By Andy Sumner
We marked EADI’s 50th anniversary with a conference last week. As EADI president I reflect on this jubilee moment drawing from my opening remarks.
Anniversaries are an opportunity for both reflection and anticipation. As EADI marks its 50th year, we find ourselves, once again, in difficult global times. In the mid-1970s, amid oil shocks, the collapse of Bretton Woods fixed exchange rates, and a crisis of the post-war development model, EADI was founded. Today, the international order appears equally unstable—fractured by a resurgence of nationalism, institutional retreat, and weakened global cooperation. The past and present resonate uncomfortably.
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