Development Assistance and Governance Initiative

A labourer works at a construction site in Beijing's central business district July 12, 2012. China's economy may have grown around 7.5 percent in the second quarter and nearly 8 percent in the first half, and will recover steadily in the second half as policy stimulus gains traction, a senior economist at the cabinet's think-tank said on Thursday. REUTERS/Jason Lee (CHINA - Tags: BUSINESS POLITICS EMPLOYMENT) - GM1E87C1DPX01

The future of capitalism in emerging markets

Thursday, February 7, 2019

A girl is silhouetted against the sun standing next to Uzbek flags in Tashkent November 5, 2005. REUTERS/Shamil Zhumatov/File Photo - S1BEUGTDXIAA

Uzbekistan’s star appears in the credit rating universe

Wednesday, January 23, 2019

Men work at an e-scooter assembly line of Vinfast Auto and Motorcycle factory in Hai Phong city, Vietnam November 3, 2018. REUTERS/Kham - RC1468580640

5 puzzles in the international economy

Wednesday, January 16, 2019

A customer conducts a mobile money transfer, known as M-Pesa, at a Safaricom agent stall, as he holds Kenyan shillings (KSh) in Nairobi, Kenya October 16, 2018. REUTERS/Thomas Mukoya - RC1C78EE9D90

From one to many: Cash transfer debates in ending extreme poverty

George Ingram and John McArthur

Wednesday, December 19, 2018

The U.S. flag flies near the Statue of Freedom atop the U.S. Capitol in Washington, U.S. November 2, 2018. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst - RC145C0624F0

Advancing US foreign assistance in uncertain times

Monday, December 17, 2018

A woman walks past the Hausari primary school in Michika village, northeast Nigeria June 12, 2017. Picture taken June 12, 2017. REUTERS/Akintunde Akinleye - RC1AFAC79A10

Leave no one behind: From development slogan to policy practice

Geoffrey Gertz and Homi Kharas

Friday, December 14, 2018

United States Institute of Peace (USIP) in Washington is lit up in blue as part of a United Nations global event to mark the 70th anniversary of the UN's founding October 24, 2015. REUTERS/Yuri Gripas - GF20000031592

The US is closing in on a coherent approach to fragility

Monday, December 10, 2018

Farmers transport teff from their farm in the town of Woliso, Oromia region, Ethiopia, October 22, 2018. REUTERS/Tiksa Negeri SEARCH "ETHIOPIA OROMOS" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY - RC1FD5352200

Fragile states and the search for ‘what works’

George Ingram and Jonathan Papoulidis

Thursday, November 8, 2018

An Afghan vendor leads a herd of bulls at a livestock market in Kabul

From fragility to resilience: Recommendations for strengthening USAID’s ‘self-reliance’ approach

George Ingram and Jonathan Papoulidis

Friday, August 17, 2018

Children fetch water from a borehole point at an internally displaced persons (IDP) camp on the outskirts of Maiduguri, northeast Nigeria June 6, 2017. REUTERS/Akintunde Akinleye - RC188C1E6B60

The start of a new poverty narrative

Homi Kharas, Kristofer Hamel, and Martin Hofer

Tuesday, June 19, 2018