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May 24, 2013
The Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on International Development held a hearing on “Different Perspectives on International Development Assistance” on Wednesday with CGD’s own Todd Moss testifying about why US development assistance matters, but also it can be improved—...
Blog Post
May 23, 2013
This is a joint post with Will McKitterick.
The US Foreign Assistance Dashboard has a habit of quietly releasing good news just before Washingtonians leave for long holiday weekends. It added Millennium Challenge Corporation data two days before Thanksgiving in 2011. State and USAID announced aid d...
Blog Post
May 23, 2013
This is a joint post with Jenny Ottenhoff.
Ten years ago – on May 27, 2003 – the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief was born with the stroke of a pen by President George W. Bush. Over the last decade, the program has experienced tremendous growth and made inroads aga...
Blog Post
May 22, 2013
This week the US Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations has been grilling Apple (sorry) on its tax avoidance. As with similar investigations in the UK, the subcommittee is asking whether major companies are sidestepping their obligation to pay taxes in countries where they do a great deal o...
Blog Post
May 20, 2013
As budget hearings wind down, the Senate Foreign Relations International Development Subcommittee is holding a complementary hearing titled "Different Perspectives on International Development Assistance" and CGD's own Todd Moss is testifying. Also testifying are Bill Lane from Caterpi...