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The National Health Authority (NHA) is conducting a two-day Cost Accounting Workshop on 14–15 October 2026 in New Delhi, to strengthen capacity within NHA for hospital cost accounting.
Organised in collaboration with the Centre for Global Development @CGDev, the workshop
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How can countries prepare workers for an AI-driven future? 💼
At the #WBGMeetings, I sat down with Gabriel Demombynes of the @WorldBankGroup to discuss how #AI could reshape labor markets and why foundational skills like literacy and numeracy remain essential.
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On the sidelines of the Annual Meetings in Bangkok this year, ICRIER, in partnership with @CGDev, organised a discussion today on ‘𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗙𝘂𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗠𝗗𝗕𝘀: 𝗠𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗖𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗧𝗵𝗮𝗻 𝗘𝘃𝗲𝗿’. The event marked the launch of the new report "𝗠𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗰𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝗻 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿: 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗴𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗴𝗿𝗼𝘄𝘁𝗵 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗹𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗠𝗗𝗕𝘀,” produced by researchers from four independent think tanks, including ICRIER.
Two years after the 2024 G20 Roadmap on MDB reform, the report finds the direction of travel is right, but the pace is not. Commitments have grown marginally, much of the new headroom sits unused, and private capital mobilisation has fallen in low-income countries.
Dr. @ShekharAiyar, Director and Chief Executive, ICRIER, delivered the welcome remarks, and Hans Peter Lankes (@ODI_Global) presented the report’s conclusions. The panel featured Nadia Calviño (European Investment Bank (@EIB) and Ilan Goldfajn (@the_IDB), moderated by Masood Ahmed (CGD).
We also thank Marc Uzan and @The_RBWC for creating an excellent platform for hosting the discussion.
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It was a pleasure to speak at this @CGDev event this week looking at their excellent new report on trends and changes in #China’s multilateral role and giving my answer to the question - why? Hint: I gave a formula… watch and enjoy, and let me know your feedback! @DevReimagined
🔴 Starting soon: As traditional donors scale back support, what role should #China play in the future of multilateral development finance? Join CGD live from #Bangkok at the #WBGMeetings.
📺 4 AM EDT | 3 PM ICT: cgdev.org/event/new-era-mult…
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How can we turn development finance into more jobs and opportunities?
At the #WBGMeetings, I sat down with @Paschald of the @WorldBankGroup to discuss moving beyond mobilizing capital to creating lasting impact through investment, stronger institutions, and inclusive growth.
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How resilient is the global economy, and who bears the greatest risks when that resilience is tested?
At the #WBGMeetings, I've been reflecting on the vulnerabilities beneath the optimistic economic outlook, particularly the risks facing low- and middle-income countries.
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Interesting discussion with think tank leaders and development partners in Bangkok on the future of multilateral development banks.
MDBs have made real progress in recent years, from increasing lending capacity to mobilizing more private capital and working more closely together.
MDBs need to continue translating that progress into measurable results.
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Interesante conversación con líderes de centros de pensamiento y socios para el desarrollo en Bangkok sobre el futuro de los bancos multilaterales de desarrollo (BMD).
Los BMD han logrado avances importantes en los últimos años, desde aumentar su capacidad de financiamiento hasta movilizar más capital privado y fortalecer la colaboración entre ellos.
Los BMD deben seguir traduciendo estos avances en resultados medibles.
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Conversa interessante com líderes de centros de pesquisa e parceiros de desenvolvimento em Bangkok sobre o futuro dos bancos multilaterais de desenvolvimento (BMDs).
Os BMDs fizeram progressos importantes nos últimos anos, desde o aumento da capacidade de financiamento até a mobilização de mais capital privado e o fortalecimento da colaboração entre si.
Os BMDs precisam continuar transformando esses avanços em resultados mensuráveis.
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🎥 At a @CGDev event during the #AnnualMeetings, President @NadiaCalvino speaks about the importance of investing in local communities - from clean cooking to water and reproductive health - adding that the invisible impact of these projects is often the most powerful ⤵️
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Most people think of China's belt n road - but it's multilateral finance has risen significantly - we analyse what orgs China is funding and how its role in World Bank and UN governance is changing.
With the US and others withdrawing, China is doing more.
#China's contributions to multilateral development institutions have grown more than tenfold since 2010, exceeding $3B in 2024.
But its funding remains highly selective.
New analysis by @BeaCichocka and @EconMitch explores what this means for multilateral reform.
cgdev.org/publication/china-…
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Powerful piece by my colleague Eeshani Kandpal at @CGDev, combining a range of lived experiences with systematic empirical evidence on both costs and solutions, with implications far beyond India. cgdev.org/blog/price-women-p…
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Teachers should enter the classroom prepared to help every student flourish from day one.
Strong initial teacher education connects knowledge, practice and support so new teachers can translate preparation into learning.
Read the global study: worldbank.org/en/topic/teach… #SkillUp
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Join us in Bangkok or online for this - excited to hear from @hmryder
As traditional donors retrench, what role will #China play in the multilateral system?
During #WBGMeetings, join @BeaCichocka, Hannah Ryder, and Yu Ye to explore what 🇨🇳’s shifting role means for burden-sharing, governance reform and multilateral financing. Moderated by @EconMitch.
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Have we learned the lessons from West Africa Ebola outbreak and Covid (I worked on both)? Some but not all.
Are we getting better at fighting epidemics? 🩺
The current #Ebola outbreak shows signs of progress, but also gaps in preparedness. @rglenner and @siddhharia examine six lessons from past outbreaks and how today’s response measures up.
cgdev.org/blog/are-we-gettin…
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This podcast absolutely does tackle the question below -- but it also get into how to constructively help children learn more. Lots of great insights from Kwame and Rachel.
Is the term "learning crisis" helping or hindering education in #Africa? 🎒
🎧 On the CGD Podcast, @DaveEvansPhD, @kwameakyeampong, and @RGlennerster discuss where new research and existing evidence align and diverge on improving foundational learning.
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I respect @kwameakyeampong enormously, he is a friend and we agree on a lot so when he published a book appearing to condem what I have spent much of my life doing, I thought we better talk. Listen in, with @DaveEvansPhD as moderator.
Is the term "learning crisis" helping or hindering education in #Africa? 🎒
🎧 On the CGD Podcast, @DaveEvansPhD, @kwameakyeampong, and @RGlennerster discuss where new research and existing evidence align and diverge on improving foundational learning.
cgdev.org/blog/cgd-podcast-r…
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Fun blog by @CGDev @e_collinson and Casey Dunning who revisit the 2012 Engagement Amid Austerity working group recommendations from a post-sequestration era that nwo feels quaint. (Spoiler: few were taken up! Many went in the opposite direction.)
cgdev.org/blog/same-debates-…
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New blog: We Don’t Know the Impact of Humanitarian Aid Cuts. We Should Fix That.
We know that countries historically more reliant on US humanitarian funding saw less of their population in need reached with humanitarian support in 2025 (see figure). But what about outcomes?
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Over the next decade, 1.2 billion young people will enter the labor force.
The new Global Advisory Panel on Skills will identify which interventions raise incomes—and under what conditions. #SkillUp blogs.worldbank.org/en/inves…
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1/6th of World Bank spending is for private sector development.
What does it actually do?
Álvaro González proposes a simple test - it should aim to correct market failures.
Only 29 of 156 current projects pass.
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A day away from the end of the US Government fiscal year, here's the latest quarterly reported outlays (spending), obligations (commitments) and unobligated balance for the US Contributions to International Organizations --funds dues to UN organizations and places like the OECD.
