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The Center for Global Development works to reduce global poverty and improve lives through innovative economic research that drives better policy & practice.
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Follow us here for our latest work on reducing global poverty & improving lives through innovative economic research that drives better policy.🌍
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The UK is considering scrapping the Independent Commission for Aid Impact—but it's crucial in scrutinizing aid & strengthening accountability.
Rather than abolish it, @leecrawfurd.bsky.social and @ianmitchell1.bsky.social lay out 5 reforms to boost its value/impact:
https://go.cgdev.org/4toR09E
Rather than abolish it, @leecrawfurd.bsky.social and @ianmitchell1.bsky.social lay out 5 reforms to boost its value/impact:
https://go.cgdev.org/4toR09E
Don’t Scrap the UK’s Independent Commission for Aid Impact, Make It Better
Last month the UK development minister discussed in parliament the possibility that she might scrap the “Independent Commission for Aid Impact”. While critics have accused her of simply trying to avoi...
www.cgdev.org
February 9, 2026 at 4:47 PM
The UK is considering scrapping the Independent Commission for Aid Impact—but it's crucial in scrutinizing aid & strengthening accountability.
Rather than abolish it, @leecrawfurd.bsky.social and @ianmitchell1.bsky.social lay out 5 reforms to boost its value/impact:
https://go.cgdev.org/4toR09E
Rather than abolish it, @leecrawfurd.bsky.social and @ianmitchell1.bsky.social lay out 5 reforms to boost its value/impact:
https://go.cgdev.org/4toR09E
Vision loss is more than a health issue; it's a drag on multiple development outcomes.
In a new blog, Brad Wong lays out evidence showing the economic costs of uncorrected vision and why investments in eye care matter:
https://go.cgdev.org/4rfAnLS
In a new blog, Brad Wong lays out evidence showing the economic costs of uncorrected vision and why investments in eye care matter:
https://go.cgdev.org/4rfAnLS
Vision Impairment is a $1 Trillion Productivity Problem: What Can Governments Do About It?
Eye health is having a moment. Just last year, Bloomberg Philanthropies announced a $75 million Vision Initiative to expand access to screenings, eyeglasses, and cataract surgery across low- and middl...
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February 9, 2026 at 3:23 PM
Vision loss is more than a health issue; it's a drag on multiple development outcomes.
In a new blog, Brad Wong lays out evidence showing the economic costs of uncorrected vision and why investments in eye care matter:
https://go.cgdev.org/4rfAnLS
In a new blog, Brad Wong lays out evidence showing the economic costs of uncorrected vision and why investments in eye care matter:
https://go.cgdev.org/4rfAnLS
In a recent CGD podcast, @rglenner.bsky.social speaks with Dr. Seth Berkley, former CEO of @gavi.org, about lessons from COVID-19 and how they should shape future vaccine development and delivery. Tune in ⬇️🎧
https://go.cgdev.org/49duJDJ
https://go.cgdev.org/49duJDJ
CGD Podcast: Vaccines in a Changing Global Health Landscape with Seth Berkley
CGD's Rachel Glennerster speaks with Seth Berkley, former CEO of Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, about lessons from COVID-19 and how they should shape future vaccine development and delivery.
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February 6, 2026 at 9:53 PM
In a recent CGD podcast, @rglenner.bsky.social speaks with Dr. Seth Berkley, former CEO of @gavi.org, about lessons from COVID-19 and how they should shape future vaccine development and delivery. Tune in ⬇️🎧
https://go.cgdev.org/49duJDJ
https://go.cgdev.org/49duJDJ
The US move to take control of Venezuelan oil carries significant legal, political, and security risks, argue Karen Mathiasen and Nico Martinez.
They explain why the US move will inject even more risk and uncertainty into an already unstable context:
https://go.cgdev.org/3LyiSqK
They explain why the US move will inject even more risk and uncertainty into an already unstable context:
https://go.cgdev.org/3LyiSqK
Barreling Blindly Ahead: The Seizure of Venezuela’s Oil
The notion that the US can restore “prosperity, safety and security” to Venezuela through threats and coercion directed at its government as well as reluctant US oil executives is the height of folly....
