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GDP Center Round-up: 2025 IMF/World Bank Spring Meetings
By Samantha Igo From April 21-26, 2025, all eyes in the global economic governance space will turn to Washington, DC Read more

The IMF’s 17th General Review of Quotas Needs a New Formula to Deliver on Development
By Tim Hirschel-Burns and Marina Zucker-Marques Quotas are at the core of the International Monetary Fund (IMF)’s finances and governance, Read more

What Role for the Resilience and Sustainability Trust in Creating Fiscal Space for Climate Vulnerable Countries?
By Jwala Rambarran and Sara Jane Ahmed The Fourth International Conference on Financing for Development (FfD4), which takes place at Read more

Disaster-Triggered Financing Mechanisms Must Provide More Relief for Myanmar
By Kofi Gunu, Marina Zucker-Marques and Rishikesh Ram Bhandary On March 28, 2025, Myanmar suffered a magnitude 7.7 earthquake, which Read more

The Role of Government Guidance Funds in Financing Innovation in China
By Cornel Ban and Xuan Li In most Western economies, venture capital (VC) is largely a private enterprise, driven by Read more

Seminar Summary – Queering Repression: How the Global Crackdown on Civil Society Affects LGBT+ NGO Foundings
By Naomi Frim-Abrams On February 26, 2025, the Spring 2025 Human Capital Initiative (HCI) Seminar Series at the Boston University Read more

10 Ways Financing for Development has Changed in 10 years
By Tim Hirschel-Burns Financing for Development Conferences – the chief event in the United Nations (UN) system on mobilizing the Read more

Digging Deeper: How Development Finance Can Unearth Sustainability in Transition Mineral Supply Chains
By Julia Radomski and Rebecca Ray As the global economy shifts toward a greener future, the role of public development Read more

Beyond Debt: The Case for Public Sector Net Worth
By Hua Chai and Yan Wang In recent years, the traditional focus on public debt as the cornerstone of fiscal Read more

Unlocking Synergies Between Multilateral Development Banks and National Development Banks
By Chiara Mariotti and Richard Kozul-Wright 2025 will be a pivotal year for development and climate cooperation, with financial matters Read more