Charles Kenny

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Charles Kenny writes about global development — what’s working, what isn’t, and how the world can do better. An economist who spent fifteen years at the World Bank, he is now a senior fellow at the Center for Global Development in Washington, DC.

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The Washington Post’s Optimistic Read on Aid Cuts Doesn’t Hold Up

A CGD blog. A recent Washington Post editorial reports some good news about sub-Saharan Africa: the regional economy grew by an estimated 4.1 percent in 2025. The editorial argues that this demonstrates that while the “abrupt change” made to US foreign assistance last year was “messy,” it “forced governments to…

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