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February 6, 2026 at 5:51 PM
The US move to take control of Venezuelan oil carries significant legal, political, and security risks, argue Karen Mathiasen and Nico Martinez.
They explain why the US move will inject even more risk and uncertainty into an already unstable context:
https://go.cgdev.org/3LyiSqK
They explain why the US move will inject even more risk and uncertainty into an already unstable context:
https://go.cgdev.org/3LyiSqK
Pull mechanisms like advance market commitments and prizes can drive innovation—but how large should the incentive be?
A new Pull Incentive Sizing Tool from @uchi-msa.bsky.social offers a practical way to translate uncertainty:
https://go.cgdev.org/4bjRl6L
A new Pull Incentive Sizing Tool from @uchi-msa.bsky.social offers a practical way to translate uncertainty:
https://go.cgdev.org/4bjRl6L
How Big Should a Pull Incentive Be? A New Pull Incentive Sizing Tool to Foster Innovation
Pull mechanisms, like advance market commitments (AMCs) and prizes, that pay for results are having a moment. After the landmark pneumococcal AMC helped accelerate access to lifesaving vaccines, the m...
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February 5, 2026 at 10:05 PM
Pull mechanisms like advance market commitments and prizes can drive innovation—but how large should the incentive be?
A new Pull Incentive Sizing Tool from @uchi-msa.bsky.social offers a practical way to translate uncertainty:
https://go.cgdev.org/4bjRl6L
A new Pull Incentive Sizing Tool from @uchi-msa.bsky.social offers a practical way to translate uncertainty:
https://go.cgdev.org/4bjRl6L
The new year could mark a turning point in the EU’s role on the world stage.🇪🇺
From the next EU budget to member state politics, Anita Käppeli and Mikaela Gavas examine upcoming key moments and what’s at stake:
https://go.cgdev.org/45FPnKe
From the next EU budget to member state politics, Anita Käppeli and Mikaela Gavas examine upcoming key moments and what’s at stake:
https://go.cgdev.org/45FPnKe
The EU’s Global Role in 2026: Strategic Drift or Strategic Choice?
For the EU’s global role, 2026 may mark a turning point: either a continued slide toward narrow, transactional partnerships or a deliberate effort to rebuild credibility as a long-term, reliable globa...
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February 5, 2026 at 6:06 PM
The new year could mark a turning point in the EU’s role on the world stage.🇪🇺
From the next EU budget to member state politics, Anita Käppeli and Mikaela Gavas examine upcoming key moments and what’s at stake:
https://go.cgdev.org/45FPnKe
From the next EU budget to member state politics, Anita Käppeli and Mikaela Gavas examine upcoming key moments and what’s at stake:
https://go.cgdev.org/45FPnKe
Amid funding cuts and threats against global progress towards gender equality, CGD held the 10th Birdsall House Conference.
Here’s what emerged as key to creating a bulwark against these headwinds, according to Kehinde Ajayi:
https://go.cgdev.org/45L3gHf
Here’s what emerged as key to creating a bulwark against these headwinds, according to Kehinde Ajayi:
https://go.cgdev.org/45L3gHf
Beyond the Backlash on Gender Equality: Lessons from CGD's 10th Birdsall House Conference
CGD convened the 10th Birdsall House Conference on gender equality with the theme of “Beyond the Backlash: Charting a New Course for Women and Work in a Changing Global Economy” to chart a path toward...
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February 4, 2026 at 8:51 PM
Amid funding cuts and threats against global progress towards gender equality, CGD held the 10th Birdsall House Conference.
Here’s what emerged as key to creating a bulwark against these headwinds, according to Kehinde Ajayi:
https://go.cgdev.org/45L3gHf
Here’s what emerged as key to creating a bulwark against these headwinds, according to Kehinde Ajayi:
https://go.cgdev.org/45L3gHf
Humanitarian and global health data are vital to save lives worldwide.
