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  Coal to Clean Transition Pathways for Pakistan

  By Zainab Babar, Dr. Khalid Waleed Pakistan’s power sector is a study in contradictions: real progress shadowed by unresolved structural Read more

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  Transitioning Coal-Fired Power Plants in Pakistan: Pathways for Early Retirement and Repurposing

  A new report released in collaboration with the Boston University Global Development Policy Center and the Sustainable Development Policy Institute Read more

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  Norm Defenders in a Multipolar Institutional Field: Transnational Environmental and Social Advocacy at the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank

  By Andrea Zhu Four decades ago, a transnational network of advocates took on the world’s largest development institution. Throughout the Read more

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  How Do Changes in a Country-Industry’s Relative Position in Global Value Chains Impact Labor Shares?

  By Lin Shi Understanding the income distribution among factors of production is crucial for examining countries’ long-run economic growths. Economists Read more

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  Global Development Policy Center – Annual Report 2026

  In its ninth year of operation, the GDP Center is proud to present the 2026 Annual Report. The report provides Read more

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  International Investment Pushes Past and Present, Part 4: The European Union

  By Tim Hirschel-Burns This blog is part of a blog series on past large-scale international investment programs and the lessons Read more

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  Data Spotlight: The Strait of Hormuz Crisis and Chinese-Financed Power Plants in Asia

  By William Olichney The Strait of Hormuz crisis, causing the largest ever disruption to global oil markets, has created an Read more

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  The World Bank Needs an Enhanced Climate Change Action Plan

  By Rishikesh Ram Bhandary, Marilou Uy and Irene Monasterolo As countries grapple with one of hottest years on record alongside Read more