Development Finance

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Introducing the "Stretch Fund"

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December 04, 2019

We need a new public-private actor to fill the gap in the development finance architechure. Nancy Lee and Dan Preson have a solution: The Stretch Fund.

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Comments on World Bank Global Platform to Strengthen Education Financing

Barbara Bruns

November 18, 2019

Last week, the World Bank began a new initiative to tackle education financing challenges. Below are CGD Visiting Fellow Barbara Bruns' prepared remarks at the Global Platform for Education Finance launch.

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How America Leads Abroad: An Examination of Multilateral Development Institutions

Charles Kenny

November 13, 2019

On November 13, CGD senior fellow Charles Kenny testified before the House Committe on Financial Services Subcommittee on National Security, International Development, and Monetary Policy Hearing, on How America Leads Abroad: An Examination of Multilateral Development Institutions.

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The Future of IFAD Assistance

Scott Morris

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Jessie Lu

November 12, 2019

The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) is facing big questions about how best to respond to evolving financing needs in its client countries. But does it currently have the right financial model to contribute meaningfully to the SDG 2 agenda?