global development

Anyone putting their savings into an ISA or a pension will be familiar with the disclaimer stating that ‘past performance is not a guarantee of future results’. The dull reminder that the value of your …

Despite being unable to completely brush off the effects of the global crises, several major developing and emerging world real estate sectors have been making noticeable strides in recent years. Yet paradoxically, the unprecedented high …

Foundations make a huge contribution to development going far beyond money, and it’s a contribution that the UK government’s Department of International Development (DFID) could help to enhance. So says a newly released report on …

In the early years of this millennium, I was puzzled by the lack of foundation activity in support of global basic education. Other development actors – bilaterals, the UN, national governments and households – were …

The Rockefeller Foundation people knew what they were doing when they invited us to Bellagio Center on Lake Como with its sunny evergreens and breathtaking panorama. The place is so serene that you have no …

The Bellagio Initiative has been exploring the Future of Philanthropy and Development in the Pursuit of Wellbeing and I attended the session on mobilising resources around this agenda. The space was amazing for bringing together …

World leaders and policymakers have a remarkable capacity to emulate progress without actually achieving anything. Earlier this month, leaders of Least Developed Countries (LDCs), parliamentarians, UN officials and representatives of civil society descended on Istanbul …