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The UK's updated #climatefinance strategy sets new targets, but will it deliver greater impact?
Rob Moore and @EconMitch examine why funding is expected to remain broadly stable despite rising needs and offer six recommendations.
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Is the term "learning crisis" helping or hindering education in #Africa? đ
đ§ On the CGD Podcast, @DaveEvansPhD, @kwameakyeampong, and @RGlennerster discuss where new research and existing evidence align and diverge on improving foundational learning.
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The World Bank has more than tripled private capital mobilization. But is it delivering greater development impact?
@MVSvenstrup explores how the #G20 could help advance MDB reforms to encourage more catalytic risk-taking.
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What would former #USAID practitioners have done differently?
@PaulWeisenfeld examines their priorities for reform, including greater strategic focus, flexibility, and accountability for results.
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The State Departmentâs global health agreements mark a major shift in US global health policy. But how will they work in practice?
@JocilynEstes and @JaneenMadan outline six questions to watch as implementation plans are released.
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What should the @WorldBankGroup and @IMFNews be focused on as leaders gather in #Bangkok?
Ahead of the #WBGMeetings, CGDâs @rglenner, @ClemenceLanders, @markus_gold, and @GavasMikaela join @Devex's @AdvaSal to discuss what theyâll be watching and why.
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Fun blog by @CGDev @e_collinson and Casey Dunning who revisit the 2012 Engagement Amid Austerity working group recommendations from a post-sequestration era that nwo feels quaint. (Spoiler: few were taken up! Many went in the opposite direction.)
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Humanitarian aid cuts have reduced food, healthcare, and other critical assistance. But how many lives have been lost as a result?
@charlesjkenny argues we simply donât have the data to reliably say and that lack of evidence is itself a serious problem.
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Fourteen years ago, a CGD report asked how the US should prioritize a shrinking foreign aid budget. Today, many of the same questions are back.
@e_collinson and Casey Dunning Davis revisit four of its major recommendationsâand what happened next.
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New blog: We Donât Know the Impact of Humanitarian Aid Cuts. We Should Fix That.
We know that countries historically more reliant on US humanitarian funding saw less of their population in need reached with humanitarian support in 2025 (see figure). But what about outcomes?
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Over the next decade, 1.2 billion young people will enter the labor force.
The new Global Advisory Panel on Skills will identify which interventions raise incomesâand under what conditions. #SkillUp blogs.worldbank.org/en/invesâŚ
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đ˘ CGD is heading to #Bangkok for the 2026 #WBGMeetings!
October 14:
đ #Chinaâs Evolving Role | 3:00 pm ICT
đ Low-Income Countries & the @IMFNews | 4:30 pm ICT
October 15:
đ The Future of MDBs w/ @ICRIER | 5:30 pm ICT
Explore the lineup: cgdev.org/annualmeetings
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Developing countries have made major strides in education, but job creation hasnât kept pace.
With 1.2B young people set to reach working age over the next 10â15 years, @danybahar argues many of the jobs they need already exist elsewhereâand migration can help bridge the gap.
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1/6th of World Bank spending is for private sector development.
What does it actually do?
Ălvaro GonzĂĄlez proposes a simple test - it should aim to correct market failures.
Only 29 of 156 current projects pass.
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A day away from the end of the US Government fiscal year, here's the latest quarterly reported outlays (spending), obligations (commitments) and unobligated balance for the US Contributions to International Organizations --funds dues to UN organizations and places like the OECD.
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When should the @WorldBankGroup use public resources to support private sector activity?
Ălvaro S. GonzĂĄlez proposes a three-part test centered on market failure, changing behavior, and additionalityâand finds 21 operations representing $3.2B fail at least one hurdle.
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Could #AI reshape who holds power in global health financing?
@adrianegheorghe explores AI as a âfixerâ that makes existing systems more efficient or a âshaperâ that changes how priorities are set and funding decisions are made.
What determines which future emerges?
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Blog, with @e_collinson: From Great Lakes Parasites to Martian Microbes: Where US Multilateral Funding Survived, & Didn't, in FY25.
Many vital organizations & activities, big & small, saw deep cuts. Silver lining for lampreyphobes: the Great Lakes Fisheries Commission funded.
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