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IGD and Brookings Present: The Role of Business in Development | Focus on Agricultural Development | Administration Update | The Business Case for Foreign Aid Reform IGD and Brookings Present: The Role of Business in Development How Private Investment Can Catalyze Economic Growth and Reduce Poverty On Monday, May 3, Global Economy and Development at Brookings and [...]
On April 21st, 2010, IGD, the Hewlett Foundation, TransFarm Africa and the German Marshall Fund of the United States convened agricultural development experts and representatives from agribusiness companies to discuss barriers to investment in food insecure regions and opportunities to improve the investment climate. Companies represented included Bunge North America, Caterpillar, DuPont, FedEx, John Deere [...]
From the President | Business Case for Foreign Aid Reform | Trade and development in Africa | Administration update | Frontier 100 update | Hernando de Soto | Network notes From the President Dear IGD friends and supporters, IGD is committed to two complementary strategies for engaging business leaders in the fight against global poverty: bringing the voice of business to [...]
The business case for foreign aid reform | Administration update | Legislative update The Business Case for Foreign Aid Reform IGD has written a new paper that demonstrates why aid reform is a critical concern to U.S. business. The Business Case for Foreign Aid Reform argues that one of the best ways to boost growth and [...]
Secretary Clinton outlines global development strategy Secretary of State Hillary Clinton started off the new year with a major speech on global development. Now that Raj Shah is in place at the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) and Daniel Yohannes has been sworn in at the Millennium Challenge Corporation, most of the administration’s global [...]
Development Policy: New Partnership for Trade Development Act November, 18, 2009 New legislation would remove barriers in the U.S. market to products from the world’s poorest countries Read more expand(document.getElementById(‘ddet496037297′));expand(document.getElementById(‘ddetlink496037297′)) On November 18, Rep. Jim McDermott (D-WA) introduced legislation – the New Partnership for Trade Development Act – to remove barriers in the U.S. market [...]
On May 6 and 7, the IGD 2009 National Summit brought together a broad cross-section of business leaders in Washington, D.C. to advance a bold strategy to reduce global poverty. Speakers, including General Colin L. Powell and business leaders such as Neville Isdell formerly of Coca-Cola, Terry McGraw of McGraw-Hill and Jeff Immelt of GE, [...]
