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Blog Entry

Posted 10/05/2012

Transparency is key in development effectiveness

MCC joined in the launch of 2012 Aid Transparency Index; this year, MCC was named the ninth-most transparent organization out of 72 globally, and the most transparent U.S. government agency.

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Speech

Posted 10/03/2012

Remarks by MCC CEO Daniel W. Yohannes at El Salvador Compact Completion Event

Congratulations to the people of El Salvador for working with such passion and purpose to complete the $460 million compact with the U.S. Government’s Millennium Challenge Corporation.

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Blog Entry

Posted 10/02/2012

The power of partnership in Indonesia

Two weeks ago, MCC hosted a delegation from the Government of Indonesia for the signing of a Project Implementation Agreement, the document that sets out the operational details for implementing MCC’s compact with Indonesia.

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Speech

Posted 9/27/2012

Remarks by MCC CEO Daniel W. Yohannes at UNGA-sideline Governance Event

From its creation, MCC has maintained that sound economic and political governance matters.That's why MCC partners with countries based on their track record on governance.

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Transparency is key in development effectiveness

Posted on October 5, 2012 by By Sheila Herrling, Vice President for Policy and Evaluation

MCC joined in the launch of 2012 Aid Transparency Index; this year, MCC was named the ninth-most transparent organization out of 72 globally, and the most transparent U.S. government agency.

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The power of partnership in Indonesia

Posted on October 2, 2012 by Patrick Fine, Vice President, Department of Compact Operations

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Most Recent Events

MCC Results in El Salvador: A Multimedia Showcase of Stories from El Salvador’s MCC Compact

10/03/2012

Please join us on the occasion of the successful completion of the El Salvador Compact to view a limited-time photography and video exhibit of compact results.

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A Head of State Roundtable on Governance and Sustainable Economic Growth

09/27/2012

Building upon the theme of the 2012 UN General Assembly, this event brings together MCC partner country heads of state to discuss challenges and opportunities in promoting good governance and sound policy for sustainable economic growth in Africa.

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Milestones Fall 2012

9/24/2012

Milestones - News from the Millennium Challenge Corporation. Fall 2012: Governance

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3/10/2011

Building Infrastructure, Building Sustainability | Donor Coordination in Moldova | One on One with Lorne Craner | Window to the Field in Mongolia

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Slideshow of MCC’s ‘Holding Ourselves Accountable for Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment’ Event

See a discussion of how governments, donors and the private sector are working to be accountable for gender equality and the empowerment of women during an event held on the margins of the UN General Assembly in Sept. 2012.

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El Salvador Compact Closeout Slideshow

MCC is helping Salvadorans achieve a long-term dream by opening up El Salvador’s Northern Zone and connecting it with the rest of the country.

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Most Recent Speeches

Remarks by MCC CEO Daniel W. Yohannes at El Salvador Compact Completion Event

Delivered by Daniel W. Yohannes on 10/03/2012

Congratulations to the people of El Salvador for working with such passion and purpose to complete the $460 million compact with the U.S. Government’s Millennium Challenge Corporation.

Read the speech

Remarks by MCC CEO Daniel W. Yohannes at UNGA-sideline Governance Event

Delivered by Daniel W. Yohannes on 9/27/2012

From its creation, MCC has maintained that sound economic and political governance matters.That's why MCC partners with countries based on their track record on governance.

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Most Recent Success Stories

9/17/2012

A “New Northern Zone” with Greater Opportunities for Salvadoran Dairy Farmers

MCC helped build or improve more than 220 kilometers of roads and 23 bridges in the Northern Zone, helping link El Salvador's poorest region with the rest of the country and creating opportunities for its residents.

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9/17/2012

Building a Prosperous Future, One Kilometer at a Time

Elsa Bolaños, a resident of El Salvador's Northern Zone, put her decades of experience in civil engineering to work on building a section of the Northern Transnational Highway.

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Tanzania’s Path to Development

Watch Tanzanian President Jakaya M. Kikwete explore his country's path toward economic development and his strategies for combating corruption and building institutional capacity.

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Tanzania’s Path to Development

Watch Tanzanian President Jakaya M. Kikwete explore his country’s path toward economic development and his strategies for combating corruption and building institutional capacity. (Video courtesy CSIS.org.)

El Salvador Compact Closeout Video

El Salvador’s compact helped provide clean water, electricity, sanitation, teacher training and student scholarships. Watch interviews of how this grant helped achieve this and a decades-long dream of opening access to the country’s Northern Zone.

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El Salvador Compact Closeout Video

Learn how MCC’s $461 million compact with El Salvador helped provide clean water, electricity, sanitation, teacher training and student scholarships. And watch first-hand accounts of how this grant helped achieve this and a decades-long dream of completing the Northern Transnational Highway, which opens access to the country’s Northern Zone, improving opportunity and promoting economic growth.

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