Fin4Dev, which has offered a lens into the fast-changing world of development aid, financial innovation, and global public goods since July 2015, will cease publishing new posts this month and the site’s content will be remain accessible through April 30.…
Read MoreDevelopment data are at the very heart of the new “Global Goals” for sustainable development: Yet gathering enough of the right sort of data to track the goals is keeping statisticians like me awake at night. Luckily, a new Global…
Read MoreLima, 9 October 2015 – The European Investment Bank (EIB) and World Bank (WB) today signed an agreement under EU guarantee that aims to facilitate the purchase of gas by Ukraine’s national gas company, NJSC Naftogaz. The agreement was signed today…
Read MoreAs key players in development – heads of multilateral organizations, their counterparts in government, partners in the business and financial sectors, and many others – convene this week in Lima for the Annual Meetings of the World Bank Group and…
Read MoreThis weekend, the 193 member countries of the United Nations will adopt an ambitious plan to end extreme poverty and hunger, improve the health of the world’s poorest, protect the planet, and address climate change. The usefulness of this plan…
Read MoreIn less than 80 days, world leaders will have the opportunity to strike a once-in-a-generation agreement in the fight against climate change. The United Nations Climate Change Conference in Paris in December could mark a turning point in world history:…
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International trade has been a driver of growth, job creation, and poverty reduction in many countries. Thus, it makes sense that the ongoing Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), pending agreement by world leaders this week, include targets related to international trade.…
Read MoreWhether promoting sustained, inclusive economic growth, ending poverty, building resilient infrastructure or ensuring access to affordable energy for all, one factor stands out as critical a foundation to achieving continued progress across the Sustainable Development Goals spectrum: SKILLS. Although the…
Read MoreWorld population growth will reach 9.7 billion by 2050, according to the twenty-fourth round of official United Nations population estimates and projections released on July 29. Oxfam International’s Executive Director Winnie Byanyima makes the case for overhauling tax systems and…
Read MoreImproving the effectiveness and efficiency of the use of government revenues was what preoccupied me while attending the Third International Conference on Financing for Development in Addis Ababa earlier this month. Why? Because better public financial management matters just as…
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