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We are delighted to announce that Helen Miller has been appointed as the next IFS Director, following on from Paul Johnson in July 2025. Find out more: ifs.org.uk/news/helen-mil…

East Africa has done well out of this - with only 10% tariffs imposed on Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania among others. 30-32% on Algeria and Angola who sell energy to the US but only 14% on Nigeria - all presumably will sell more to Europe - or Trump will roll some of this back

.Center for Global Development's analysis of the UK aid cuts is presented to the Prime Minister here by the chair of the International Development Committee, Sarah Champion. Read the analysis: cgdev.org/blog/breaking-…

Chair of the UK's International Development Committee questions UK Prime Minister on his development priorities quoting Center for Global Development work on impact of UK aid cuts.

Analysis: Nearly 60 countries have ‘dramatically’ cut plans to build coal plants since 2015 | Josh Gabbatiss Global Energy Monitor Read here: buff.ly/WJUyBF7

Excited to welcome David Evans back to Center for Global Development. Dave embodies the best of CGD--innovative ideas on the big challenges grounded in data and rigorous research and making practical implementable suggestions.

Looking forward to this discussion on ways to make aid more effective in a time of cuts.

Just in time for Effective Altruism Global conference this weekend - we're looking to partner on a project assessing whether development agencies are using high impact approaches.

As Paul Johnson explains, less butter for developing countries is not funding more guns for the UK. It's funding more butter for the UK. Cuts to day-to-day aid spending have freed money for domestic spending (e.g. health, schools, councils). Defence boost is mostly capital.

Innovation is sexy. & often important to solve problems At #LCAW2025 during a discussion Center for Global Development with Ian Mitchell & Debbie Palmer I also argued for what is boring Women’s land rights. Local money markets...Old ideas. Boring ideas The plumbing All fundamental to #ClimateAction

As leaders head to Seville for #FfD4, Center for Global Development’s new Development Finance Performance brief compares 40 major providers across 3 dimensions: 💸 How much they give 🎯 How well it’s targeted 📈 Whether it supports long-term impact More: cgdev.org/publication/de…

Amid a global aid retreat, leaders are gathering today for the #FfD4 Conference. Center for Global Development experts are chiming in with insights into how to deliver results for the world’s poorest w/ less public finance. Follow this thread for our FfD4-relevant work ⬇️🧵 cgdev.org/tags/ffd4

The Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office needs to cut £3bn from its aid. But can Jenny Chapman also fulfill commitments on greater multilateralism, targeting poverty, and public support? Sam Hughes and I set three tests to guide aid allocations that would mean real change. cgdev.org/blog/how-uk-sh…

The UK’s FCDO must cut nearly £3bn from its aid programming by 2027. Ian Mitchell and Sam Hughes set out 3 tests to help ministers protect impact and fulfill commitments: prioritize multilaterals, refocus on Africa, and reduce aid to better-off countries: bit.ly/4kHq2nY