@charlesjkenny.bsky.social urges Congress and the administration to work together to ensure these monitoring systems have the inputs they need to perform their essential role:
https://go.cgdev.org/3MfDuo0
@charlesjkenny.bsky.social urges Congress and the administration to work together to ensure these monitoring systems have the inputs they need to perform their essential role:
https://go.cgdev.org/3MfDuo0
Congress: Please Help Restore Lifesaving Data Systems
Humanitarian and global health financing is vital to save lives worldwide. But so is humanitarian and global health data. The 2026 aid budget that the US Congress passed provides sufficient resources to help prevent hundreds of thousands of deaths, but ...
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February 4, 2026 at 6:05 PM
Humanitarian and global health data are vital to save lives worldwide.
@charlesjkenny.bsky.social urges Congress and the administration to work together to ensure these monitoring systems have the inputs they need to perform their essential role:
https://go.cgdev.org/3MfDuo0
@charlesjkenny.bsky.social urges Congress and the administration to work together to ensure these monitoring systems have the inputs they need to perform their essential role:
https://go.cgdev.org/3MfDuo0
Many aid programs already include host communities, but hosts aren't always aware.
Thomas Ginn and Travis Baseler find that clearly linking projects to refugee-related aid can meaningfully improve attitudes toward refugees:
https://go.cgdev.org/4rollmN
Thomas Ginn and Travis Baseler find that clearly linking projects to refugee-related aid can meaningfully improve attitudes toward refugees:
https://go.cgdev.org/4rollmN
Refugees Bring Aid. Just Saying That Can Improve Social Cohesion.
Hosting refugees doesn’t have to be perceived as zero-sum. When hosts see that aid strengthens their own communities and understand its connection to refugees, we see that support for refugees increas...
go.cgdev.org
February 4, 2026 at 5:47 PM
Many aid programs already include host communities, but hosts aren't always aware.
Thomas Ginn and Travis Baseler find that clearly linking projects to refugee-related aid can meaningfully improve attitudes toward refugees:
https://go.cgdev.org/4rollmN
Thomas Ginn and Travis Baseler find that clearly linking projects to refugee-related aid can meaningfully improve attitudes toward refugees:
https://go.cgdev.org/4rollmN
Economic policy is framed as technocratic—but leaders are appointed through political processes.
Analyzing data from 1961–2020, @mrao.bsky.social & @eeshani.bsky.social find a persistent gender gap among economic decision-makers in Latin America & the Caribbean:
https://go.cgdev.org/4qbFQSL
Analyzing data from 1961–2020, @mrao.bsky.social & @eeshani.bsky.social find a persistent gender gap among economic decision-makers in Latin America & the Caribbean:
https://go.cgdev.org/4qbFQSL
Where Are the Women? Gender and Technocracy among Economic Advisers in Latin America and the Caribbean
We analyze data on senior economic advisers in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) from 1961 to 2020 and find a striking and persistent gender gap at the very top of economic decision-making across ...
go.cgdev.org
February 3, 2026 at 7:00 PM
Economic policy is framed as technocratic—but leaders are appointed through political processes.
Analyzing data from 1961–2020, @mrao.bsky.social & @eeshani.bsky.social find a persistent gender gap among economic decision-makers in Latin America & the Caribbean:
https://go.cgdev.org/4qbFQSL
Analyzing data from 1961–2020, @mrao.bsky.social & @eeshani.bsky.social find a persistent gender gap among economic decision-makers in Latin America & the Caribbean:
https://go.cgdev.org/4qbFQSL
Development used to be a major focus at the World Economic Forum, but this year it was artificial intelligence and geopolitics (especially Greenland).
