A new era for CGD! 🌍🌟

We are thrilled to announce that Dr. Rachel Glennerster Rachel Glennerster will be the new President of CGD!

Building on the legacies of Nancy M. Birdsall and Masood Ahmed, Rachel is set to propel CGD forward with her rigorous approach to development economics,…

📅 On May 15, Center for Global Development's Mikaela Gavas joins a Devex panel to discuss changes in Europe's aid landscape, the impact of upcoming elections, and the consequences for low- and middle-income countries.

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.Center for Global Development is thrilled to see our very own Senior Policy Fellow W. Gyude Moore included in Washingtonian 🌸's 'Washington DC’s 500 Most Influential People of 2024' list!

Check out Gyude's work highlighted in the foreign affairs section ⬇
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Really looking forward to this event with Melinda Bohannon & Danny Sriskandarajah on Two Futures for Global Development: what might the world look like in 2050, and how do we get to a stable, prosperous future?

May 14th 12.00pm EST/5.00pm BST

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I’ve never seen this clip, from a few years ago. The best articulation of simple geopolitical reality I’ve seen in a long time. Even a simpleton could understand it, if only they’d listen.
God I miss grown up, well-read, pragmatic and convincing leaders.

A few thoughts in no particular order on this hefty EU report just released on scaling-up sustainable finance in low and middle-income countries bit.ly/4dhUPFA 🧵

Join us for our next Pro event as David Ainsworth sits down with Tanya Cox of CONCORD, Mikaela Gavas of Center for Global Development, and Stephan Klingebiel of IDOS_research to discuss why European donors are cutting their aid budgets.

#DevexPro #Europe #elections #aid

Last week, we welcomed European Investment Bank President Nadia Calviño to discuss her approach to challenges & the new EIB Group strategy endorsed by Europe’s 27 finance ministers.

Missed it? No worries ➡️ Watch her full discussion w/ Masood Ahmed & Mikaela Gavas ⬇️
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New post on why ICAI criticism of BII investments in Indian cosmetics manufacturer and social media platforms miss the mark.

Symptomatic of a UK dev't sector that is too often performative and focused on pleasing specific domestic audiences.

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This is bang on, and speaks to a wider problem. The UK development sector is far too obsessed with inputs and process and not nearly enough with impact and effect. This is a recipe for obsolescence.

During this year's #SpringMeetings , Center for Global Development held an array of expert-led panel discussions on strengthening global cooperation, #MDB reform, private capital mobilization, and more.🌐

Check out the full list and recordings of our events here! ⬇️
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The director of Spain's development agency wants to boost the country's aid portfolio, while transforming the donor-recipient relationship. devex.com/news/spain-buc…

During Center for Global Development's #SpringMeetings events, leading #globaldev policymakers discussed the changing landscape for ODA, how to maximize impact, & more.

Ft: Bård Vegar Solhjell, Amanda Glassman, Antón Leis, Rémy Rioux, & Mikaela Gavas.

Watch the full discussion! 👇
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If you ask me, had EU International Partnerships 🇪🇺 published actual position papers and horizontal policy documents these past four years - beyond soundbites, frames and speeches - then a leaked draft with sloppy phrases like this one wouldn't have attracted this amount of attention

Here’s my #1week1minute 🎥 on the intense agenda at the IMF & World Bank #SpringMeetings with VPs Fayolle & Thomas Östros

✔️Deepening partnerships to reinforce our global safety net

✔️Accelerating support to 🇺🇦

✔️New European Investment Bank investment for #ClimateAction

#WBGMeetings | Table-ronde Center for Global Development pour une utilisation plus efficace de l'APD.

Rémy Rioux : 'Il faut mener une conversation globale d'ici 2025 pour redéfinir l'APD et la finance alignée sur le climat et les ODD. Toutes les BPD réunies à Finance in Common veulent y contribuer.'

#WBGMeetings | Discussion by Center for Global Development on how to use ODA↗️effectively.

Rémy Rioux : 'We need to redefine ODA, Climate and SDG-aligned finance in a global discussion by 2025. And all Public Development Banks that are gathered under Finance in Common want to help and contribute.'

Yesterday, heads of Multilateral Development Banks & members of the G20 independent expert group convened together at Center for Global Development to discuss progress on the reform agenda, remaining challenges, and how to best support the MDBs in their reform journey. We're looking forward to future…

This week, we've hosted special #SpringMeeting chats with leading experts on key opportunities and challenges in #globaldev .🌐

Ft: European Investment Bank's Nadia Calviño, USAID's Atul Gawande, @WTO's Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, & AIIB's Jin Liqun.

Full recordings here! ⬇️
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💡Why are European donors slashing their aid budgets?

Join Devex for an expert talk with Stephan Klingebiel (IDOS) and Mikaela Gavas @CGDEV. Interviewer: David Ainsworth (Devex)

🗓️15 May, 3:00 PM MESZ
Register here: devex.com/events/why-are…