Peter McCawley

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Peter McCawley was a Visiting Fellow in the Arndt-Corden Department of Economics at the ANU. Peter had been an Executive Director at the ADB, led various ADF replenishment round negotiations, and a former Dean of the Asian Development Bank Institute (2003-2007). He wrote the 50-year history of the ADB: Banking on the Future of Asia and the Pacific: 50 Years of the Asian Development Bank.

Labor should create a “Regional Carbon Bank” for ASEAN and the Pacific
Labor should create a “Regional Carbon Bank” for ASEAN and the Pacific
An urgent demand for clean electricity infrastructure requires needs a dedicated, multilateral agency in support.
Jim Wolfensohn’s knowledge bank
Jim Wolfensohn’s knowledge bank
Impatient and ambitious, as World Bank president the Australian-turned-American tackled a global “cancer of corruption”.
Peace Prize to WFP: A win for international cooperation
Peace Prize to WFP: A win for international cooperation
The success of the World Food Program shows the global system can work with good leadership and strong support.
A nervous watch on the Three Gorges Dam
A nervous watch on the Three Gorges Dam
Extensive flooding is testing one of the world‘s megaprojects – and China’s reputation for high-quality infrastructure.
Covid-19: The need to aid Asia to open up
Covid-19: The need to aid Asia to open up
For Western donors, this has not been their finest hour, yet collective action offers a chance to revive past success.
Indonesian economist Mari Pangestu is a World Bank Managing Director
Indonesian economist Mari Pangestu is a World Bank Managing Director
In a win for Asia, Pangestu brings a practical bent that will hopefully ground some of the loftier Bank pronouncements.
Connecting the dots on the Blue Dot Network
Connecting the dots on the Blue Dot Network
Beyond a press release trumpeting “high-quality infrastructure” and “global trust standards”, things are a bit fuzzy.
Habibie’s legacy of Reformasi in Indonesia
Habibie’s legacy of Reformasi in Indonesia
In his brief term as president, BJ Habibie made significant changes in the country.
China’s Belt and Road Initiative: status report
China’s Belt and Road Initiative: status report
Some projects will succeed. Others will fail. And in the end, China will likely find the political gain is quite mixed.
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