@rglenner.bsky.social shares her reflections from WEF on AI, Africa, AMR, and more:
https://go.cgdev.org/3ZdZFOj
@rglenner.bsky.social shares her reflections from WEF on AI, Africa, AMR, and more:
https://go.cgdev.org/3ZdZFOj
February 3, 2026 at 6:11 PM
Development used to be a major focus at the World Economic Forum, but this year it was artificial intelligence and geopolitics (especially Greenland).
@rglenner.bsky.social shares her reflections from WEF on AI, Africa, AMR, and more:
https://go.cgdev.org/3ZdZFOj
@rglenner.bsky.social shares her reflections from WEF on AI, Africa, AMR, and more:
https://go.cgdev.org/3ZdZFOj
We know lead poisoning impacts children's cognition, schooling, and more. But what about other core development priorities?
@leecrawfurd.bsky.social and @eeshani.bsky.social take a look at the underobserved interaction between lead and child nutrition:
https://go.cgdev.org/45DyaRV
@leecrawfurd.bsky.social and @eeshani.bsky.social take a look at the underobserved interaction between lead and child nutrition:
https://go.cgdev.org/45DyaRV
Is Lead Poisoning a Missing Link in the Fight Against Malnutrition?
Lead exposure is increasingly recognized as a major global health problem, particularly in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). Much of the research and policy attention to date has focused on it...
go.cgdev.org
February 3, 2026 at 3:52 PM
We know lead poisoning impacts children's cognition, schooling, and more. But what about other core development priorities?
@leecrawfurd.bsky.social and @eeshani.bsky.social take a look at the underobserved interaction between lead and child nutrition:
https://go.cgdev.org/45DyaRV
@leecrawfurd.bsky.social and @eeshani.bsky.social take a look at the underobserved interaction between lead and child nutrition:
https://go.cgdev.org/45DyaRV
Green Horizons is refining its mission.🌱
Hosted by Talent Beyond Boundaries, the initiative aims to mobilize climate capital and scale green skills mobility so displaced talent can help meet urgent labor needs in the green transition. Learn more:
https://go.cgdev.org/3LeMHMQ
Hosted by Talent Beyond Boundaries, the initiative aims to mobilize climate capital and scale green skills mobility so displaced talent can help meet urgent labor needs in the green transition. Learn more:
https://go.cgdev.org/3LeMHMQ
Green Horizons: Mobilizing Climate Capital to Support Safe Routes for Green-Skilled Displaced People
In 2026, Green Horizons will focus on raising catalytic capital for green skills initiatives from green donors, such as climate philanthropists and workforce funders with a green focus, and investors....
go.cgdev.org
February 2, 2026 at 10:06 PM
Green Horizons is refining its mission.🌱
Hosted by Talent Beyond Boundaries, the initiative aims to mobilize climate capital and scale green skills mobility so displaced talent can help meet urgent labor needs in the green transition. Learn more:
https://go.cgdev.org/3LeMHMQ
Hosted by Talent Beyond Boundaries, the initiative aims to mobilize climate capital and scale green skills mobility so displaced talent can help meet urgent labor needs in the green transition. Learn more:
https://go.cgdev.org/3LeMHMQ
Workforce gaps are slowing decarbonization, even where funding and tech exist.
New research shows that adding one green-skilled worker can unlock thousands of tonnes of CO₂ reductions, making labor migration a climate policy priority:
https://go.cgdev.org/45fjzMo
New research shows that adding one green-skilled worker can unlock thousands of tonnes of CO₂ reductions, making labor migration a climate policy priority:
https://go.cgdev.org/45fjzMo
How Much CO₂ Can One Clean Energy Worker Cut?
Workforce gaps are a key bottleneck when it comes to reducing carbon emissions in almost every country. Even where capital, technology, and political will are available, shortages of skilled workers a...
go.cgdev.org
February 2, 2026 at 6:09 PM
Workforce gaps are slowing decarbonization, even where funding and tech exist.
