Millennium Challenge Corporation

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What the Global Fragility Act Can Learn from the Millennium Challenge Corporation
September 10, 2020
MCC’s experience offers useful lessons for the State Department and other GFA implementing agencies.
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The Trump Administration Politicizes MCC’s Programs in Kosovo
March 16, 2020
By putting a hold on its programs in Kosovo—to pressure new forms of policy change unrelated to its programming—MCC is letting down its side of the bargain.
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At Long Last, a CEO for the Millennium Challenge Corporation
June 19, 2019
A full 879 days into the Trump administration—more than 500 with a nominee awaiting confirmation —and following five changes in acting leadership with four different acting agency heads, the Millennium Challenge Corporation finally has a new CEO.
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MCC Turns Research into Learning
May 23, 2019
In its 15 years of operation, the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) has, in many ways, set a new standard for evaluation and learning. 
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USDFC Monitor: Lessons for USDFC from the Millennium Challenge Corporation
May 17, 2019
This edition of the USDFC Monitor is authored by Alicia Phillips Mandaville. Mandaville worked at MCC in various capacities for nine of the agency’s first 10 years. She currently serves as Vice President for Global Programs at IREX.
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MCC’s Next Move: Forecasting FY2019 and the Shift to Regional Programming
December 06, 2018
On December 11, MCC will hold its end of the year board meeting to select which countries will be eligible for MCC’s FY2019 funds. As we do every year, CGD has been monitoring how countries perform on MCC’s scorecards, and examining the political climates and—where relevant—p...
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MCC Gets Authority for Regional Programming
April 12, 2018
This week, Congress passed the African Growth and Opportunity Act and Millennium Challenge Act Modernization Act (H.R. 3445). Once signed, it will give MCC the long-awaited authority needed to pursue regional programming more effectively.