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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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The EU banned toxic lead chromate pigments—but loopholes mean European exports (at least 242 tons) still put children worldwide at risk.

@rorytodd98.bsky.social & @leecrawfurd.bsky.social call for full export ban, a meaningful win for global health at no cost to the EU:
https://go.cgdev.org/4oTRelV
The EU Should Ban Exports of Lead Chromate
A staggering one in three children worldwide suffer from lead poisoning, causing lifelong damage to their health and brain development. It’s these harms that led the EU to ban toxic lead chromate pigm...
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November 10, 2025 at 6:07 PM
This week! Alongside #COP30, experts w/ @cgdev.org & @cgiar.org will discuss how we measure climate vulnerability, how we ensure climate finance reaches those that need it most, & more.🌱#FoodAgPavilion

Happening Nov. 13. RSVP:
https://go.cgdev.org/43GYVUq
November 10, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Against a backdrop of tighter budgets and political headwinds, #COP30 is here.

From the launch of a new tropical forest fund to efforts to build a carbon pricing coalition, CGD experts will be looking for signs of cooperation and innovation. Here's what we're watching:
https://go.cgdev.org/4qRw61q
What We’re Watching at COP30
As COP30 begins in Belém, Brazil, against a backdrop of tighter budgets, political headwinds, and a retreating US, questions remain over whether this summit can deliver real action on climate and deve...
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November 10, 2025 at 8:00 AM
As CGD marks our 10th year of the Birdsall House Conference, we're confronting unprecedented challenges—and extraordinary opportunities.

On Nov. 18, join us for the 10th BHC as experts convene to keep gender equality at the heart of global dev. RSVP! ⬇️
https://go.cgdev.org/4p5V6k9
November 8, 2025 at 8:54 PM
Will global imports shrink if firms think new tariffs are here to stay?

Liliana Rojas-Suarez & Kate Barnes discuss how US importers shifted strategy in 2025—front-loading from China before pulling back as tariffs rose:
https://go.cgdev.org/4p0wSI0
Uncertain Tariffs, Predictable Responses: Act I of US Global Import Shifts
The US’s 2025 tariff announcements have been nothing short of staggering. From the April 2 announcements of reciprocal tariffs, to the 90-day pause first issued on April 9 and later extended to August...
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November 7, 2025 at 11:39 PM
The America First Global Health Strategy offers some optimism, pledging funding for frontline health workers & lifesaving commodities.

But its push to phase out financing risks reversing gains against HIV & malaria, write Ramona Godbole & @charlesjkenny.bsky.social:
https://go.cgdev.org/47tQuhK
Unpacking the US’s New Global Health Strategy: Retreating When We Could Be Winning
After months of devastating news about cuts to US global health programming, the Trump administration's America First Global Health Strategy presents some grounds for optimism. It signals continued US...
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November 7, 2025 at 8:47 PM
An idea first proposed by @CGDev in 2018 to protect tropical forests forever (literally forever) will become reality at #COP30.🌳

Brazil will launch the Tropical Forests Forever Facility, backed by a $1B contribution from President Lula:
https://go.cgdev.org/43ZQBzd
Birth Announcement: A Sovereign Wealth Fund to Protect Tropical Forests
Luckily, good ideas have long half-lives. An idea developed here at CGD in 2018 to protect tropical forests forever (literally forever) will be born officially at COP30 in Belém. At a side meeting dur...
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November 7, 2025 at 7:48 PM
In the next decade, 1.2bn youth will reach working age in emerging markets and developing economies, yet only 420m jobs are expected.

Kehinde Ajayi offers a dual-solution ➡️ investing in care jobs tackles both the employment gap and the global care crisis:
https://go.cgdev.org/47ZiyJQ
To Solve the Jobs Challenge, Solve the Care Challenge
Last month ended with two moments of global significance that brought together two related challenges. The International Day of Care and Support, on October 29, was a time to recognize the importance ...
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November 7, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Ahead of #COP30, @jonathanbeynon.bsky.social compares five major climate vulnerability indices—finding wildly different results.

All agree least developed countries are most at risk, while small island states often get more attention. Time to rethink adaptation finance?
https://go.cgdev.org/4hV7v88
Who’s Really Most Vulnerable to Climate Change? SIDS, LDCs, and Adaptation Finance
As the world gears up for what’s being billed as the “adaptation COP,” attention will again focus on the needs and priorities of those “particularly vulnerable to the adverse effects of climate change...
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November 7, 2025 at 5:13 PM
"This might be a moment of opportunity...to build a new modernized and more equal system. Redefine the rules and redefine who gets to write the rules."

@clemencelanders.bsky.social discusses how a new vision for global development cooperation can reshape the system:
https://go.cgdev.org/3Lk1OV7
November 7, 2025 at 4:15 PM
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On the long "pregnancy" and the imminent birth of the Tropical Forest Forever Facility: www.cgdev.org/blog/birth-a... @cgdev.org. I never lost hope....Thank you @lulaoficialbluesky.bsky.social
Birth Announcement: A Sovereign Wealth Fund to Protect Tropical Forests
Luckily, good ideas have long half-lives. An idea developed here at CGD in 2018 to protect tropical forests forever (literally forever) will be born officially at COP30 in Belém. At a side meeting dur...
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November 6, 2025 at 9:53 PM
The Trump admin's foreign economic policies could harm countries worldwide.

CGD experts rank which nations are likely to be hit hardest by the policies, finding poorer countries bear the brunt, longtime US allies aren’t spared, and more. Explore:
https://bit.ly/3IOT5sU
Who Bears the Burden? Tracking the Global Impact of Recent US Foreign Policy Shifts
Since January, the United States has adopted a range of foreign economic policies with negative impacts on the rest of the world, including higher tariffs on exports, taxes on remittances, and reducti...
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November 6, 2025 at 8:50 PM
Gender parity in hiring hasn't translated into parity in promotion at IFIs.