New research shows that adding one green-skilled worker can unlock thousands of tonnes of CO₂ reductions, making labor migration a climate policy priority:
https://go.cgdev.org/45fjzMo
New research shows that adding one green-skilled worker can unlock thousands of tonnes of CO₂ reductions, making labor migration a climate policy priority:
https://go.cgdev.org/45fjzMo
How do development agencies understand their own effectiveness?
Drawing on interviews across AFD, KOICA, Norad, & MFAT, CGD experts explore the relevance of five key dimensions of effective agency practice:
https://go.cgdev.org/498Ypk3
Drawing on interviews across AFD, KOICA, Norad, & MFAT, CGD experts explore the relevance of five key dimensions of effective agency practice:
https://go.cgdev.org/498Ypk3
Effectiveness In Practice: What It Means and How It Is Implemented by Four Development Agencies
We explore how development agencies understand their own effectiveness. Drawing on interviews with 48 individuals across Agence Française de Développement, the Korean International Cooperation Agency,...
go.cgdev.org
February 2, 2026 at 5:13 PM
How do development agencies understand their own effectiveness?
Drawing on interviews across AFD, KOICA, Norad, & MFAT, CGD experts explore the relevance of five key dimensions of effective agency practice:
https://go.cgdev.org/498Ypk3
Drawing on interviews across AFD, KOICA, Norad, & MFAT, CGD experts explore the relevance of five key dimensions of effective agency practice:
https://go.cgdev.org/498Ypk3
UK aid cuts are driving a move from grants to “expertise,” with more emphasis on technical assistance (TA).
Based on experience working with African governments, @leecrawfurd.bsky.social outlines strong and weak models of TA:
https://go.cgdev.org/45atSBo
Based on experience working with African governments, @leecrawfurd.bsky.social outlines strong and weak models of TA:
https://go.cgdev.org/45atSBo
How to Do Technical Assistance (Well)
Declining aid budgets are changing how major donors operate. The UK’s Minister for International Development Jenny Chapman has said that UK aid will shift “from grants to expertise” and “from service ...
go.cgdev.org
January 30, 2026 at 9:46 PM
UK aid cuts are driving a move from grants to “expertise,” with more emphasis on technical assistance (TA).
Based on experience working with African governments, @leecrawfurd.bsky.social outlines strong and weak models of TA:
https://go.cgdev.org/45atSBo
Based on experience working with African governments, @leecrawfurd.bsky.social outlines strong and weak models of TA:
https://go.cgdev.org/45atSBo
US backing for UN efforts to focus aid is welcome. But without adequate funding, risk remains high this year.
Using the full $6.6bn international aid budget approved by Congress is essential, argues @charlesjkenny.bsky.social:
https://go.cgdev.org/4aVUgCB
Using the full $6.6bn international aid budget approved by Congress is essential, argues @charlesjkenny.bsky.social:
https://go.cgdev.org/4aVUgCB
Even With Reform, Humanitarian Assistance Needs More US Finance
In December, UN Relief Coordinator Tom Fletcher launched an appeal for 2026 humanitarian funding, reporting that in 2025 “hunger surged… millions went without essential food, healthcare and protection...
go.cgdev.org
January 30, 2026 at 5:48 PM
US backing for UN efforts to focus aid is welcome. But without adequate funding, risk remains high this year.
Using the full $6.6bn international aid budget approved by Congress is essential, argues @charlesjkenny.bsky.social:
https://go.cgdev.org/4aVUgCB
Using the full $6.6bn international aid budget approved by Congress is essential, argues @charlesjkenny.bsky.social:
https://go.cgdev.org/4aVUgCB
Attracting and retaining highly skilled talent can be a core economic strategy.
Johann Harnoss explains why talent policy matters for growth, competitiveness, and fiscal resilience:
https://go.cgdev.org/4s9UL28
Johann Harnoss explains why talent policy matters for growth, competitiveness, and fiscal resilience:
https://go.cgdev.org/4s9UL28
Global Talent Mobility in 2025: Slowing and Shifting
It’s time for countries to treat the attraction and retention of highly skilled talent as a core policy lever for growth, global competitiveness, and fiscal resilience.
www.cgdev.org
January 30, 2026 at 5:11 PM
Attracting and retaining highly skilled talent can be a core economic strategy.
