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Back in the 1960s, the US did $9bn in sovereign lending a year. That died out in the 1980s. Time to bring it back. From a new paper by Clemence Landers Justin Hurley and Erin Collinson.
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๐ข ๐ก๐ฒ๐ ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐ฝ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ | ๐ ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐น ๐ง๐ต๐ฎ๐ป ๐๐๐ฒ๐ฟ: ๐ฆ๐๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ป๐ด๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ป๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ฟ๐ผ๐๐๐ต ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐๐ถ๐น๐ถ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐๐ต๐ฟ๐ผ๐๐ด๐ต ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ ๐๐น๐๐ถ๐น๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐น ๐๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐น๐ผ๐ฝ๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ป๐ธ๐
Building on the Triple Agenda report, the 2024 G20 Roadmap set out 13 recommendations for bigger, better, and more effective multilateral development banks. This report asks how far the MDBs have delivered, and how far they still have to go.
A joint publication of @CGDev, @ODI_Global, and ๐๐๐ฅ๐๐๐ฅ, authored by Dr. Homi Kharas and @MasoodA_, it finds the MDB response has been broad-based and, by past standards, close to dramatic: expanded balance-sheet headroom while preserving credit ratings, record private mobilisation, and more joint working as a system, with some lending timelines cut from 19 months to 9.
Yet it still falls short of what 2026 demands. Commitments have grown just 1% a year in real terms since 2000, much of the new headroom remains unused, and private mobilisation has fallen in low-income countries, even as developing economies face slowing growth and rising vulnerability. The report makes the case for an urgent push on sustainable infrastructure and human capital.
๐ Read the report: icrier.org/publications/moreโฆ
#MultilateralDevelopmentBanks #MDBs #DevelopmentFinance #G20 #ICRIER
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1/ The US hasn't made a sovereign loan since 1988. In a new @CGDev paper with @e_collinson and @justinrhurley , we argue it's time to bring that tool back. ๐งต
Restocking the Toolkit: The Case for US Concessional Sovereign Loans | Center For Global Development
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The @WorldBankGroupโs Human Capital Project network brings together 100+ economies committed to investing in people.
As we work to educate and skill 500 million people by 2030, Gabriel Demombynes discusses with Rachel Glennerster why skills matter for jobs and growth. #SkillUp
How can countries invest more effectively in skills for jobs? ๐ง ๐ผ
At the #WBGMeetings, @rglenner spoke with Gabriel Demombynes of the @WorldBankGroup about how the new Global Advisory Panel on Skills (GAPS) can help governments turn evidence into action.
Learn more: cgdev.org/GAPS
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From new paper by Cathy Pattillo: We're approaching historical highs for the proportion of the world's poorest countries transferring more to the IMF than the IMF transfers to them.
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The National Health Authority (NHA) is conducting a two-day Cost Accounting Workshop on 14โ15 October 2026 in New Delhi, to strengthen capacity within NHA for hospital cost accounting.
Organised in collaboration with the Centre for Global Development @CGDev, the workshop
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How can countries prepare workers for an AI-driven future? ๐ผ
At the #WBGMeetings, I sat down with Gabriel Demombynes of the @WorldBankGroup to discuss how #AI could reshape labor markets and why foundational skills like literacy and numeracy remain essential.
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On the sidelines of the Annual Meetings in Bangkok this year, ICRIER, in partnership with @CGDev, organised a discussion today on โ๐ง๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐๐๐๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐ ๐๐๐: ๐ ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐น ๐ง๐ต๐ฎ๐ป ๐๐๐ฒ๐ฟโ. The event marked the launch of the new report "๐ ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ฐ๐ฟ๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐น ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ป ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ: ๐๐๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ป๐ด๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ป๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ด๐ฟ๐ผ๐๐๐ต ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐ถ๐น๐ถ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐๐ต๐ฟ๐ผ๐๐ด๐ต ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ ๐๐๐,โ produced by researchers from four independent think tanks, including ICRIER.
Two years after the 2024 G20 Roadmap on MDB reform, the report finds the direction of travel is right, but the pace is not. Commitments have grown marginally, much of the new headroom sits unused, and private capital mobilisation has fallen in low-income countries.
Dr. @ShekharAiyar, Director and Chief Executive, ICRIER, delivered the welcome remarks, and Hans Peter Lankes (@ODI_Global) presented the reportโs conclusions. The panel featured Nadia Calviรฑo (European Investment Bank (@EIB) and Ilan Goldfajn (@the_IDB), moderated by Masood Ahmed (CGD).
We also thank Marc Uzan and @The_RBWC for creating an excellent platform for hosting the discussion.
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It was a pleasure to speak at this @CGDev event this week looking at their excellent new report on trends and changes in #Chinaโs multilateral role and giving my answer to the question - why? Hint: I gave a formulaโฆ watch and enjoy, and let me know your feedback! @DevReimagined
๐ด Starting soon: As traditional donors scale back support, what role should #China play in the future of multilateral development finance? Join CGD live from #Bangkok at the #WBGMeetings.
