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Kanayo F.  Nwanze

Kanayo F. Nwanze

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Kanayo F. Nwanze is President of the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) and the first recipient of the Africa Food Prize.

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  1. Refugees and Rural Poverty
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    Refugees and Rural Poverty

    Sep 9, 2016 Kanayo F. Nwanze makes the case for focusing on where poverty is concentrated in addressing migrant flows.

  2. Harnessing the Remittance Boom
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    Harnessing the Remittance Boom

    May 18, 2013 Kanayo F. Nwanze on the enormous development potential of remittances to rural areas.

  3. Small Farms’ Large Benefits
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    Small Farms’ Large Benefits

    Sep 21, 2012 Kanayo F. Nwanze

  4. Climate-Smart Smallholders
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    Climate-Smart Smallholders

    Mar 13, 2012 Paul Kagame & Kanayo F. Nwanze

  5. The Road to Food Security
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    The Road to Food Security

    Aug 20, 2010 Kanayo F. Nwanze

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    The Perils of Retirement in America

    Teresa Ghilarducci

    The US retirement system is failing American workers. But after decades of pushing fake fixes – especially forcing people to work longer – US policymakers have an opportunity to make real progress in bolstering Americans' economic security in old age.

    proposes a Grey New Deal that would boost economic security for all US workers in old age.
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    Fifty Years of Immunization Success Call for 50 More

    Sania Nishtar touts the remarkable results of global collaboration on routine vaccination and foresees continued progress.
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    Trump on Trial

    From a long list of criminal indictments to unfavorable voter demographics, there is plenty standing between presumptive GOP nominee Donald Trump and a second term in the White House. But a Trump victory in the November election remains a distinct possibility – and a cause for serious economic concern.

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    The IMF Chose the Right Leader the Wrong Way

    Ngaire Woods thinks the Fund’s process for selecting its managing director is woefully out of step with today’s world.
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    Trump Is Putin’s Only Hope Now

    Carl Bildt considers the implications of Ukraine finally receiving the Western military aid it has been waiting for.
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    How to Rebuild Trust in Public Institutions

    Eleanor Carter & Carolyn J. Heinrich highlight the value of face-to-face interactions at a time when governments are phasing out in-person services.
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    Is Trump Above the Law?

    Nancy Isenberg

    Contrary to what former US President Donald Trump would have the American public believe, no president enjoys absolute immunity from criminal prosecution. To suggest otherwise is to reject a bedrock principle of American democracy: the president is not a monarch.

    explains why the US Supreme Court must reject the former president's claim to immunity from prosecution.
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    Ukraine Is Far From Doomed

    Tatyana Deryugina & Anastassia Fedyk compare Russia's full-scale invasion to World War II and see reason to hope – as long as aid keeps flowing.
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    The Pandemic Financing Developing Countries Need

    Rachel Glennerster urges multilateral development banks to establish mechanisms that enable at-risk vaccine purchases.

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