Johann Harnoss explains why talent policy matters for growth, competitiveness, and fiscal resilience:
https://go.cgdev.org/4s9UL28
Johann Harnoss explains why talent policy matters for growth, competitiveness, and fiscal resilience:
https://go.cgdev.org/4s9UL28
Military spending has surged globally, signaling a major shift in how governments allocate public funds. Sanjeev Gupta breaks down the fiscal consequences and what this means for development and stability:
https://go.cgdev.org/44C9rNk
https://go.cgdev.org/44C9rNk
From Peace Dividend to Defense Buildup: Fiscal Implications of Rising Military Spending
Military spending has surged worldwide in the wake of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in 2022 and growing tensions in Asia and the Middle East. This resurgence comes just as global public debt has climbe...
go.cgdev.org
January 29, 2026 at 10:43 PM
Military spending has surged globally, signaling a major shift in how governments allocate public funds. Sanjeev Gupta breaks down the fiscal consequences and what this means for development and stability:
https://go.cgdev.org/44C9rNk
https://go.cgdev.org/44C9rNk
Military spending has surged globally, signaling a major shift in how governments allocate public funds. Sanjeev Gupta breaks down the fiscal consequences and what this means for development and stability:
https://go.cgdev.org/44C9rNk
https://go.cgdev.org/44C9rNk
From Peace Dividend to Defense Buildup: Fiscal Implications of Rising Military Spending
Military spending has surged worldwide in the wake of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in 2022 and growing tensions in Asia and the Middle East. This resurgence comes just as global public debt has climbe...
go.cgdev.org
January 29, 2026 at 10:42 PM
Military spending has surged globally, signaling a major shift in how governments allocate public funds. Sanjeev Gupta breaks down the fiscal consequences and what this means for development and stability:
https://go.cgdev.org/44C9rNk
https://go.cgdev.org/44C9rNk
"Trauma from conflict has lasting psychological & social effects that may be missed by standard economic measures."
CGD experts trace the long-term lives of women abducted as children in northern Uganda & document impacts that persist decades later:
https://go.cgdev.org/49j4n31
CGD experts trace the long-term lives of women abducted as children in northern Uganda & document impacts that persist decades later:
https://go.cgdev.org/49j4n31
From Childhood Abduction to Adulthood: What 20 Years Reveal About Women in Northern Uganda
Two decades after the LRA left northern Uganda, its legacy of abduction lives on in the daily emotional experiences of the girls–now women– that they abducted. Addressing that legacy requires policy c...
go.cgdev.org
January 29, 2026 at 9:13 PM
"Trauma from conflict has lasting psychological & social effects that may be missed by standard economic measures."
CGD experts trace the long-term lives of women abducted as children in northern Uganda & document impacts that persist decades later:
https://go.cgdev.org/49j4n31
CGD experts trace the long-term lives of women abducted as children in northern Uganda & document impacts that persist decades later:
https://go.cgdev.org/49j4n31
Germany’s rethink of its development agenda offers a test case for Europe.
Jürgen Zattler argues that fewer missions, stronger coordination, and a new narrative could define a new development strategy for a changing world:
https://go.cgdev.org/48Lg2HN
Jürgen Zattler argues that fewer missions, stronger coordination, and a new narrative could define a new development strategy for a changing world:
https://go.cgdev.org/48Lg2HN
Rethinking Development Policy: Reconciling National Interest, Impact, and Partner Priorities
National interests, partner orientation, and development impact are not mutually exclusive. Reconciliation is possible. But achieving it will require substantial changes in how development agencies wo...
go.cgdev.org
January 29, 2026 at 5:55 PM
Germany’s rethink of its development agenda offers a test case for Europe.
