The Second Trump Administration and Development: The First 100 Days

CGD experts explore the aid and development policies of the second Trump administration.

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Don’t Go Chasing Sovereign Wealth Funds, Stick to the Development Finance Corporations That You’re Used To

January 27, 2025
This month, Bloomberg reported discussions within the Trump administration for revamping the US International Development Finance Corporation (DFC) as a sovereign wealth fund. As celebrants of DFC’s creation and close watchers of the agency, we have thoughts.
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Statement from Pete Baker on the US Withdrawal from the World Health Organization

January 20, 2025
In response to the Trump administration’s decision to withdraw from the World Health Organization (WHO), Dr Pete Baker, Policy Fellow and Deputy Director of Global Health Policy at the Center for Global Development, comments:
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Statement of Janeen Madan Keller on the Reinstatement of the Mexico City Policy

January 24, 2025
In response to the reinstatement of the Mexico City Policy by the Trump administration, Janeen Madan Keller, Policy Fellow and Deputy Director of Global Health Policy at the Center for Global Development, comments:
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CGD Experts’ Statements on US Foreign Aid Freeze

January 24, 2025
On the news that the Trump administration has ordered a pause on US foreign aid funding and a “stop work” order, including for PEPFAR, two CGD fellows issued responses.