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How We Track China’s Overseas Development Finance: A Guide to GDP Center’s Four Flagship Databases
By Yiyuan Qi and William Olichney As China’s overseas financing activities expand across the globe, the need for reliable, detailed Read more
Summer in the Field: Evaluating the Cost-Effectiveness of Equity-Based Incentives in Performance-Based Financing (PBF) for Improved Maternal and Child Health Outcomes in Rwanda
By Angeline Mumararungu During my 2025 Summer in the Field Fellowship, I had the opportunity to pursue a research project Read more
Summer in the Field: How Does Climate Change Affect Economic Productivity? A Global Perspective from 2000-2017
By Ericka Osses Climate change poses significant risks to the global economy by affecting labor productivity, influencing investment decisions and Read more
Redefining Models for Global Green Cooperation: Lessons from China’s Emerging Partnerships
By Mengdi Yue As climate, biodiversity and pollution crises intensify, the call for green transformation has become universal. Yet while Read more
Chart of the Week: How Much Should Multilateral Development Banks Contribute to the Baku to Belém Roadmap to $1.3 Trillion?
By Rishikesh Ram Bhandary and Marina Zucker-Marques Last week, the 30th United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP30) Presidency published the Read more
The Land Gap: How Conservation Can Make Sovereign Debt Crises Less Common
By Rebecca Ray Globally, conserving nature is a key priority for protecting communities and economies from the catastrophic impacts of Read more
Desvendando o “Pecado Digital”: ForexTech e as Novas Fronteiras da Volatilidade Cambial
Por Pedro Perfeito da Silva e Marina Zucker-Marques A expansão das FinTechs—inovações tecnológicas em serviços financeiros—está mudando a forma como Read more
Decoding “Digital Sin”: ForexTech and the New Frontiers of Currency Instability
By Pedro Perfeito da Silva and Marina Zucker-Marques The spread of FinTech—technology-driven innovation in financial services—is changing how people and Read more
Celebrating the Working Group on Trade Treaties and Access to Medicines
By Rachel Thrasher and Samantha Igo Established in 2018, the Working Group on Trade Treaties and Access to Medicines was Read more
Bangladesh’s Climate Risks and External Debt Tightrope: Safeguarding Sustainability Amid Transition
By Fahmida Khatun, Syed Yusuf Saadat, Afrin Mahbub and Zazeeba Waziha Saleh Following the conclusion of the 2025 International Monetary Read more