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The reform agenda for multilateral development banks (MDBs) has been a hot topic at the #AnnualMeetings this week. Revisit our panel with Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) President Jin Liqun, who emphasised the need to mobilise private capital: buff.ly/3YAva5D

We're delighted to see this #FFP paper finalised and published with so much of our @ODI_Global 'Where next for feminist foreign policy?' series cited ✨ 🔎 Dive in to explore insights alongside reflections from those leaders who attended the #SFFP conference in Mexico 🔻

In the latest episode of the @ODI_Global Think Change Podcast, Professor @AndresVelasco, SPP Dean and Chile’s former finance minister, was invited to discuss with fellow guests how governments can use taxation to reduce inequality. 🎧 Listen here: odi.org/en/insights/th…

Digital payments present various opportunities for micro and small enterprises (MSEs), but their potential is often overlooked. We launched new research with @Visa at the #AnnualMeetings today which explores how to enhance digital inclusion for MSEs. 📙 buff.ly/3YfsIjK

Meet our team of experts at this week's #AnnualMeetings in Washington DC! Across the week they will be discussing a range of issues – covering the MDB reform agenda, digital financial inclusion, green industrial policy and more. Visit our resources hub: buff.ly/4hd8Fed

Live now at the #AnnualMeetings! 🔴 We are launching new research with @Visa exploring the wide-ranging impacts of digital payments on micro and small enterprises (MSEs), focusing on business growth and enhanced security. Watch the stream: buff.ly/3NyPAWt

Low & middle-income countries face a vicious circle of debt, borrowing at high rates to cope with environmental shocks. Join us at the #AnnualMeetings to launch the Expert Review on Debt, Nature & Climate & examine how to make sovereign debt sustainable: buff.ly/3C3fIpG

Multilateral development banks (MDBs) must undergo urgent reforms to effectively tackle today's global crises. And political leadership is needed to fully deliver on this reform agenda, write @SumaChakrabarti, Mandeep Bains & @aprizzon: buff.ly/4h7WuiO #AnnualMeetings

Micro and small enterprises (MSEs) are often overlooked in discussions about digital payments, despite forming a key part of the economy. Join our event with @Visa at the #AnnualMeetings to discuss the economic empowerment & digital inclusion of MSEs: buff.ly/3NBKp8e 🗓️

This week we are at the #AnnualMeetings in Washington, D.C.! Browse our resources hub for insights and analysis on some of the hot topics under discussion: 💡 MDB reform agenda 📗 Green industrial policy 🗓️ Sign up to our events buff.ly/3NsFZQZ

"Politics and immigration have become a toxic mix." Sir Vince Cable (@vincecable) shares reflections on how UK political leaders can manage anti-immigration populism. buff.ly/4eJlE5X

Income inequality is high or worsening in many countries globally. This heightens political instability and undermines inclusive economic growth. So how can governments use taxation to reduce inequality? New #ThinkChangePodcast: odi.org/en/insights/th… 🎙️

Join IFS as a Research Assistant for TaxDev! The successful applicant will work with IFS and @ODI_Global researchers on tax, social protection, and public finances in low- and middle-income countries. More info and apply here by 23:59, Monday 28 October: app.beapplied.com/apply/xiudt1qo…

Around 1.4 billion people still lack access to banking services. On Thursday, @circle's @ddisparte joins @SaraPantuliano to discuss whether the future of money can include everyone. Sign up: buff.ly/4h3g7bS

❌ New morality law in #Afghanistan is not just silencing women’s voices: it’s gender apartheid Read this insightful piece by @OfficialMariamS from @drops_afg & @ayeshanorakhan from @ODI_Global on the developing situation & campaign for #genderapartheid odi.org/en/insights/ne…

Sign up – ODI in conversation with Dante Disparte 🗓️ Billions of people are under-served by traditional banking systems. Could cryptocurrency help develop a fairer global financial system? Join @circle's @ddisparte and @SaraPantuliano on 17 Oct: buff.ly/3NjXJ0M

Over 600 million young people live in fragile contexts. But they are often not included in peacebuilding processes. Joyce Mendez, Member of the UN SG's Youth Advisory Group, joined our #ThinkChangePodcast to discuss how youth can promote global stability: buff.ly/4eAS2r8

Between 2022 and 2023, 33% more people needed humanitarian assistance. A human tragedy which also has a huge economic cost. Elizabeth Spehar, UN Assistant Secretary-General for Peacebuilding Support, explains how much conflict is costing us: buff.ly/3U13unN

Having been appointed as an Independent Eminent Person for the 2025 Peacebuilding Architecture Review, I was delighted to host a discussion on the future of #peacebuilding w/ @ElizabethSpehar @JoiceNajmMendez & @JagoSalmon on ODI's #ThinkChangePodcast. 🎧bit.ly/3zHU3Te