Delighted to launch the 'Villars Framework' with Remaking Global Trade .Jan Yves Remy .Yale University & .@E3G

Much needed 🔎 on UKs current & future policy F/Ws

🍃 trade measures ⚖️ SDGS
💷 investment

.Bernice Lee .George Riddell .David Kleimann | @dkleimann.bsky.social 🌤 .Sarah Colenbrander .Dirk Willem te Velde

We also launched the #VillarsFramework – a bold plan to align trade w/ the #ParisAgreement & SDGs – and discussed:
♻️ #WTOReform for #NetZero
⚖️Fair #CBAMs
🌱Rethinking subsidies for a green economy
💰Unlocking trade finance for #ClimateAction

📰Read more: odi.org/en/insights/le…

Global trade urgently needs a makeover! Yesterday, top minds in #TradeandClimate convened ODI for a landmark event to tackle outdated policies & transform trade into a force for a sustainable future.

The event was hosted by the #RemakingTradeProject , ODI, E3G - Third Generation Environmentalism & ECF.

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After a severe economic crisis, #SriLanka 🇱🇰 stands at a turning point. Join us for a crucial discussion w/ leading experts on the nation's transition from debt to sustainable growth.

🗣️: Dirk Willem te Velde, Shanta Devarajan, Sharmini Cooray, Indrajit Coomaraswamy, and more.

Register now⤵️

The IMF & World Bank debt sustainability analyses (DSAs) shape these institutions' advice & financing that they extend to countries. In this new paper, I suggest 4 areas where DSAs can be improved to be an effective tool to manage #publicdebt &facilitate recovery from shocks

FES New York Jubilee USA Network Sherillyn Raga ODI Aldo Caliari Eric LeCompte Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung FES Connect Dirk Willem te Velde Sarah Ganter This analysis by Sherillyn Raga raises key issues the #IMF and #WorldBank must consider in their review of the debt sustainability framework. Thanks to Jubilee USA Network for partnering with FES New York on the #DSA project

📚 Experts agree: the time to reform #IMF & #WorldBank Debt Sustainability Analyses #DSA is now! In our new paper series w/ Jubilee USA Network, Sherillyn Raga of ODI calls for more realistic growth & debt forecasts accounting for economic shocks: bit.ly/3WsHDI5

The latest #China and Global Development roundup is out!

This month, Linda Calabrese 姜琳达 has curated essential reads on Chinese foreign aid estimates, lending strategies, digital currency initiatives, and the changing nature of the BRI.

Get the key insights now via ODI⤵️

📺| How can African nations ensure smooth #AfCFTA rollouts? What makes a successful National Implementation Committee?

Isaac Owusu-Afriyie from Afcfta Ghana shares lessons learned and best practices from #Ghana to drive AfCFTA success.

Dirk Willem te Velde @AfCFTA #OneAfricanMarket

Well-meaning EU #GreenTrade rules aimed at the climate crisis could backfire. Analysis warns of a ' #GreenSqueeze ' hurting developing nations like #Ethiopia & undermining progress on poverty reduction.

Jodie Keane's op-ed in The Conversation raises critical questions. Read more⤵️

International trade is vital to escape extreme poverty, & adapt to climate change. The #EU must listen to calls for more time to adapt to new green trade measures, from #Ethiopia : theconversation.com/new-eu-trade-r… .ODI_Trade .ODI .Dirk Willem te Velde

“Coffee's more than just a commodity, it's the cultural and social identity of #Ethiopia ” ~ H.E. Teferi Melesse (Ambassador Teferi Melesse Desta 🇪🇹🇬🇧) kicked off our #GreenSqueeze roundtable this week, highlighting the stakes of new EU #GreenTrade measures for a nation built on coffee and agriculture.

Missed our #PSDRN seminar on #FoodSecurity in fragile economies? The recording is now online!

Catch insights from H.E. Salah Jama (DPM of Somalia), Dirk Willem te Velde (@ODI_Global) and Vivianne Infante (@BritishIntInv) on how DFIs & the private sector can drive solutions.

Watch now⤵️

Indeed, very productive and constructive discussions on the past and future of transatlantic climate and trade cooperation with participants from @trade_eu, United States Trade Representative, Democrat and Republican Senate staff, and civil society. More to come. Thanks to all involved! Dirk Willem te Velde

Very promising indeed, in fact, difficult to overstate the importance of US focused attention to issues at the crux of the trade-climate nexus. Great that David Kleimann | @dkleimann.bsky.social 🌤 convened a related discussion in DC ODI ODI_Trade ODIclimate #springmeetings

Having had the ODI ODI_Trade meeting yesterday in Washington DC on the future of transatlantic trade and climate cooperation, odi.org/en/events/the-… in the context of David Kleimann | @dkleimann.bsky.social 🌤 project on EU & US trade and climate policies Jodie Keane, this seems promising news 👇

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Ms. Yafika Chitanda, Project Management Officer from the Secretariat expounded on the National Implementation Committees and the role of the private sector. She shared that:
- 32 countries have national strategies informing trade between the different countries.…

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Don't miss our expert panel tackling #FoodSecurity in fragile economies, including a keynote address from H.E. Salah Jama (DPM of #Somalia ) and expert insights from Dirk Willem te Velde (@ODI_Global) & Vivianne Infante (@BritishIntInv).

Register today for the final spots!
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Food insecurity is a devastating crisis in fragile states. Can development finance fix this?

Join our #PSDRN seminar on 19 April to explore DFI & private sector solutions for boosting #FoodSecurity .

Keynote by Salah Jama, Somalia's DPM.

Register now: odi.org/en/events/the-…

Great to see the UK contributing to the Enhanced Integrated Framework Interim Facility , cc Jodie Keane