Jürgen Zattler argues that fewer missions, stronger coordination, and a new narrative could define a new development strategy for a changing world:
https://go.cgdev.org/48Lg2HN
Jürgen Zattler argues that fewer missions, stronger coordination, and a new narrative could define a new development strategy for a changing world:
https://go.cgdev.org/48Lg2HN
The projected death toll from USAID program cancellations is rising.
New analysis by @charlesjkenny.bsky.social and @justsand.bsky.social finds current cuts could cost 1 million lives now, and even more with future reductions. More ⬇️
https://go.cgdev.org/4s0Z8w7
New analysis by @charlesjkenny.bsky.social and @justsand.bsky.social finds current cuts could cost 1 million lives now, and even more with future reductions. More ⬇️
https://go.cgdev.org/4s0Z8w7
Update on Lives Lost from USAID Cuts
In this blog, we report on an update to our earlier estimates of the potential mortality impacts of the administration’s aid cuts. A similar approach to our original estimates using financial data to ...
go.cgdev.org
January 28, 2026 at 9:52 PM
The projected death toll from USAID program cancellations is rising.
New analysis by @charlesjkenny.bsky.social and @justsand.bsky.social finds current cuts could cost 1 million lives now, and even more with future reductions. More ⬇️
https://go.cgdev.org/4s0Z8w7
New analysis by @charlesjkenny.bsky.social and @justsand.bsky.social finds current cuts could cost 1 million lives now, and even more with future reductions. More ⬇️
https://go.cgdev.org/4s0Z8w7
New data suggests FY2025 marked a transition year for the DFC, with a sharp drop in new commitments after years of growth.
Using the updated active projects list, @ecollinson.bsky.social & Julia Brownell examine early signs of how DFC’s portfolio may be shifting:
https://go.cgdev.org/4bPX6JB
Using the updated active projects list, @ecollinson.bsky.social & Julia Brownell examine early signs of how DFC’s portfolio may be shifting:
https://go.cgdev.org/4bPX6JB
Looking Back and Moving Forward: What DFC’s 2025 Portfolio Reveals About What Comes Next
In the wake of its recent reauthorization, the US International Development Finance Corporation (DFC) boasts expanded authorities and ambition. But recently released data underscores that FY2025 was a...
go.cgdev.org
January 28, 2026 at 6:42 PM
New data suggests FY2025 marked a transition year for the DFC, with a sharp drop in new commitments after years of growth.
Using the updated active projects list, @ecollinson.bsky.social & Julia Brownell examine early signs of how DFC’s portfolio may be shifting:
https://go.cgdev.org/4bPX6JB
Using the updated active projects list, @ecollinson.bsky.social & Julia Brownell examine early signs of how DFC’s portfolio may be shifting:
https://go.cgdev.org/4bPX6JB
Thailand and Malaysia host hundreds of thousands of refugees but have long restricted access to work.
Recent policy shifts could improve refugee self-reliance while helping both countries address labor shortages. More from Harrison Tang & Thomas Ginn:
https://go.cgdev.org/3MBkOPx
Recent policy shifts could improve refugee self-reliance while helping both countries address labor shortages. More from Harrison Tang & Thomas Ginn:
https://go.cgdev.org/3MBkOPx
A Breakthrough for Refugees’ Work Rights in Thailand and Malaysia?
CGD’s Migration and Displacement program has highlighted practical, medium-term strategies to benefit Rohingya refugees and host communities in Bangladesh, where refugees face severe limitations on th...
www.cgdev.org
January 28, 2026 at 5:52 PM
Thailand and Malaysia host hundreds of thousands of refugees but have long restricted access to work.
Recent policy shifts could improve refugee self-reliance while helping both countries address labor shortages. More from Harrison Tang & Thomas Ginn:
https://go.cgdev.org/3MBkOPx
Recent policy shifts could improve refugee self-reliance while helping both countries address labor shortages. More from Harrison Tang & Thomas Ginn:
https://go.cgdev.org/3MBkOPx