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Around the Halls: Top Policy Priorities for Human Development and an Inclusive Recovery
2020 was a year of widening inequality around the world. The World Economic Outlook Update published by the International Monetary Read more
Lost in Translation: Environmental and Social Safeguards for the Laos-China Railway
By Jessica DiCarlo While investment in infrastructure offers certain benefits, it also poses social, environmental, and human rights risks—such as Read more
Why China Will Be a Steady Development Partner in an Uncertain Era
By Yan Wang, Yinyin Xu and Kevin P. Gallagher On Jan. 10, 2021, China’s State Council Information Office issued a Read more
Financing Ethiopia’s Railways with China and Turkey
By Yunnan Chen Following the impacts of the global COVID-19 pandemic, the role of debt finance—and China’s particular role in Read more
Finding Opportunities for Debt-for-Climate/Nature Swaps with China: Webinar Discussion & Interactive Launch
On Weds., Feb. 3, the Global Development Policy (GDP) Center hosted a webinar discussion and interactive demonstration of its latest Read more
Chart of the Week: Spatial Bias in US Protected Areas and the Trade-offs of Expanding Protection
By Blake Alexander Simmons In response to President Joe Biden’s recent executive order committing to protect at least 30 percent Read more
Safeguards Amid Surging Infrastructure: Development Banks and Sustainability in the Andean Amazon
By Kehan Wang During the COVID-19 pandemic, Latin America has suffered from one of the most acute economic downturns in Read more
Debt Swaps: How China Can Create Opportunities for Financial and Environmental Stability
By Blake Alexander Simmons and Rebecca Ray As developing countries emerge from the COVID-19 crisis, they will need to pivot Read more
Room to Move: Building Flexibility into Investment Treaties to Meet Climate-Change Commitments
Editor's note: This piece was originally published by the Columbia Center on Sustainable Investment at Columbia University on Jan. 25, Read more
Chart of the Week: Estimated Annual Emissions from Power Generation with Chinese Capital
By Xinyue Ma According to estimates of China’s Global Power (CGP) Database compiled by the Global Development Policy Center, China’s Read more