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CGD NOTES
October 18, 2024
The comprehensive reform agendas for the multilateral development banks (MDBs) constitute the most ambitious effort to overhaul these institutions since their launch at Bretton Woods 80 years ago. But ambitious agendas can and often do languish. CGD has built an MDB reform tracker as an independent,...
REPORTS
October 18, 2024
Across the developing world, decades of growth in primary and secondary school enrolment have begun to taper off. Millions of kids who are enrolled nevertheless fail to acquire basic literacy. And millions more are subjected to physical or sexual violence at school. Global action may be warranted, b...
WORKING PAPERS
October 15, 2024
As the largest bilateral lender to developing countries, China’s involvement in efforts to help countries in debt distress achieve debt sustainability is very important. However, China has often been criticized for being slow to respond to those challenges due at times to some strategic motives. Fiv...
POLICY PAPERS
October 15, 2024
This paper addresses a critical flaw in the international financial system: the failure to address the inherent asymmetry between countries that issue reserve currencies and those that do not, leaving the latter vulnerable during systemic liquidity crises. We propose an IMF-managed Emerging Market F...
WORKING PAPERS
October 10, 2024
This paper presents findings from a comprehensive survey of 18 central banks and banking supervisor authorities in Latin America and the Caribbean, including major economies like Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, and Mexico. The survey aimed to assess the adoption of the Basel III standards across...
CGD NOTES
October 10, 2024
The World Health Summit (WHS) this month will convene global health leaders to discuss strategies for “Building Trust for a Healthier World.” In this paper we explore the link between trust and access to evidence in global health and offer recommendations for action for global health leaders.
POLICY PAPERS
October 08, 2024
In today’s digitally interconnected world, the swift exchange of knowledge and research should be commonplace and should drive substantial advancements in health, well-being, and prosperity globally. Yet our current research publishing system is holding us back, deliberately restricting access to re...
