Center for Global Development

The Center for Global Development is an independent, nonpartisan think tank based in Washington D.C. and London. CGD works to reduce global poverty and improve lives through innovative economic research that drives better policy and practice by the world's top decision makers. Over the next two years, CGD will be conducting rigorous research and proposing practical solutions to drive broader mandates, better governance, and modern business models at the multilateral development banks.

Recent Posts

A Conversation with IDB President Ilan Goldfajn

April 4, 2023 ET

FEATURING Ilan Goldfajn, President, Inter-American Development Bank IN CONVERSATION WITH Amanda Glassman, Executive Vice President, CEO of CGD Europe, and Senior Fellow, Center for Global Development Nancy Lee, Director, Sustainable Development Finance and Senior Policy Fellow, Center for Global Development Liliana Rojas-Suarez, Director, Latin American Initiative and Senior Fellow, Center for Global Development INTRODUCTION https://www.youtube.com/embed/lcsG6Gy3UKs This event will be hosted in-person at CGD's DC office: 2055 L St NW, 5th floor, Washington, DC 20036 The multilateral development banks are in the spotlight as countries struggle to address multiple crises, setbacks [...]

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In Conversation: Ajay Banga and Afsaneh Beschloss on the Future of the World Bank

April 5, 2023 ET

FEATURING Ajay Banga, Candidate for President of the World Bank Group IN CONVERSATION WITH Afsaneh Beschloss, Founder and CEO, RockCreek, and Board Member, Center for Global Development  https://www.youtube.com/embed/y6cq02qRVkw This event will be hosted in-person at CGD's DC office: 2055 L St NW, 5th floor, Washington, DC 20036 Ajay Banga, candidate for President of the World Bank Group, will sit down with Afsaneh Beschloss, Founder and CEO of RockCreek and a CGD board member, to discuss the World Bank’s role in helping countries respond to pressing development and global challenges, including climate [...]

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MDB Reform: What Global Think Tanks Are Watching at This Year’s Spring Meetings

April 3, 2023

Join CGD for a slate of in-person and virtual Spring Meeting events. A full schedule of events including registration information is available here. Policymakers from across the world will gather in Washington next week at the Spring Meetings of the World Bank and International Monetary Fund. These meetings come at a critical moment for the World Bank, with major discussions underway around how to evolve the organization to better meet today and tomorrow’s global challenges. And while there is broad consensus on the need for reform, this week is an [...]

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Accelerating MDB Reform to Address Today’s Global Challenges

April 3, 2023

To better respond to today’s global crises, the MDBs must transform themselves. The MDB Reform Accelerator is mobilizing the evidence-based analysis and strategic outreach needed to ensure MDB reform delivers real results for development, climate, and other global challenges.  The world has changed since the creation of the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank—the world’s first international financial institutions—over 75 years ago. The shared challenges facing humanity have only grown more pressing and existential. From pandemics to climate change to financial distress and the looming public debt breakdown, the [...]

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