“The sum is small, but the proof of concept, powerful. The CCRIF moved faster than the World Bank, faster than the IMF, faster than the U.S.< government. If another 0 or so were appended to the CCRIF financing numbers, it could become a superior alternative to ad hoc debt relief and debt creation at dire moments.” Center for Global Development, January 2010, referring to CCRIF’s payout of US$7.75 million after the January 2010 earthquake, which represented approximately 20 times Haiti’s earthquake premium