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Creative Economies in the Indo-Pacific and Covid-19
September 28, 2020 | Daniel F. Runde, Richard M. Rossow CSIS is pleased to release a new report, "Creative Economies in the Indo-Pacific and Covid-19," that lays out how the Indo-Pacific region can be better integrated, free, and prosperous, by tapping into the region's potential for the creative sector.

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Post-pandemic Governance in the Indo-Pacific: Adapting USAID’s Strategy in the Face of Covid-19
September 25, 2020 | Daniel F. Runde, Conor M. Savoy, Shannon McKeown Covid-19 presents new challenges to the existing governance objectives of USAID’s Indo- Pacific Strategy, especially as great power competitors, like China, use the pandemic as a vehicle to further exacerbate existing democratic backsliding, corruption, and disinformation.

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How Impact Investments Can Strengthen Rural Economies in the Age of Covid-19
September 23, 2020 | Daniel F. Runde, Shannon McKeown, Terry Wyer Impact investment can serve as an effective financial tool to tackle challenges in rural economies that existed before and have been exacerbated by the Covid-19 pandemic.

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Recovery with Resilience: Diversifying Supply Chains to Reduce Risk in the Global Economy
September 10, 2020 | Daniel F. Runde, Sundar R. Ramanujam The shock to the global economy, triggered by the public health crisis of Covid-19, has raised questions about the resiliency of global supply chains. CSIS lays out how the Indo-Pacific region, with limited development assistance, can help diversify and de-risk the system.

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The DFC: Delivering Technical Assistance in High-risk Contexts
June 11, 2020 | Daniel F. Runde, Romina Bandura, Janina Staguhn The DFC has the authority to conduct technical assistance—providing advice to help current investments mature or prepare future deals for financial and development success—an important tool, especially in high-risk markets where the DFC is mandated to operate.

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Covid-19 Demands Innovative Ideas for Financing the SDGs
May 7, 2020 | Daniel F. Runde The Covid-19 pandemic exacerbates the challenges to achieving the 17 Sustainable Development Goals and highlights the need for innovative and scalable tools, such as guarantees, green and infrastructure bonds, and advanced purchase agreements, to fill the financing gap.

Commentary
Taking the Higher Road: U.S. Global Infrastructure Strategy One Year Later
April 27, 2020 | Matthew P. Goodman, Daniel F. Runde, Jonathan E. Hillman, Sundar R. Ramanujam One year ago, CSIS made key recommendations that would give United States a more leading role in global infrastructure development. This new commentary looks at how those recommendations are not only still relevant—but more urgent—in light of Covid-19.

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The DFC’s New Equity Authority
April 3, 2020 | Daniel F. Runde, Romina Bandura, Janina Staguhn

The DFC can now make equity investments as a minority investor in any entity or investment funds. However, the BUILD Act was silent on how these investments should be accounted for.

Commentary
Empowering Women through Skills and Workforce Development
March 26, 2020 | Daniel F. Runde, Sundar R. Ramanujam COVID-19 is expected to significantly disrupt the global economy. A new CSIS analysis looks at different ways that the developing world and its partners can realize their commitment to women’s economic empowerment and create a more gender-inclusive economy.

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The Asian Development Bank: A Strategic Asset for the United States
December 18, 2019 | Daniel F. Runde, Shannon McKeown The approval of Strategy 2030 in 2019 has given a renewed focus, direction, and purpose to the Asian Development Bank, identifying the most pressing issues to be addressed in line with the Sustainable Development Goals and the needs of its developing member countries.

Critical Questions
Why the United States Should Care about the WIPO Election
December 12, 2019 | Daniel F. Runde, William Alan Reinsch The World Intellectual Property Organization is about to have a turnover in leadership. As the role of IP continues to grow in international trade, how it conducts itself and protects business-sensitive information will be critical for U.S. national interests.

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Lessons for Building Creative Economies
December 3, 2019 | Daniel F. Runde In order to achieve and sustain economic growth, developed and developing countries should look to build creative economies that offer tremendous returns on investment and are made up of creative industries such as film, fashion, music, and art.

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