Making a Go of AGOA, China’s Role in Climate Finance, World Bank Education Funding
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Nine Ideas to Improve AGOA
The African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) has enjoyed more than two decades of bipartisan support, but it’s starting to show its age in the current global economic climate. From restoring Africa’s tariff advantage to expanding definitions, Justin Sandefur offers nine ideas to improve AGOA as it approaches renewal. Read his full recommendations:
China and the New Climate Finance Goal
Climate finance—and who should pay—remains a hot topic at this week's Bonn Climate Change Conference. Using fair share analysis, Jonathan Beynon calls for non-traditional donors, in particular China, to contribute significant shares of climate finance:
Who Calls the Shots on Education Funding at the World Bank?
In new analysis, Biniam Bedasso discusses the Bank's Task Team Leaders (TTLs)—key figures who wield significant influence over critical decisions, often as much as the borrowing country. He explores how the TTLs’ preferences shape the project's identity, structure, and outcomes:
?? Upcoming Events
June 6
In this seminar, thinkers and analysts from across the continent and in DC will discuss how the AfCFTA fits within the context of the SDGs, how a Common African Market can deliver better labor market outcomes, how we should respond to the geopolitical urgency of the AfCFTA in growing great power competition, and which approaches to industrialization for structural transformation the AfCFTA should consider.