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Empowering Africa: The Impact of China’s Power Finance on Energy Poverty
Energy poverty is a pervasive and persistent development issue in Africa. Despite the continent’s rich natural resources, the “resource curse” Read more
FAQs: What Can be Expected from the 4th International Conference on Financing for Development?
By Tim Hirschel-Burns The highly anticipated Fourth International Conference on Financing for Development (FFD4) will take place from June 30 Read more
The Cost of Inaction: Explaining Africa’s Debt Distress in 10 Charts — and Five Fixes for the G20
By Marina Zucker-Marques The African continent holds immense potential for sustainable development. It is rich in renewable energy resources—home to Read more
Global Financial Safety Net Tracker Database Methodology Guidebook, 2025
The Global Financial Safety Net (GFSN) is a set of institutions and mechanisms that provide insurance against crises and financing Read more
Peer-to-Peer Lending: China’s Overseas Development Finance Pivots to National and Regional Development Banks
For over 15 years, China has been a vital source of development finance for low- and middle-income countries around the Read more
Development Finance and Critical Minerals: Opportunities for Supporting Sustainability and Inclusion through Patient Capital
Robust environmental and social risk management (ESRM) frameworks are posited as tools that can, if effectively implemented, contribute to more Read more
Excess US Deaths Before, During and After the COVID-19 Pandemic
Mortality rates decreased more slowly in the US than in other high-income countries (HICs) between 1980 and 2019, resulting in growing Read more
How Mexico Can Design a USMCA Where Development Matters
By Tim Hirschel-Burns and Rachel Thrasher It is a fraught moment for North American trade policy. Over the last few Read more
Norms and Troubled Sovereign International Debt
Troubled sovereign international debt is a global governance challenge, requiring solutions balancing the interests of the global economy, creditors, and Read more
The Role of Ideas in Economic Policy: The Global Sovereign Debt Regime
By Leslie Elliott Armijo and Prateek Sood Ideas matter for choices about economic policy. Unexamined assumptions may bound the scope Read more