Executive Summary While not actual “earmarks,” both “hard” and “soft” directives have a significant impact on the U.S. government’s ability to program, implement, and evaluate foreign assistance. There are as many reasons for the application of these directives as there are sectors where they are applied; however, the outcome is the same: an inability to …
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In this episode of Building the Future, Dan Runde is joined by Leo Li, the Director of the Content Lab at the Taiwan Creative Content Agency (TAICCA). They discuss how Taiwan’s creative industries have adapted in light of the Covid-19 pandemic, the increasing importance of 5G and digital technology, and potential avenues of collaboration between …
Introduction The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) is the premier development bank serving Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) through financial assistance, technical advice, and infrastructure projects. For the last 60 years, it has provided more financing to more countries in the region for longer than any institution. For the first time in the organization’s history—and …
Over the last few decades, the Mekong Subregion (comprised of Myanmar, Laos, Thailand, Cambodia, and Vietnam) has liberalized trade and opened up its economies to foreign investment, catalyzing extensive economic growth. As part of the Association of South East Asia Nations (ASEAN), the fifth-largest economic bloc in the world, the region is also a key …
In this episode of Building the Future, Dan Runde is joined by Gloria Steele, Acting Administrator for USAID, to discuss the future of global development strategies in the Indo-Pacific region. Dan and Gloria start off by discussing Gloria’s time spent in the Philippines and the specific challenges the country continues to face in its development …
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