The recycling of SDRs to MDBs has hit a roadblock at the Executive Board of the IMF . My blog explains that there is no good technical reason for the delay. Politicians need to push. cgdev.org/blog/imfs-shar…

Lending transparency busts myths -- from @cgdev colleagues karen mathiasen Nancy Lee and Samuel Matthews. cgdev.org/blog/loan-repa…

On the sidelines of this year's IMF and World Bank #SpringMeetings 🌸, Center for Global Development is hosting important discussions with leading #globaldev experts, policymakers, + more. Join us in person or tune in virtually 👇 bit.ly/3xtsrj6

GAVI has changed the world in many ways. But it can be even better. My colleagues at Center for Global Development have a plan worthy of consideration as it goes through a year of changes. cgdev.org/blog/advancing…

The IMF/World Bank spring meetings are coming next week. My @cgdev colleagues and I discuss what to expect. cgdev.org/blog/spring-me…

A new era for CGD! 🌍🌟 We are thrilled to announce that Dr. Rachel Glennerster Rachel Glennerster will be the new President of CGD! Building on the legacies of Nancy M. Birdsall and @MasoodCGD, Rachel is set to propel CGD forward with her rigorous approach to development economics,

My report for Caspian Policy Center (CPC) on how a US ban on Russian uranium imports affects Central Asia:

The IMF has approved the use of SDRs in hybrid capital instruments! Now countries need to recycle into them! imf.org/en/Publication…

Having now read the IMF report on SDR recycling, it's clear the battle isn't over. cgdev.org/blog/imf-appro…

The IMF trust for supporting low-income countries needs a boost. Gold is the answer as Mark Sobel explains. brettonwoods.org/article/imf-go…

Whither GAVI? @cgdev explores the future with global experts.' pubs.cgdev.org/shaping-the-ag…

It is unsurprising that financial systems treat women worse than men, but seeing it in the data brings reality to perception. Mayra Buvinic Alba Loureiro Center for Global Development cgdev.org/blog/undoing-g…

We know it's coming, but will we still be shocked? The BWIs must prepare Africa's oil exporters for what is to come -- blog and paper with Cleo Rose-Innes. Center for Global Development cgdev.org/blog/are-brett…

SDR recycling to MDBs seems increasingly unlikely. Maybe a more direct approach is needed. Dr. Vera Songwe and I have a proposal. Center for Global Development cgdev.org/blog/allocate-…

Great reporting by Joe Lo on European Central Bank being the main barrier to rechanneling SDRs to multilateral development banks, with quotes from Mark Plant and others climatechangenews.com/2024/10/23/eur… #IMFMeetings

Will 2025 be the year of IMF reform? Lots of proposals are on the table. Center for Global Development 's non-resident fellow, David Andrews, has compiled a compendium of what people are proposing, how proposals relate to each other, and the obstacles to implementation. cgdev.org/blog/pathways-…

Aid cuts are catastrophic in West Africa. With Charley Ward for Center for Global Development cgdev.org/blog/west-afri…

SDRs could be a source of development capital, without endangering global reserves assets. Three ingredients are needed: a shared sense of urgency, a softening of monetary doctrine, and some political push. cgdev.org/publication/cr… @cgdev IMF