Global Economy and Development

Residents walk along an alleyway with an open sewer at the Mukuru slum in Nairobi, Kenya July 19, 2017. REUTERS/Thomas Mukoya

Learning from the people of Nairobi’s Mukuru slum

Angela R. Pashayan and Aloysius Uche Ordu

Wednesday, May 24, 2023

March 30, 2023, Hiroshima, Japan - Flower decoration for the G7 Hiroshma summit meeting is displayed in front of the A-bomb museum at the Peace Memorial Park in Hiroshima, western Japan on Thursday, March 30, 2023. Group of Seven economic country leaders will gather at the G7 Hiroshima summit meeting this month. (photo by Yoshio Tsunoda/AFLO) No Use China. No Use Taiwan. No Use Korea. No Use Japan.

Japan’s quiet leadership as it hosts the G7 summit in Hiroshima

Mireya Solís and David Dollar

Monday, May 15, 2023

A girl holds her chalkboard as she arrives to attend lessons at the evening school in Ouakam neighbourhood, Dakar, Senegal January 16, 2019. Picture taken January 16, 2019. REUTERS/Zohra Bensemra

How Sierra Leone is getting more girls into STEM

The Hon. Minister David Sengeh and Aloysius Uche Ordu

Wednesday, May 10, 2023

FUYANG, CHINA - APRIL 17, 2023 - Workers work on the production line of a truck assembly workshop at the Fuyang branch of JAC Motors Group Co LTD in east China's Anhui Province, April 18, 2023. China's gross domestic product (GDP) grew 4.5 percent year on year in the first quarter, 1.6 percentage points faster than in the fourth quarter of last year, as the impact of the epidemic on the economy subsided and measures to stabilize growth gradually took effect, according to data released by the National Bureau of Statistics on Tuesday. (Photo by CFOTO/Sipa USA)No Use Germany.

Making sense of China’s economy

Tao Wang and David Dollar

Monday, May 1, 2023

Faridat Bakare, 12, a student enrolled in a special STEM programme for children from poor families at the Knosk Secondary School, for which she pays 100 naira ($0.25) per day, attends a class in Kuje, Abuja, Nigeria February 18, 2022. Picture taken February 18, 2022. REUTERS/Afolabi Sotunde

Risks and opportunities of STEM education in Africa

Ruth Kagia and Aloysius Uche Ordu

Wednesday, April 26, 2023

Chinese and Taiwanese flags are seen through broken glass in this illustration taken, April 11, 2023. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration

How serious is the risk of war over Taiwan?

Richard C. Bush, Ryan Hass, and David Dollar

Monday, April 17, 2023

Brighton Takawira uses the Mukuru remittance app which enables him to send money and groceries home to family in Zimbabwe from his home in Pinetown, South Africa, October 21, 2020. Picture taken October 21, 2020. REUTERS/Rogan Ward

How remittances and philanthropy meet development challenges in Africa

Una Osili and Aloysius Uche Ordu

Wednesday, April 12, 2023

Brookings Senior Fellow Tony Pipa doing a podcast interview (photo by Chris McKenna)

Bonus episode: Local stories from listeners

Anthony F. Pipa

Tuesday, April 11, 2023

Nigeria's President-elect Bola Tinubu sits at the International Centre waiting to receive his certificate of return by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Abuja on March 1, 2023. (Photo by Olukayode Jaiyeola/NurPhoto)NO USE FRANCE

Was Nigeria’s presidential election fair?

Kasirim Nwuke and Aloysius Uche Ordu

Wednesday, April 5, 2023

Will Silicon Valley Bank’s collapse lead to a financial crisis?

Donald Kohn and David Dollar

Tuesday, April 4, 2023