Michael Igoe

Highlights from last week's World Bank-IMF annual meetings.

Ajay Banga is shaking up the World Bank's org chart. Kristalina Georgieva wants Europe to take shorter vacations. The annual meetings kick off at an uncertain moment for multilateral cooperation.

Ajay Banga is shaking up the World Bank's org chart. Kristalina Georgieva wants Europe to take shorter vacations. The annual meetings kick off at an uncertain moment for multilateral cooperation.

At UNGA, development leaders confronted eight months of disruption — and an emerging U.S. foreign aid landscape in which some are poised for success, and others face very difficult questions.

A U.S.-based global health NGO was denied entry to a U.N. side event on the future of U.S. global health aid. It put a sharp edge on the Trump administration's plan to work with governments and the private sector — but not NGOs.

Devex Pro Insider: The $6.5B US foreign aid spending spree

The U.S. foreign aid landscape remains unsettled as the State Department consolidates control. At a Devex Pro Briefing, experts highlight both the rush to obligate funds before year’s end and some faint glimmers of longer-term planning.

Republicans on the House Foreign Affairs Committee say the proposals reflect bipartisan priorities. The committee's top Democrat says his party was shut out of the process.

Despite IMF-backed reforms, Ghanaians still face high costs of living. Plus, a U.K. parliamentarian weighs in on debt.

Foreign aid funding used to follow a fairly predictable script. Not anymore. The Trump administration is pushing to rewrite the rules of federal spending — with billions of dollars at stake.