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International development experts share their ideas on how wealthy countries can promote prosperity in developing countries. Follow at cgdev.org/cgd-podcast.

Dec 21, 2010

Many of us may be glad to be rid of the Naughts, a decade perhaps destined to be remembered for global terrorism, U.S. wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, and a global financial crisis that threatened a second Great Depression but left the rich world instead with a lingering Great Recession. My guest this week argues that the...


Dec 13, 2010

A new approach to investing  is seeking to connect investors with businesses that both make a profit and provide goods and services that advance development.  Just what is impact investing? How big can it  get? I’m joined this week by John Simon, a visiting fellow here at the Center for Global Development. Together...


Dec 1, 2010

A 2011 referendum in Southern Sudan will determine the sub-nation’s independence – and it’s just one month away. Ahead of the South’s possible secession, Sudanese leaders are scrambling to find solutions to a host of questions, a critical one being: What should be done with Sudan’s crushing $35 billion...