Junjie Ren

On April 14, the Brookings Institution convened a conversation to discuss the future of development finance in a volatile global context. A collaboration between the Center for Sustainable Development and the United Nations Office for Partnerships, the event featured a dialogue between the Prime Minister of Barbados Mia Amor Mottley and Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations Amina J. Mohammed, moderated by Senior Fellow Homi Kharas.

On April 13, the Brookings Institution convened a conversation to discuss how multilateral development finance institutions can support shared prosperity in a shifting global context. Hosted by the Global Economy and Development program on the sidelines of the 2026 Spring Meetings of the World Bank Group and International Monetary Fund, the event featured a fireside chat between European Investment Bank President Nadia Calviño and Senior Fellow Homi Kharas.

America’s Rural Future:The Brookings-AEI Commission on U.S. Rural Prosperity held site visits and a field hearing in the Mississippi Delta as part of a two-year, bipartisan effort to develop policy recommendations to strengthen rural communities nationwide. The Commission is co-chaired by former Senator Heidi Heitkamp(D-ND) and former Governor Chris Sununu(R-NH), with research led by Senior Fellows Tony Pipa (Brookings) and Brent Orrell (American Enterprise Institute).