To help close this gap, Kelsey Harris & @eeshani.bsky.social launch a new phase of work to analyze data, spotlight solutions, & help IFIs strengthen women’s leadership pipelines:
https://bit.ly/3KxW4qa
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November 6, 2025 at 8:50 PM
Some argue the World Bank shouldn’t fund climate mitigation in poor countries—since their emissions are minimal.

But Euan Ritchie finds these projects often deliver power, transport, & jobs. Cutting mitigation finance could mean cutting development:
https://go.cgdev.org/4nKrXtn
Could Less Climate Mitigation Finance from the World Bank Just Mean Less Development?
Recently, there has been a spate of concerns being expressed about the amount that the World Bank is spending on mitigation finance in low-income countries. These complaints are understandable given t...
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November 6, 2025 at 6:15 PM
"A positive impact can come from country leadership, and countries demanding that they're in charge. One country, one plan, one budget. "

At a recent CGD event, John-Arne Røttingen discusses the impact of aid cuts on country ownership. Watch:
https://bit.ly/428aAuM
November 6, 2025 at 5:15 PM
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Really useful new paper by Dany Bahar @cgdev.org. Venezuelans comprise 2.5% of the population in Ecuador but only 1.3% of detentions. Most crimes are also non-violent and economically motivated, given many Venezuelans lack legal status.

www.cgdev.org/publication/...
Data Against Fear: What the Numbers Say About Venezuelan Migrants and Crime in Ecuador
To devise and design all immigration policy solely through the lens of crime—particularly as part of broader efforts to combat gangs—is misguided and likely to be ineffective. Instead, policy should f...
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November 3, 2025 at 7:49 PM
Africa and Latin America have much to learn from each other in terms of vaccine production options and strategies

William Savedoff argues that negotiating & implementing regional agreements is the most reliable way for each region to promote vaccine production:
https://go.cgdev.org/4oqHnnO
Geographical Diversification of Vaccine Production: Challenges for Africa and Latin America
Africa and Latin America face significant obstacles to expanding vaccine production, including limited effective demand, shortages of skilled personnel, and weak regulatory systems. Regional cooperati...
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November 6, 2025 at 3:07 PM
CGD is hiring! We're searching for a Research Analyst for the Education and Child Well-being program.

The Research Analyst will perform a range of project research, data analysis, and more related to the various workstreams of the program,

Apply here!
https://go.cgdev.org/47sQbUp
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Apply to Research Analyst - Global Education & Child Well-being at Center for Global Development in Washington, DC.
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November 5, 2025 at 11:47 PM
"One of the most effective things we can do is support low & middle income country governments scale up things that have been found to be highly cost effective."

@rglenner.bsky.social outlines what it takes to scale cost-effective innovations that improve lives:
https://bit.ly/47pGztm
November 5, 2025 at 8:53 PM
Newly-approved vaccines are safe and effective, but are they reaching as many people, saving as many lives, and stretching budgets as far as possible? 💉

Witold Więcek & @jmadankeller.bsky.social argue that optimizing vaccine doses is a high-impact opportunity ⬇️
https://go.cgdev.org/3WZwCgt
Smarter Vaccine Doses: A High-Impact Fix for Global Immunization
Hundreds of millions of dollars are typically spent developing a new vaccine. You would assume that by the time the vaccine receives approval, we would know precisely the right dosing regimen: how muc...
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November 5, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Analysts rely heavily on ODA to track aid—but Euan Ritchie warns that excluding other official flows can lead to major misinterpretations in development finance:
https://bit.ly/477moPI
Other Official Flows: Why More Than ODA Matters
In this blog I highlight that by ignoring Other Official Flows (roughly, official finance not concessional enough to be counted as ODA), analysts are significantly misinterpreting trends in developmen...
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November 4, 2025 at 8:58 PM
If shareholders want fewer Chinese firms winning MDB contract, @charlesjkenny.bsky.social argues there are less-damaging ways than local preferences.

He points instead to policy-based lending as a better approach💡⬇️
https://go.cgdev.org/47pdNJy
If You Want China to Win Fewer MDB Financed Contracts, Increase Policy Lending
I have just published a note about enforced local preferences in multilateral development bank (MDB)-financed procurement. The paper assumes the reader believes such preferences might be good for clie...
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November 4, 2025 at 6:18 PM
Tomorrow! Heads of the evaluation units from @adb.org, the EIB, @ifad.org, & the World Bank join CGD to discuss their recent work on gender and development.

Register to join us online! ⬇️
https://go.cgdev.org/47rwAm7
November 4, 2025 at 4:07 PM
What's behind the decline of private investment in emerging markets and developing economies?

Nancy Lee, Samuel Matthews, & James Reid explore the stagnation and consider how policies like trade openness can help:
https://bit.ly/47j5zCy
Not a Promising Picture: Private Investment Ratios in EMDEs
There has been a great deal of recent focus on the collapse in aid flows and the consequences for emerging markets and developing economies (EMDEs). Less attention has been paid to worrisome developme...
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November 3, 2025 at 8:26 PM
With renewed interest in country platforms, Alexia Latortue & Jared Goodman provide four critical factors for success:

➡️Delivering on country ownership
➡️Sequencing appropriately
➡️Right-sizing scope
➡️Unlocking capital's full potential

More:
https://bit.ly/48qq2q4
Platforms that Perform: Helping the Next Generation of Country Platforms Deliver
There is intense and renewed interest in the not-so-new concept of country platforms. Invoked in conversations from G20 to COP30, these government-led coordination mechanisms that align national prior...
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November 3, 2025 at 6:42 PM