy countries are looking for ways to recycle their excess Special Drawing Rights (SDRs) to support more vulnerable countries whose economies are being buffeted by the economic aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic and the Russian invasion of Ukraine. The G20 has pledged $100 billion ...
Blog Post
March 02, 2023
To kick off Season 2 of Lagos to Mombasa, Gyude reflects on the intricacies of climate change and development in Africa and explores how space-based technologies can help. Temidayo Oniosun of Space in Africa and Rose Croshier from CGD join Gyude to discuss the intersections of space technology with ...