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BRIEFS
November 04, 2008
The next U.S. president has a great opportunity to lead regional
economic integration in the Americas, to the benefit of both the
United States and Latin America. For the Americas, the high hopes of a decade ago for a
hemispheric trade agreement have faded, along with confidence
in the region’s ...
WORKING PAPERS
October 09, 2008
The World Trade Organization’s collapsed Doha Round focused on issues of limited significance while the burning issues of the day were not even on the agenda. In this new working paper, CGD senior fellow Arvind Subramanian and co-author Aaditya Mattoo argue for a wider agenda for multilateral coop...
Jun
11
2008
2:00—4:00 PM
June 05, 2008
Can the IMF reaffirm its legitimacy in the international arena by reforming its governance structure to successfully respond to the 21st century's demands? A recent report from the Independent Evaluation Office (IEO) of the IMF presents a set of proposals addressing Fund Governance. This evaluation ...
Apr
2
2008
11:30—1:00 PM
April 07, 2008
World Bank President Robert Zoellick will share his views on the impact of the current global economic situation on development ahead of the World Bank/IMF Spring Meetings. CGD President Nancy Birdsall will host and serve as moderator for a discussion following the talk.
A limited number of seat...
Mar
27
2008
2:00—3:30 PM
March 17, 2008
The 13-member Independent High Level Panel on the African Development Bank (AfDB), co-chaired by former Canadian Prime Minister Paul Martin, was established as an independent advisory body to provide recommendations on the AfDB’s strategic vision and on the operational strategies needed in the mediu...
WORKING PAPERS
February 28, 2008
Two aspects of global imbalances -- undervalued exchange rates and sovereign wealth funds -- require a multilateral response. For reasons of inadequate leverage and eroding legitimacy, the International Monetary Fund has not been effective in dealing with undervalued exchange rates. In this working ...
WORKING PAPERS
February 15, 2008
U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon called for a revolutionary change in the world's energy mix. So why is the World Bank conducting business as usual? This new working paper by CGD senior fellow David Wheeler focuses on the bank's latest proposed venture, a huge coal-fired plant to be fueled by the ...