After a severe economic crisis, #SriLanka 🇱🇰 stands at a turning point. Join us for a crucial discussion w/ leading experts on the nation's transition from debt to sustainable growth.

🗣️: Dirk Willem te Velde, Shanta Devarajan, Sharmini Cooray, Indrajit Coomaraswamy, and more.

Register now⤵️

SIGN UP – ODI in conversation with Mark-Malloch Brown

Join us online as Mark Malloch-Brown, President of Open Society Foundations, shares insights on the role of philanthropy for global good with our Chief Executive Sara Pantuliano.

🗓️ 21 May
⏰ 18:30-19:30 GMT+1

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BOOKLAUNCH 📚: We are privileged to host Gregory Makoff to mark the European release of his new book and to discuss the implications & lessons from Argentina’s debt restructuring.

Space is limited, so register today: odi.org/en/events/brin…

#DebtCon #ODIEvents

The latest #China and Global Development roundup is out!

This month, Linda Calabrese 姜琳达 has curated essential reads on Chinese foreign aid estimates, lending strategies, digital currency initiatives, and the changing nature of the BRI.

Get the key insights now via ODI⤵️

'To prevent further spread of famine... above and beyond anything, a ceasefire is needed urgently and desperately.' UNICEF Senior Emergency Coordinator Hamish Young on Gaza and more on ODI's #ThinkChangePodcast , listen in full → buff.ly/4b4yzh2 Hamish Young

I was delighted to contribute to the TheWhy?Curve podcast this week and share insights from #MIGNEX and ODI research on why people migrate and why deterrence policies, like the #RwandaBill , just don't work!

It was an honour to speak at #G7 #Climate Ministerial in Turin this week. We urged scaling up of #finance for climate resilient devt & tabled proposals for the new climate finance #goal at #COP29 . Thanks to Sarah Colenbrander & Michael Jacobs for their stellar work for the event!

4 in 10 people live in countries where interest rate payments are larger than spending on education or health.

How can we make development finance work for everyone?

Liesbet Steer joined us at the Spring meetings for #ThinkChange

🎙 Listen: odi.org/en/insights/th…

📺| How can African nations ensure smooth #AfCFTA rollouts? What makes a successful National Implementation Committee?

Isaac Owusu-Afriyie from Afcfta Ghana shares lessons learned and best practices from #Ghana to drive AfCFTA success.

Dirk Willem te Velde @AfCFTA #OneAfricanMarket

📢 JOB ALERT📢

ODI is looking for a Research Fellow and/or Senior Research Officer to join our Development and Public Finance team.

Find out more and apply by 31 May here: bit.ly/3Qr3k7v

EVENT - Can innovative education information management systems platforms improve education spending?

Join us as we explore solutions for government stakeholders involved in policy and budget decisions.

🗓️ 09 May,
🕐13:00 14:30 (GMT+1)
Register: odi.org/en/events/budg…

Can we make #DevelopmentFinance work for everyone?

Recorded at the #WorldBank / #IMF Spring meetings, our new #ThinkChangePodcast examines the changes needed to make development finance fit to face today’s global challenges.

Listen🎙 odi.org/en/insights/th…

ODI Chief Executive Sara Pantuliano has joined over 50 humanitarian experts, civil society leaders, and former UN officials calling on António Guterres to champion a merit-based appointment process for the next United Nations Emergency Relief Coordinator.

Read more: una.org.uk/open-letter-un…

Experts warn famine is imminent in Northern Gaza.

But health service providers lack experience needed to identify & treat child malnutrition, says UNICEF's Hamish Young.

Our #ThinkChangePodcast examines approaches to stopping famine in Gaza & Sudan: odi.org/en/insights/th… 🎧