Developing Economies

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Small states are the canary in the coal mine for the global economy, and they are struggling

Philip Kenworthy, Patrick Kirby, and Dana Vorisek

Thursday, January 26, 2023

Future Development

Even a corrupt government may transfer resource revenues to citizens

Shantayanan Devarajan

Friday, January 13, 2023

Future Development

30 developing countries to watch in 2023

Homi Kharas and Charlotte Rivard

Tuesday, January 10, 2023

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Events

Foresight Africa

9:30 AM - 11:00 AM EST

How transparent are development finance institutions?

9:30 AM - 11:00 AM EST

Tackling complex challenges in complex times: A conversation with President of the Republic of Botswana H.E. Mokgweetsi Masisi

9:15 AM - 10:15 AM EST

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African Development, African Transformation: How Institutions Shape Development Strategy

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Under-Rewarded Efforts: The Elusive Quest for Prosperity in Mexico

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Building Militaries in Fragile States: Challenges for the United States

By Mara Karlin

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Experts

Addisu Lashitew

Nonresident Fellow - Global Economy and Development

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Landry Signé

Senior Fellow - Global Economy and Development, Africa Growth Initiative

Professor and Executive Director - Thunderbird School of Global Management, Arizona State University

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Vice President and Director - Global Economy and Development

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Multimedia

Tom Vilsack, Secretary of Agriculture and Janet Yellen, Secretary of the Treasury, President Joe Biden, Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Senegalese President Macky Sall participate in the U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit Closing Session on Promoting Food Security and Food Systems Resilience at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington, DC on Dec. 15, 2022. (Photo by Oliver Contreras/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM)No Use *** World Rights ***.

Podcast Episode

Did the US-Africa Leaders Summit meet its objectives?

Aloysius Uche Ordu and David Dollar

Monday, December 19, 2022

Kenya, Marsabit, 2022-08-02. A young girl carries yellow water jerry cans, a symbol of the hours spent searching for water in the area. Report in northern Kenya where the drought is only getting worse. Photography by Claudia Lacave / Hans Lucas. Kenya, Marsabit, 2022-08-02. Une jeune fille porte des jerricanes d eau jaunes, un symbole des heures passees a la recherche d eau dans la region. Reportage dans le nord du Kenya ou la secheresse ne fait que s aggraver. Photographie par Claudia Lacave / Hans Lucas.

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Dispatches from Africa’s COP: Kenyan youth on the frontlines of climate adaptation

Tomas Hurdsone, Beverly Musili, and Aloysius Uche Ordu

Monday, December 5, 2022

A delegate walks at the Kigali Convention Centre, the venue hosting the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) in Kigali, Rwanda June 22, 2022. REUTERS/Jean Bizimana

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The role of regional economic communities in implementing the African Continental Free Trade Area

Andrew Mold and Aloysius Uche Ordu

Wednesday, August 3, 2022

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A year of opportunity for Africa

Landry Signé

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Enhancing USAID’s partnerships with the private sector

George Ingram and Susan Reichle

Monday, January 9, 2023

A review of outcomes-based financing in 2022 and beyond

Emily Gustafsson-Wright and Elyse Painter

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Global minimum tax: A once-in-a-generation opportunity

Brahima Sangafowa Coulibaly and Wafa Abedin

Friday, January 6, 2023

Could Africa replace China as the world’s source of rare earth elements?

Gracelin Baskaran

Thursday, December 29, 2022

--FILE--A Chinese cashier scans the QR code through mobile payment service Alipay of Alibaba Group on the smartphone of a customer in a store in Shanghai, China, 11 December 2016. Increasingly popular smartphone, further implementation of "Internet +" program and continuous technological innovation have fueled the rapid growth of the Chinese mobile payment market with transaction volume for 2015 surging by 322.2% to RMB130.18 trillion and expected to maintain an AAGR of 142% over the next couple years to hit RMB13,776.5 trillion in 2020. With regard to third-party mobile payment, the transaction volume in China reported RMB21.96 trillion in 2015, an upsurge of 167% from a year ago, 90% of the market seized by Alipay and WeChat Pay. Supported by business data, third-party payment companies will continue to expand service functions, finally forming a development pattern of O2O (Online to Offline) services. In addition, driven by mobile-payment interest chain and against the background of tighter access to payment, the mobile payment market has undergone an expedited reshuffle and mobile phone vendors and traditional enterprises have stepped up their presence in 2016, further intensifying market competition. Technologically, as two-dimensional barcode (or QR code) is permitted, 2D barcode payment technology will keep having an edge. Meanwhile, with higher requirements on payment security, other technologies like NFC, HCE, Token and biological recognition will mature gradually.No Use China. No Use France.

Technology’s impact on financial inclusion is not what you think

Leora Klapper

Friday, December 16, 2022

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Reports

Foresight Africa

How transparent are development finance institutions?

Tackling complex challenges in complex times: A conversation with President of the Republic of Botswana H.E. Mokgweetsi Masisi

Nonresident Fellow - Global Economy and Development

Senior Fellow - Global Economy and Development, Africa Growth Initiative

Professor and Executive Director - Thunderbird School of Global Management, Arizona State University

Distinguished Fellow - Stanford University

Vice President and Director - Global Economy and Development

Senior Fellow - Global Economy and Development