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Blog Post
May 31, 2024
The latest round of UNFCCC climate negotiations begins next week in Bonn. Climate finance—and in particular who should pay—remains a hotly contested topic as negotiators strive to make progress on the New Collective Quantified Goal (to replace the current $100 billion target) by COP29 in November 20...
Jun
4
2024
HYBRID
10:30—12:00 PM EST | 3.30-5 PM BST | 4.30-6 PM CEST
May 16, 2024
In the margins of the UNFCCC Bonn Climate Change Conference, IDOS and CGD will bring together senior negotiators and policy-makers and experts to discuss the way forward on the core public finance element of the climate goal. At this public event, we will explore how to improve measurement and accou...
Blog Post
May 15, 2024
On Friday, May 10, 2024, the IMF Executive Board approved the recycling of special drawing rights (SDRs) to multilateral development banks (MDBs) for use as hybrid capital. It took a long time to get to this point, and the IMF should be congratulated for overcoming strong opposition, even from some ...
Blog Post
April 09, 2024
It's spring in DC, which means it's time once again for the IMF-World Bank Spring Meetings. Finance ministers, central bank governors, and other top officials from around the world gather to discuss the state of the world economy and the international financial architecture, and CGD's researchers ar...
Blog Post
March 26, 2024
There was a very disappointing development at the IMF Executive Board earlier this month—the postponement of a formal decision on whether special drawing rights (SDRs) could be recycled to the hybrid capital scheme proposed by two multilateral development banks (MDBs), the African Development Bank (...
Mar
19
2024
VIRTUAL
3:30—5:00 PM CEST
March 18, 2024
In September, the United Nations will hold the 'Summit of the Future'. This summit will debate, inter alia, the reform of global economic governance, lasting solutions on debt relief, lowering costs of sovereign borrowing, and an inclusive and equitable global tax architecture. Furthermore, the Braz...
Feb
27
2024
VIRTUAL
9:00—10:30 AM EDT | 2:00pm – 3:30pm GMT
February 13, 2024
Join the Center for Global Development and E3G for a comprehensive discussion on the IMF’s role in the climate issues confronting its emerging market and developing member countries. Panelists will delve into the multifaceted role of the IMF concerning climate-related matters. Questions surrounding ...
Feb
7
2024
VIRTUAL
3:00—4:00 PM ET / 8:00-9:00 PM GMT
January 23, 2024
Please join the Center for Global Development to discuss Gregory Makoff’s new book, "Default: The Landmark Court Battle over Argentina’s $100 Billion Debt Restructuring." The book describes the fifteen-year conflict over Argentina’s 2001 default that led to a decade of litigation in U.S. courts and ...