A role for the G20 in aid for trade?
Port of Rades, Tunisia. Photo: © Dana Smillie / World BankAs the G20 looks to establish itself as a permanent fixture in the multilateral policy dialogue, it should consider the global aid-for-trade...
View ArticleGetting to the Seoul of the Matter: Moving beyond currency disputes
Photo: www.istockphoto.com(Also available in Spanish)Many observers predict that this week’s G-20 Summit in Seoul will be remembered mainly as a dance of high diplomacy aimed at persuading members to...
View ArticleGrowth and Development Nuts and Bolts for the G-20
Photo: Istcokphoto.comIn the wake of the 2008 global financial crisis, many observers thought that the G-20 had a chance to succeed in the development arena where the G-8 foundered. Expectations were...
View ArticleMarch Madness or Spring Awakening?
APEC and New Beginnings in TradeThe first Senior Officials’ Meeting (SOM I) of Asia-Pacific Economics Cooperation (APEC) concluded earlier this month in Washington D.C. The APEC 2011 agenda now swings...
View ArticleOn Aid and Growth – reflections ahead of Busan
Not a month goes by without some sort of bad news about foreign aid. Examples of incompetence , abuse of funds by corrupt leaders, and distorted incentives abound. These stories fuel a deep skepticism...
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