karen mathiasen

Project Director @cgdev
Former @WorldBank
@USTreasury Views=mine + RTs≠endorsements.
I call it as I see it

[karen mathiasen @MathiasenKV]

@ScottMorrisADB @KemenkesRI @BudiGSadikin @ADB_HQ @WorldBank @AIIB_Official @isdb_group love the shirt

[karen mathiasen @MathiasenKV]

https://t.co/YqY8vRBSla

[Center for Global Development @CGDev]

New @CGDev podcast! @MathiasenKV & @ClemenceLanders continue the convo on private capital mobilization. What's worked? And what's next?

@ahmed_m_saeed joins to discuss the new Allied Climate Partners, bridging private & public sectors, + more. Listen now!
https://t.co/ThTVxmPb7D

[Hannah Brown @HannahC_Brown]

If debt dynamics worsen, who will bear the burden: donors or the poorest countries? New piece with @ClemenceLanders explores potential scenarios. Ultimately, donors need to signal willingness to bankroll the grant program, whatever it takes. https://t.co/Z2jIciFWTz

[Clemence Landers @ClemenceLanders]

Shiny new objects are a poor substitute for effective action. It’s a way of scoring easy points in the short-term but sows seeds of distrust when results don’t follow. Ultimately, I’m afraid that is exactly what the L&D Fund is setting out to do, with or without the U.S.

[Lee Crawfurd @leecrawfurd]

“Lead poisoning constitutes a global health crisis that has been 'extraordinarily neglected' by donors and political leaders”

Great piece by @JesseCopelyn on the @CGDev Lead Working Group final statement

https://t.co/264n5JcJ9V

[Charles Kenny @charlesjkenny]

A huge amount of good could be done by regulating paint makers in the 50-60 countries where lead is still used in paint, and 10 countries where lead contamination of spices is a big issue. This isn't costly, shouldn't be that hard.

[karen mathiasen @MathiasenKV]

https://t.co/tA2M0cyB0z

[Clemence Landers @ClemenceLanders]

Come work with me!

[karen mathiasen @MathiasenKV]

It's outrageous how few resources are focused on a problem that causes so much harm and yet is totally solvable.
https://t.co/08cJL3NhBH

[Masood Ahmed @MasoodA_]

Some personal news: After 7 amazing years, I have decided to step down from my role as President of @CGDev around the end of this year.

[karen mathiasen @MathiasenKV]

https://t.co/7dL007XH9I

[karen mathiasen @MathiasenKV]

From Ajay Banga at CFR: The paid-in capital of the International Bank of Reconstruction and Development is $22.6 billion. That is a pimple on a dimple on an ant’s left cheek compared to what we need in the world, just so you know—22.6 (billion dollars). https://t.co/FBVpYuA9jX

[karen mathiasen @MathiasenKV]

my take on the G20
https://t.co/SlsJj9zP3F

[karen mathiasen @MathiasenKV]

Great piece by Mark Sobel: https://t.co/VHj8h9AIcj