Experts > Expert Profile: Homi Kharas

Homi Kharas

Senior Fellow, The Brookings Institution

CV

  • Former Executive Secretary of the Secretariat, High Level Panel, U.N. Secretary General
  • Former Chief Economist, East Asia and Pacific Region, World Bank
  • Former Director, Poverty Reduction & Economic Management; Finance & Private Sector Development, World Bank

Policy Briefs

Unpacking Developing Country Debt Problems: Selected Reforms to the International Financial Architecture

Homi Kharas (Brookings Center for Sustainable Development)
G7 Germany 2022

Global Public-Private Digital Utilities for MSME Recovery and Transition

Climate and Environment
Policy area: Climate, Energy and Environment
Tamara Singh (People Centered Internet), Mei Lin Fung (People-Centered Internet), Eileen Murray (FINRA), Anthony Lacavaro (Aquarian Holdings), Matthew Gamser (SME Finance Forum, World Bank/IFC ), Brian Omwenga (Tech Innovators Network – ThiNK, University of Nairobi, Kenya), Ndemo Bitange (University of Nairobi, Kenya), Homi Kharas (Brookings Center for Sustainable Development)
G20 Japan 2019

Sustainable Financing for Development

TF1 - 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development
Policy area: Global Cooperation for Financing SDGs
Homi Kharas (Brookings Center for Sustainable Development), Imme Scholz (German Development Institute / Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE)), Mustafizur Rehman (Centre for Policy Dialogue, CPD)
G20 Argentina 2018

Advancing the G20’s Commitment to the 2030 Agenda

TF6 -2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development
Policy area: Global Cooperation for Financing SDGs
Homi Kharas (Brookings Center for Sustainable Development), Sebastian Strauss (Global Economy and Development, The Brookings Institution ), Guido Schmidt-Traub (UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN)), Rodrigo Rodriguez Tornquist
G20 Argentina 2018

Aligning Financial System Architecture and Innovation with Sustainable Development

TF6 -2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development
Policy area: Global Cooperation for Financing SDGs
Homi Kharas (Brookings Center for Sustainable Development), Simon Zadek (UNEP Inquiry into the Design of a Sustainable Financial System)
G20 Germany 2017

An Evidence-Based Approach to Ending Rural Hunger

TF8 - Toward Ending Hunger and Sustainable Agriculture
Policy area: Global Cooperation for Financing SDGs
Homi Kharas (Brookings Center for Sustainable Development), John W. McArthur
G20 Germany 2017

Key Policy Actions for Sustainable Land and Water Use to Serve People

TF8 - Toward Ending Hunger and Sustainable Agriculture
Policy area: Climate, Energy and Environment
Ashok Gulati (Indian Council for Research on International Economic Relations (ICRIER)), Homi Kharas (Brookings Center for Sustainable Development), Joachim von Braun (Center for Development Research (ZEF))
G20 Germany 2017

Targeting G20 Investments in Agriculture to End Rural Hunger

TF8 - Toward Ending Hunger and Sustainable Agriculture
Policy area: Climate, Energy and Environment
Ashok Gulati (Indian Council for Research on International Economic Relations (ICRIER)), Homi Kharas (Brookings Center for Sustainable Development), Joachim von Braun (Center for Development Research (ZEF))
G20 Italy 2021

Aligning Covid-19 recovery efforts with the SDGS – toolbox and principles

TF5 - 2030 Agenda and Development Cooperation
Policy area: Global Cooperation for Financing SDGs
Tony Pipa (Brookings Institution), Mia Alibegovic (Fondazione Eni Enrico Mattei), Filippo Arras (Assessorato della Difesa dell’Ambiente, Regione Autonoma della Sardegna), Laura Cavalli (Fondazione Eni Enrico Mattei (FEEM)), Gianluca Cocco (Assessorato della Difesa dell’Ambiente, Regione Autonoma della Sardegna), Edward Cruickshank (Fondazione Eni Enrico Mattei), Meagan Dooley, Luca Farnia (Fondazione Eni Enrico Mattei), Homi Kharas (Brookings Center for Sustainable Development), Emanuela Manca (Assessorato della Difesa dell’Ambiente, Regione Autonoma della Sardegna), Luisa F. Mulas (Assessorato della Difesa dell’Ambiente, Regione Autonoma della Sardegna), Marco Onnis (Centro Regionale di Programmazione (CRP), Regione Autonoma della Sardegna), Sandro Ortu (Assessorato della Difesa dell’Ambiente, Regione Autonoma della Sardegna), Ilenia G. Romani (Fondazione Eni Enrico Mattei), Sandro Sanna (Centro Regionale di Programmazione (CRP), Regione Autonoma della Sardegna), Marta Testa (Assessorato del Lavoro, formazione professionale, cooperazione e sicurezza sociale Servizio di Supporto all’Autorità di Gestione, Regione Autonoma della Sardegna)
G20 Saudi Arabia 2020

The future of multilateralism: responsible globalization that empowers citizens and leaves no one behind

TF5 - The Future of Multilateralism and Global Governance
Policy area: Multilateralism and Global Governance
Homi Kharas (Brookings Center for Sustainable Development), Dennis J. Snower (Global Solutions Initiative), Sebastian Strauss (Global Economy and Development, The Brookings Institution )
G20 Saudi Arabia 2020

The sustainable development agenda: Leveraging the G20 to enhance accountability and financing

TF7 - G20 Support for SDGs and Development Cooperation
Policy area: Global Cooperation for Financing SDGs
Dennis Görlich (Kiel Institute for the World Economy (IfW)), Homi Kharas (Brookings Center for Sustainable Development), Wilfried Rickels (Kiel Institute for the World Economy (IfW)), Sebastian Strauss (Global Economy and Development, The Brookings Institution )
G20 Saudi Arabia 2020

The Future of Multilateralism: Towards A Responsible Globalization That Empowers Citizens And Leaves No One Behind

TF5 - The Future of Multilateralism and Global Governance
Policy area: Multilateralism and Global Governance
Homi Kharas (Brookings Center for Sustainable Development), Dennis J. Snower (Global Solutions Initiative), Sebastian Strauss (Global Economy and Development, The Brookings Institution )

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