๐บ 4 AM EDT | 3 PM ICT: cgdev.org/event/new-era-multโฆ
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How can we turn development finance into more jobs and opportunities?
At the #WBGMeetings, I sat down with @Paschald of the @WorldBankGroup to discuss moving beyond mobilizing capital to creating lasting impact through investment, stronger institutions, and inclusive growth.
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How resilient is the global economy, and who bears the greatest risks when that resilience is tested?
At the #WBGMeetings, I've been reflecting on the vulnerabilities beneath the optimistic economic outlook, particularly the risks facing low- and middle-income countries.
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Interesting discussion with think tank leaders and development partners in Bangkok on the future of multilateral development banks.
MDBs have made real progress in recent years, from increasing lending capacity to mobilizing more private capital and working more closely together.
MDBs need to continue translating that progress into measurable results.
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Interesante conversaciรณn con lรญderes de centros de pensamiento y socios para el desarrollo en Bangkok sobre el futuro de los bancos multilaterales de desarrollo (BMD).
Los BMD han logrado avances importantes en los รบltimos aรฑos, desde aumentar su capacidad de financiamiento hasta movilizar mรกs capital privado y fortalecer la colaboraciรณn entre ellos.
Los BMD deben seguir traduciendo estos avances en resultados medibles.
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Conversa interessante com lรญderes de centros de pesquisa e parceiros de desenvolvimento em Bangkok sobre o futuro dos bancos multilaterais de desenvolvimento (BMDs).
Os BMDs fizeram progressos importantes nos รบltimos anos, desde o aumento da capacidade de financiamento atรฉ a mobilizaรงรฃo de mais capital privado e o fortalecimento da colaboraรงรฃo entre si.
Os BMDs precisam continuar transformando esses avanรงos em resultados mensurรกveis.
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๐ฅ At a @CGDev event during the #AnnualMeetings, President @NadiaCalvino speaks about the importance of investing in local communities - from clean cooking to water and reproductive health - adding that the invisible impact of these projects is often the most powerful โคต๏ธ
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Most people think of China's belt n road - but it's multilateral finance has risen significantly - we analyse what orgs China is funding and how its role in World Bank and UN governance is changing.
With the US and others withdrawing, China is doing more.
#China's contributions to multilateral development institutions have grown more than tenfold since 2010, exceeding $3B in 2024.
But its funding remains highly selective.
New analysis by @BeaCichocka and @EconMitch explores what this means for multilateral reform.
cgdev.org/publication/china-โฆ
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Powerful piece by my colleague Eeshani Kandpal at @CGDev, combining a range of lived experiences with systematic empirical evidence on both costs and solutions, with implications far beyond India. cgdev.org/blog/price-women-pโฆ
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Teachers should enter the classroom prepared to help every student flourish from day one.
Strong initial teacher education connects knowledge, practice and support so new teachers can translate preparation into learning.
Read the global study: worldbank.org/en/topic/teachโฆ #SkillUp
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Join us in Bangkok or online for this - excited to hear from @hmryder
As traditional donors retrench, what role will #China play in the multilateral system?
During #WBGMeetings, join @BeaCichocka, Hannah Ryder, and Yu Ye to explore what ๐จ๐ณโs shifting role means for burden-sharing, governance reform and multilateral financing. Moderated by @EconMitch.
cgdev.org/event/new-era-multโฆ
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Have we learned the lessons from West Africa Ebola outbreak and Covid (I worked on both)? Some but not all.
Are we getting better at fighting epidemics? ๐ฉบ
The current #Ebola outbreak shows signs of progress, but also gaps in preparedness. @rglenner and @siddhharia examine six lessons from past outbreaks and how todayโs response measures up.
cgdev.org/blog/are-we-gettinโฆ
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This podcast absolutely does tackle the question below -- but it also get into how to constructively help children learn more. Lots of great insights from Kwame and Rachel.
Is the term "learning crisis" helping or hindering education in #Africa? ๐
๐ง On the CGD Podcast, @DaveEvansPhD, @kwameakyeampong, and @RGlennerster discuss where new research and existing evidence align and diverge on improving foundational learning.
cgdev.org/blog/cgd-podcast-rโฆ
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I respect @kwameakyeampong enormously, he is a friend and we agree on a lot so when he published a book appearing to condem what I have spent much of my life doing, I thought we better talk. Listen in, with @DaveEvansPhD as moderator.
Is the term "learning crisis" helping or hindering education in #Africa? ๐
๐ง On the CGD Podcast, @DaveEvansPhD, @kwameakyeampong, and @RGlennerster discuss where new research and existing evidence align and diverge on improving foundational learning.
cgdev.org/blog/cgd-podcast-rโฆ