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Investing in Women: Priya Krishnan, Jen Braswell, and Graham Wrigley on the CGD Podcast

November 26, 2019
KLAY founder Priya Krishnan and CDC Group's Jen Braswell and Graham Wrigley discuss the importance of investing in women, how to find good investments, and how to get partners on board.
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Aid Transparency and Subsidies to Private Companies: A First Step, But a Long Road Ahead

October 10, 2019
Today the IFC announced a step forward in its transparency around the use of aid resources to finance private companies. That’s right and proper: When scarce aid, and scarce tax resources, are used to support private firms, citizens of donor countries and recipient countries alike ha...
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Should Multilaterals be Contractors or Collectives? A Case Study of World Bank Trust Funds

July 31, 2019
Trust funds are often regarded within donor agencies, such as DFID, as a useful mechanism to bypass lack of consensus within the multilateral, or to circumvent bureaucratic obstacles. But trust funds should properly be regarded as second or third best solutions.