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Center for Global Development @cgdev.org · 12h

The America First Global Health Strategy offers some optimism, pledging funding for frontline health workers & lifesaving commodities.

But its push to phase out financing risks reversing gains against HIV & malaria, write Ramona Godbole & @charlesjkenny.bsky.social:
https://bit.ly/42xPg26

Unpacking the US's New Global Health Strategy: Retreating When We Could Be Winning

After months of devastating news about cuts to US global health programming, the Trump administration's America First Global Health Strategy presents some grounds for optimism. It signals continued US commitment to global health, including the delivery ...

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Center for Global Development @cgdev.org · 14h

How big are the returns to early investments in literacy and numeracy?📚

📅 During the #AnnualMeetings, join CGD for a timely discussion on the economic and policy case for prioritizing foundational skills.

RSVP to join us in person or online:
https://bit.ly/3VRRSE8

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Center for Global Development @cgdev.org · 16h

Alongside this year's #AnnualMeetings, join CGD for a high-level discussion with senior officials representing diverse IFI shareholding perspectives on the future of global finance in a post-ODA world.🌍

Register to join us in DC or online ⬇️
https://bit.ly/3VUu82f

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Center for Global Development @cgdev.org · 16h

ODA is under growing pressure.🌍On Oct. 16, join CGD for an expert-led conversation on how we can construct a new shared vision for global development cooperation that works for partner countries, donors, and other stakeholders.

Register ⬇️
bit.ly/46EgIOb

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Markus Goldstein @markusgold.bsky.social · 19h

In a new blog @cgdev.org colleagues and I add up the effects of changes in foreign economic policy (aid, tariffs, remittance taxes)- which countries are the most heavily hit and which are least - some surprises:
www.cgdev.org/blog/who-bea...

Who Bears the Burden? Tracking the Global Impact of Recent US Foreign Policy Shifts

Since January, the United States has adopted a range of foreign economic policies with negative impacts on the rest of the world, including higher tariffs on exports, taxes on remittances, and reducti...

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Center for Global Development @cgdev.org · 1d

Gender parity in hiring hasn't translated into parity in promotion at IFIs.

To help close this gap, Kelsey Harris & @eeshani.bsky.social launch a new phase of work to analyze data, spotlight solutions, & help IFIs strengthen women’s leadership pipelines:
https://bit.ly/3KxW4qa

Meritocracy Matters—and Why Tracking Women's Leadership at the IFIs Is More Important Than Ever

The international financial institutions have long said that gender equality is central to development. Yet CGD research shows a persistent blind spot within these institutions: women are being hired ...

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Center for Global Development @cgdev.org · 4d

Alongside the #AnnualMeetings, CGD is bringing together experts and policymakers to explore feasible solutions to the current global health financing crisis.

Ft: Hitoshi Hirata, Mamta Murthi, @sanianishtar.bsky.social, @jarottingen.bsky.social, & @rglenner.bsky.social.

RVSP:
https://bit.ly/4n5LzYZ

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Center for Global Development @cgdev.org · 4d

Oct. 15: Building on a forthcoming paper, senior leaders & experts will join CGD to discuss what it takes to execute effectively on country platforms.

Ft: Alexia Latortue, Rania Al-Mashat, Ivan Oliveira, & Nancy Lee. Register to join ⬇️ #AnnualMeetings
https://bit.ly/4h2GvD5

Center for Global Development @cgdev.org · 4d

The Trump admin’s new $100k H-1B visa fee risks shutting out the very talent US firms need to build advanced industries.

Dany Bahar shows how the policy undercuts US competitiveness & blocks the expertise that drives growth:
https://bit.ly/428y2YX

https://bit.ly/428y2YX

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Center for Global Development @cgdev.org · 4d

What's next for PEPFAR? @rachelbonnifield.bsky.social & @jmadankeller.bsky.social highlight 3 strategic shifts:

➡️Global rollout of lifesaving US innovations
➡️Country partnerships that put funding on budget & phase out support
➡️A reduced footprint in fragile states

Read on:
https://bit.ly/3Kvx7eT

PEPFAR's Next Chapter: From the Ashes, a Path for Constructive US Global Health Engagement?

A new PEPFAR blueprint is beginning to take shape, offering a surprisingly strong foundation for a constructive path forward. If backed by real resources and well implemented, it could lay the groundwork for a sustainable PEPFAR transition and a pathway...

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Center for Global Development @cgdev.org · 5d

Basic education faces steep cuts as aid shifts. A total withdrawal by the US, for instance, would reduce aid by almost US$1bn.

Susannah Hares and Jack Rossiter outline risks—and how donors & multilaterals can protect foundational learning:
https://bit.ly/48tNoem

https://bit.ly/48tNoem

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Center for Global Development @cgdev.org · 5d

📆Oct. 15: Join CGD & the University of Chicago for a #AnnualMeetings event on lessons from research-policy collaborations that improved millions of lives.

Ft: @rglenner.bsky.social Michael Kremer, Muhamad Chatib Basri, Rema Hanna, Sasha Gallant, & Amanda Glassman.

RSVP:
https://bit.ly/4gUdUzO

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Center for Global Development @cgdev.org · 5d

Amid the emergence of Gen Z-led protests, @eeshani.bsky.social asks: Can they translate mass mobilization into pro-poor policy, evidence-based decision-making, & transparent governance?

Here's what they could mean for stability & governance in South Asia:
https://bit.ly/3KwlN2j

A Populism That’s Really of the People? Poverty, Protest, and Regime Collapse in South Asia

The emergence of youth- and student-led protests raises a hopeful but uncertain question: will these movements deliver differently once in power? Having toppled governments, can they translate mass mo...

