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Digging Deeper: How Development Finance Can Unearth Sustainability in Transition Mineral Supply Chains
By Julia Radomski and Rebecca Ray As the global economy shifts toward a greener future, the role of public development Read more
Beyond Debt: The Case for Public Sector Net Worth
By Hua Chai and Yan Wang In recent years, the traditional focus on public debt as the cornerstone of fiscal Read more
Unlocking Synergies Between Multilateral Development Banks and National Development Banks
By Chiara Mariotti and Richard Kozul-Wright 2025 will be a pivotal year for development and climate cooperation, with financial matters Read more
The Potential Role of Panda Bonds in Development Finance
By Yan Wang and Zheng Zhai Over the past two decades, China has become the largest bilateral provider of development Read more
What is in the Financing for Development Zero Draft, and What Does It Mean for Global Economic Governance Reform?
By Tim Hirschel-Burns In late June, the Fourth International Conference on Financing for Development (FfD4) will take place in Seville, Read more
The Mosaic of Energy Debt Financing from Chinese Policy Banks in Africa: How and Why One Is Greener than the Other
By Tianyi Wu African leaders face significant challenges in energy policy as they strive to implement low-carbon energy solutions while Read more
Five Realistic Goals for Global Economic Governance in 2025
By Tim Hirschel-Burns 2025 admittedly presents a dubious landscape for achieving substantive global economic governance reforms. The scale of needs Read more
Around the Halls: A Year in Review and Look Ahead to 2025
The most notable milestone of 2024 was the 80th anniversary of the Bretton Woods institutions of the International Monetary Fund Read more
Webinar Summary: China’s Global Energy Finance Database – Data Update, 2000-2023
By Thang Ha On November 14, 2024, the Boston University Global Development Policy (GDP) Center hosted a webinar on the Read more
A Roadmap for Unlocking the Potential of Multilateral Development Banks Exists – and the G20 Just Endorsed It
By Tim Hirschel-Burns and Rishikesh Ram Bhandary A $4 trillion financing gap to achieve the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals Read more