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Blog Post
May 17, 2024
At a time when global challenges appear daunting and geopolitical rivalries are rising, it is useful to remind ourselves that the past 75 years have seen more improvement in the human condition than ever before. Fifty years ago, half the world lived in extreme poverty, today it is less than one in 1...
CGD NOTES
April 11, 2024
The pace of MDB reforms remains inadequate to have a material impact on sustainable development. Our assessment is buttressed by the results of a survey of international experts, who remain skeptical that there is enough momentum to implement sufficiently deep reforms across key areas.
We have id...
Apr
15
2024
HYBRID
Washington, DC
3:00—4:30 PM ET / 8:00-9:30PM BST
March 26, 2024
A world of declining cooperation will leave us all poorer, less secure, and in a weaker position to address the challenges of the 21st century. Against this backdrop, a discussion co-hosted by CGD, BWC, and IFF will focus on practical ideas to reinvigorate cooperation in the international financial...
Blog Post
April 02, 2024
On July 9 and 10, the World Bank and the Center for Global Development will co-host the Annual Bank Conference on Development Economics (ABCDE). On the first day, the conference will aim to bring coherence to development policy debates by bringing together the world’s top economic minds to focus on ...
Apr
18
2024
HYBRID
Washington, DC
11:00—12:00 PM ET / 4:00-5:00 PM BST
March 21, 2024
How can the MDBs effectively mobilize private finance at the necessary scale? A panel of key public and private leaders will grapple with this question, discussing feasible mobilization levels and what must be done to achieve them.
Apr
2
2024
HYBRID
Washington, DC
3:30—4:30 PM ET / 8:30-9:30 PM GMT
March 06, 2024
This year is the 80th anniversary of the IMF, and the institution continues to evolve with a changing world. In this conversation, Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva will reflect on lessons learned from previous evolutions of the IMF, and look forward to new challenges and how the IMF can respon...
Mar
14
2024
VIRTUAL
11:00—12:00 PM
March 14, 2024
In this conversation, Masood Ahmed, President of CGD, and Remy Rioux, CEO of Agence Française de Développement (AFD) and Chair of the Finance in Common Executive Board, discuss a range of ways the world can scale up development finance to meet the Sustainable Development Goals and climate targets. T...
Feb
5
2024
HYBRID
Washington, DC
9:00—10:00 AM ET / 2:00-3:00 PM GMT
January 02, 2024
In the face of unprecedented global attention and interest in the World Bank, President Ajay Banga has brought energy and vision to evolve and expand the institution. During his first eight months on the job, Banga has sought to change how the Bank itself runs, with a promise to “fix the plumbing” a...