How is USTR Implementing the President’s Global Development Policy?

By: Staff Person
May 3, 2012

These initiatives and commitment on the part of USTR are both substantial and vital. But they leave unanswered two other vital questions: does USTR—or any of the government development agencies—fully appreciate the dominant role that must be assigned to the private sector if trade and investment is to grow in the least developed countries? And do they understand that policies of developing countries are very often the major impediment to such growth—regulatory, tax, tariff, procurement and the unsanctioned but often choking prevalence of corruption?

MFAN Principals Weigh in on Transparency with New Blog Series

By: Staff Person
May 2, 2012

This week we’re kicking off a new blog series—the first connected to information on our microsite—that takes a critical eye to the specific agency efforts designed to make our foreign assistance more transparent and effective and attempts to assess the pace of progress in key areas of reform.

MCC’s Inaugural Forum on Global Development

By: Staff Person
April 30, 2012

On April 25, the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) held its inaugural “Forum on Global Development,” at the George Washington University’s (GWU) Jack Morton Auditorium, featuring an awards presentation that recognized an exemplary partner corporation, partner country, and individual partner. The event also included a brief panel discussion, several short speeches, and video presentations from Gayle Smith, Special Assistant to the President and Senior Director of the National Security Council; Michael Gerson, op-ed columnist for The Washington Post; and Sheila Herrling, MCC’s Vice President for Policy and Evaluation.

MFAN and USAID Co-Host Event on Procurement Reform

By: Staff Person
April 19, 2012

The Modernizing Foreign Assistance Network and the United States Agency for International Development invite you to… Implementation and Procurement Reform: The Liberian Perspective Featuring: Minister Amara Mohamed Konneh, Liberia’s Minister of Finance and Economic Planning Steve Radelet, USAID Chief Economist Introductory remarks by: George Ingram, MFAN Co-Chair Tuesday, April 24th 2:00 – 3:00 pm National … Continue reading MFAN and USAID Co-Host Event on Procurement Reform

How to Keep Score when Donors Make Promises

By: Staff Person
April 19, 2012

The Busan Outcome Document emphasizes that the focus of work to make aid more effective should be “global-light, country heavy”; in other words, the emphasis should be on progress made at the country level. And development progress indeed happens at the country level.

Secretary Clinton Co-Chairs First Annual OGP Meeting

By: Staff Person
April 18, 2012

In her opening statement, Clinton said, “In the 21st century, the United States is convinced that one of the most significant divisions among nations will not be north/south, east/west, religious, or any other category so much as whether they are open or closed societies. We believe that countries with open governments, open economies, and open societies will increasingly flourish. They will become more prosperous, healthier, more secure, and more peaceful…By contrast, those governments that hide from public view and dismiss the idea of openness and the aspirations of their people for greater freedom will find it increasingly difficult to maintain peace and security. “

VIDEO: CDR-MFAN Panel on Global Development

By: Staff Person
April 13, 2012

In case you missed it, see below for a video of the panel event MFAN co-hosted with the Consensus for Development Reform (CDR) on the George W. Bush Administration legacy on global development.