Developing Economies

Iraqi soldiers ride in military vehicles in Zumar, Nineveh province, Iraq October 18, 2017. REUTERS/Ari Jalal - RC17512F9C80

Stabilizing Iraq: A job for soldiers, diplomats, and economists

Monday, October 30, 2017

Areva's Somair uranium mining facility is seen in Arlit, September 25, 2013. Picture taken September 25, 2013. To match Special Report NIGER-AREVA/ REUTERS/Joe Penney (NIGER - Tags: BUSINESS COMMODITIES ENERGY) - GM1EA240B3A01

Figures of the week: Financial modeling and Africa’s extractive industries

Thursday, October 26, 2017

(Front row, L to R) Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress (NPC) Zhang Dejiang, former Chinese President Hu Jintao, Chinese President Xi Jinping, former President Jiang Zemin, and Chinese Premier Li Keqiang, are seen during the opening of the 19th National Congress of the Communist Party of China at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China October 18, 2017. REUTERS/Aly Song - RC1E7E16C900

Future Development Reads: Xi Jinping, China’s People’s Party, and the middle-income trap

Friday, October 20, 2017

A woman counts Ethiopian birr notes, after selling a cabbage at the Mercato market in Addis Ababa November 14, 2015. Addis Ababa's 'Mercato' - Italian for 'market' - is reputedly the biggest open-air market in Africa, lying in the west of the capital. Supermarkets have sprouted across the city as the metropolis has expanded with Ethiopia's booming economy, but Mercato remains a popular destination for shoppers seeking clothing, electronics and a huge range of other items. It has been around for as long as the city, which was founded at the end of the 19th century, but it took its current form, and its name, from the Italians who invaded Ethiopia in 1935. The Italian occupation ended in 1941. Picture taken November 14, 2015. REUTERS/Tiksa Negeri - GF10000267960

Universal basic income pilots: Setting expectations right

Thursday, October 19, 2017

A Kenyan worker wears a dust mask as she works at the Hela intimates export processing zone (EPZ) limited factory in Athi River, near Nairobi, Kenya, July 27, 2017. Picture taken July 27, 2017. REUTERS/Thomas Mukoya - RC1C781F4880

Figures of the week: Workforce training and skills constraints in sub-Saharan Africa

Thursday, October 19, 2017

FILE PHOTO: The headquarters of the African Development Bank (AfDB) are pictured in Abidjan, Ivory Coast, September 16, 2016. Picture taken September 16, 2016. REUTERS/Luc Gnago/File Photo - RC196B9DEF90

A bridge to African self-reliance: The big bond

Luisa Teixeira Felino and Brian Pinto

Tuesday, October 17, 2017

Heads of states and governments pose for a group photo during the opening ceremony of the 29th Ordinary Session of the Assembly of the Heads of State and the Governments in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia July 3, 2017. REUTERS/Tiksa Negeri - RC1318C54750

Innovate or fail: The options open to Africa for implementing the SDGs and Agenda 2063

Friday, October 13, 2017

A thermosolar power plant is pictured at Noor II near the city of Ouarzazate, Morocco, November 4, 2016. Picture taken November 4, 2016. REUTERS/Youssef Boudlal - S1AEULCGPVAC

Building the grid of the future, today

Tuesday, October 10, 2017

Photo of the first plenary panel at the 2017 US-Islamic World Forum.

Experts discuss a vision for a more stable Middle East

William McCants

Tuesday, October 3, 2017

A street fruit vendor counts his bond notes in Harare, Zimbabwe, August 2, 2017. REUTERS/Philimon Bulawayo - RC19CFAB5F70

Africa in the news: French bank accused of genocide complicity, Zimbabwe suffers cash shortage, and Chad ‘bafflingly’ added to US travel ban list

Christina Golubski

Friday, September 29, 2017