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While CGD and CGDE in-person events are postponed at this time following guidance from public health officials on dealing with the spread of the coronavirus, we will continue to host some events and meetings online and will place updated announcements on this page as they are organized and confirmed. Thank you for your continued interest in CGD’s work.

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January 27, 2021 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM ET

From Displacement to Development: Challenges and Opportunities to the Economic Inclusion of Venezuelans in Colombia

In the past years, the economic, political, and social collapse of Venezuela has pushed over 5 million Venezuelans to seek protection abroad. With around 1.8 million Venezuelans, Colombia is hosting more displaced Venezuelans than any other country in the world. Colombia has implemented a robust...

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September 16, 2020

Better Banking Policies to Blunt COVID-19 Crises in Latin America and the Caribbean

COVID-19 has taken a large toll on lives and on economies in Latin America and the Caribbean and it is far from over. The deep recession and the...
September 15, 2020

Trade Liberalization and Chinese Students in US Higher Education

How have US-China trade relations impacted US higher education? In a new paper, Gaurav Khanna and his co-authors link trade liberalization with China...
September 10, 2020

Gender Lens Investing: How Do DFIs Do It?

As evidence mounts of the scale of benefits from empowering women as entrepreneurs, managers, workers, and consumers, many development finance...
September 8, 2020

Financing in Africa and What the G20 Should Deliver

The COVID-19 pandemic is exacerbating debt vulnerabilities across Sub-Saharan Africa at a time when the continent needs a massive surge in financing...
August 19, 2020

Innovative Finance to Increase Refugee Resettlement

Today, 1.4 million refugees urgently await resettlement, and this number is growing. Less than a tenth of these people were due to be resettled in...
August 17, 2020

Improving Racial Diversity and Inclusion in US Development Policy: Learning from Data and Experiences

The U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) recently released a new report assessing progress toward increased staff diversity at the U.S. Agency...
August 12, 2020

How to Meet Australian Demand for Pacific Foreign Vocational Workers

Historically, Australia has lacked a coherent policy to attract immigrants with less extensive formal training and education, despite the needs of...
August 11, 2020

Debates in Development: Is China Good for Developing Countries?

The West may have woken up to China’s role in developing countries with the advent of the Belt and Road initiative in 2015, but China’s economic...

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