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Center for Global Development @cgdev.org · 6d

The Trump admin's foreign economic policies could harm countries worldwide.

CGD experts rank which nations are likely to be hit hardest by the policies, finding poorer countries bear the brunt, longtime US allies aren’t spared, and more. Explore:
https://bit.ly/3IOT5sU

Who Bears the Burden? Tracking the Global Impact of Recent US Foreign Policy Shifts

Since January, the United States has adopted a range of foreign economic policies with negative impacts on the rest of the world, including higher tariffs on exports, taxes on remittances, and reducti...

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David Evans @daveevansphd.bsky.social · 6d

The week of the IMF / World Bank Annual Meetings, just come and hang out at @cgdev.org. www.cgdev.org/page/cgd-202... It's going to be LIT! (Especially Friday, October 17.)

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Center for Global Development @cgdev.org · 6d

Donor pressure for procurement reform on China’s MDB bidding successes is playing out in AfDF replenishment talks.

Karen Mathiasen & Nico Martinez warn rigid rules could strain low-capacity countries & weaken local firms instead of helping them compete:
https://bit.ly/4mBhJLn

The African Development Fund Replenishment: China and the Procurement Paradox

Multilateral development bank (MDB) procurement guidelines are one of the many channels that the US and other shareholders are using to thwart China’s influence globally. The focus on procurement refl...

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Center for Global Development @cgdev.org · 6d

CGD has joined forces with the the Africa Resource Centre to form a new working group on improving the financing of global health supply chains.

To underpin the policy solutions of the group, the team has published a conceptual framework—explore & reach out w/ feedback!
https://bit.ly/4o1tThZ

Financing Supply Chains: The Missing Link in Global Health

Recent aid cuts—including to the US Global Health Supply Chain project which provided $1.15 billion to 73 countries—have forced low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) to rapidly scale up domestic fi...

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Center for Global Development @cgdev.org · 6d

📆 As stakeholders gather for this year's IMF and World Bank #AnnualMeetings, CGD is hosting crucial discussions with leading global development experts, policymakers, and more.

Starting Oct. 14. Learn more about the events and sign up ⬇️
bit.ly/48rfver

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Center for Global Development @cgdev.org · 6d

Alongside this year's #AnnualMeetings, experts are convening at CGD to unpack novel AI approaches and why they matter for policymakers.

With: @hanshengchia.bsky.social, Rebecca Sharp, Temina Madon, Gabriel Demombynes, and @markusgold.bsky.social.

Happening Oct. 14—join us:
https://bit.ly/42m2Vcl

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Center for Global Development @cgdev.org · 7d

How can the UK government unlock billions in private capital for development quickly, at scale, and without straining the public purse?

Chris Isaac and Samantha Attridge argue that targeted tax relief on impact bonds would do just that:
https://bit.ly/4nVOqnV

How a Simple Tax Incentive Could Mobilise Billions in Private Investment for Sustainable Development

We believe there are sizeable pools of untapped capital, particularly among high-net-worth individuals (HNWI) and family offices, which could be nudged into financing impactful investments in developi...

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Center for Global Development @cgdev.org · 7d

Debt relief was meant to free resources for social spending. Did it?

@cgdev.org experts explore whether resources shifted to public investment—and if that translated into sustained growth 👇
https://bit.ly/3IwqTLh

https://bit.ly/3IwqTLh

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Center for Global Development @cgdev.org · 7d

Despite evidence that letting pregnant girls stay in school doesn’t raise teen pregnancy rates, Catholic schools in the Congo have imposed a ban.

@daveevansphd.bsky.social & @leecrawfurd.bsky.social warn of the costs: worse employment, wellbeing & more. Read on:
https://bit.ly/3Kq77lm

Catholic Schools in the Congo Ban Pregnant Girls

Almost everywhere, girls who get pregnant in school are allowed to finish their education. Only five countries still have explicit bans or restrictions: Afghanistan, Equatorial Guinea, Iran, Kuwait, a...

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Center for Global Development @cgdev.org · 7d

.@WorldBank's new “Citizens at the Center” framework could pivot civic engagement from window‑dressing to core, write Lindsay Coates & Rachel Nadelman of @@arc-au.bsky.social.

But without bold leadership and funding, they warn it risks remaining aspirational:
https://bit.ly/3INxJfy

The World Bank’s Civic Test

The World Bank is considering Citizens at the Center, a new framework that seeks to move civic engagement from a procedural add-on to a core part of development, with CSOs as partners and community pa...

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Center for Global Development @cgdev.org · 7d

US disengagement from international orgs is accelerating: the proposed FY26 budget funds only 7 of 46 through the State Dept’s Contributions to International Organizations.💰📉

@charlesjkenny.bsky.social breaks down the risk for the UN, WTO, OECD, & more:
https://bit.ly/3VN9dhs

https://bit.ly/3VN9dhs

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Center for Global Development @cgdev.org · 8d

This summer, CGD launched the Tough Times, Tough Choices series w/ a proposal to streamline the WHO for an era of aid austerity.

4 global health experts have now joined the conversation with fresh perspectives on country presence, reforms, & more:
https://bit.ly/4pezRxm

A Lean World Health Organization for the Global Good: Four Responses to Our Proposal

In July, the global health team published the first entry to CGD’s Tough Times, Tough Choices series, targeting the World Health Organization (WHO). We argued that WHO leadership and its member states...

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