Developing Economies

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Future Development

China’s rise fits every development model

Martin Raiser

Thursday, October 17, 2019

Mozambicans walk past election posters ahead Tuesday's provincial and legislative elections, in Maputo, Mozambique, October 11, 2019 REUTERS/Grant Lee Neuenburg - RC1D5F9B7C60

Africa in focus

Figures of the week: Gender gaps in sub-Saharan Africa

Dhruv Gandhi

Thursday, October 17, 2019

Workers harvest grapes at the La Motte wine farm in Franschhoek near Cape Town, South Africa in this picture taken January 29, 2016. REUTERS/Mike Hutchings - D1AETGCGWLAA

Future Development

How off-grid cold storage systems can help farmers reduce post-harvest losses

Benson Kibiti and Heinz Strubenhoff

Wednesday, October 16, 2019

Passersby are reflected on a stock quotation board outside a brokerage in Tokyo, Japan, August 6, 2019. REUTERS/Issei Kato - RC1DCEB91510

Global Economy

October 2019 update to TIGER: Sliding into synchronized stagnation

Eswar Prasad and Ethan Wu

Sunday, October 13, 2019

Reports

Women pick unwanted coffee beans from the final product just before packaging in Holiso cooperative of Shebedino district in Sidama, Ethiopia November 30, 2018. Picture taken November 30, 2018. REUTERS/Maheder Haileselassie - RC1A79217960

Report

Supporting small informal businesses to improve the quality of jobs in Africa

Ahmadou Aly Mbaye

Tuesday, October 8, 2019

An aerial photo shows one of a pair of tugboats escorting the Cap Jackson container ship, registered in Singapore, at Harbor Island at the Port of Seattle in Seattle, Washington, U.S.

Report

April 2019 update to TIGER: World economy lurches from uneven recovery to synchronized slowdown

Eswar Prasad

Sunday, April 7, 2019

Shoppers walk during the opening of the 'Mall of Africa' in Midrand outside Johannesburg, South Africa April 28, 2016. REUTERS/Siphiwe Sibeko - D1AETAYSBVAB

Developing Economies

Africa’s consumer market potential

Landry Signé

Wednesday, December 12, 2018

Tourists sit at the Mara Serena Safari Lodge, within the Masai Mara game reserve, southwest of Nairobi, Kenya, July 28, 2009. Picture taken July 28, 2009. REUTERS/Thomas Mukoya - RC1A8B82F4A0

Developing Economies

Africa’s tourism potential

Landry Signé

Monday, December 3, 2018

G-20 finance ministers and central banks governors pose for a family photo during the IMF/World Bank spring meeting in Washington, U.S., April 20, 2018. REUTERS/Yuri Gripas - RC1BD2582DA0

Report

Can coordination in the G-20 help countries to reduce debt and deficits?

Adam Triggs

Monday, November 26, 2018

Blog Posts

A Chinese construction labourer works at the site of the future Iconic Tower skyscraper, at its foundations in the business district, being built by China State Construction Engineering Corp (CSCEC) in the New Administrative Capital (NAC) east of Cairo, Egypt May 2, 2019. Picture taken May 2, 2019. REUTERS/Amr Abdallah Dalsh - RC143E9C90F0

Africa in focus

Figure of the week: Foreign direct investment in Africa

Payce Madden

Wednesday, October 9, 2019

Abdulahi Abuker weaves threads into traditional garments, preserving a Somali tradition that is under threat from a flood of inexpensive clothes imported from China and other countries, in the Madina district of Mogadishu, Somalia.September 13, 2019.Picture taken September 13, 2019. REUTERS/Feisal Omar - RC1156B19070

Future Development

Somalia’s path to stability

Raj M. Desai

Wednesday, October 2, 2019

Mulugeta Desalegn, an owner of a convenience store, or "spaza shop", picks an item for a customer as he holds a candle, in Senaone, Soweto, South Africa March 18, 2019. REUTERS/Siphiwe Sibeko - RC13FB1CC910

Africa in focus

Figure of the week: Deployment and use of back-up generators in sub-Saharan Africa

Dhruv Gandhi

Wednesday, October 2, 2019

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Events

2019

Oct

Past Event

Economic adjustment in conflict-affected and fragile states in Africa: Lessons from Somalia

2:30 PM - 3:15 PM EDT

A conversation with the Young African Leaders Initiative’s Mandela Washington Fellows

9:30 AM - 11:00 AM EDT

The new dynamics of global energy and climate: A conversation with Sustainable Energy for All CEO Rachel Kyte

2:00 PM - 3:15 PM EST

Washington, DC

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Experts

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Up Front

Are the kids alright? Saving and wealth accumulation among the millennial generation

William G. Gale

Wednesday, March 20, 2019

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Up Front

College sports joins the marketplace, with limits

Robert E. Litan

Tuesday, March 19, 2019

Landry Signé

David M. Rubenstein Fellow - Global Economy and Development, Africa Growth Initiative

LandrySigne

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Multimedia

Women work at a garment factory in Thai Binh province, Vietnam.

Economic Development

The story of Vietnam’s economic revolution

David Dollar and Madame Pham Chi Lan

Monday, September 30, 2019

Bank notes of different currencies, including Euro, U.S. Dollar, Turkish Lira or Brazilian Reais, are photographed in Frankfurt, Germany, in this illustration picture taken May 7, 2017. Picture taken May 7, 2017. REUTERS/Kai Pfaffenbach/Illustration - RC11D104B550

Podcast Episode

The power of private investment for the developing world

Homi Kharas and Philippe Le Houérou

Friday, May 17, 2019

Podcast Episode

Financing Africa’s economic growth

Brahima Sangafowa Coulibaly, Lemma Senbet, and Adrianna Pita

Wednesday, April 17, 2019

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