Global Economy and Development
International Monetary Fund Managing Director Christine Lagarde delivered remarks on her organization’s role in spurring development around the world. She also took questions on a variety of…
733 viewsInternational Monetary Fund Managing Director Christine Lagarde delivered remarks on her organization’s role in spurring development around the world. She also took questions on a variety of…
733 viewsThe United Nations Secretary General and other experts talked about the Rio+20 Earth Summit that would be held the following June in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Topics in this panel included how…
544 viewsBan Ki-Moon gave a keynote address at a conference on renewable energy. He called on President Obama to come and act at the Rio+20 Conference, saying the president’s role will be crucial bec…
125 viewsFormer British Prime Minister Tony Blair addressed development issues and international aid for Africa. He recently established the Africa Governance Initiative which strives to reduce pover…
224 viewsSecretary of State Hillary Clinton spoke about the importance of foreign aid and development programs and said that it was time to “elevate development as a central pillar of all that we do …
189 viewsNancy Birdsall spoke about the global summit in Washington on the current financial crisis and ways in which it might assist underdeveloped countries. She responded to telephone calls and el…
91 viewsThe American Enterprise Institute hosted an event where author Sebastian Mallaby talked about his book The Worlds Banker: A Story of Failed States, Financial Crises, and The Wealth and Pove…
118 viewsNancy Birdsall, president of the Center for Global Development, talked about aid to developing countries and how increased aid money would be used by the Bush administration. She also respon…
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