Global Development

Captive solar power plant installed for the needs of a flower farm in Kenya

External Article

Financing a big investment push in emerging markets and developing economies for sustainable, resilient and inclusive recovery and growth

Amar Bhattacharya, Meagan Dooley, Homi Kharas, Charlotte Taylor, and Nicholas Stern

Tuesday, May 24, 2022

Africa in Focus

An increased role for private sector: Mozambique’s new regulatory policy in the off-grid energy sector

Merja Laakso and Sebastian Petric

Monday, May 23, 2022

Container terminal and city landscape in port of Dar es Salaam on February 21, 2018 in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.

Report

How currency sanctions on Russia could disrupt trade with Africa

Chris Heitzig, Aloysius Uche Ordu, and Leo Holtz

Monday, May 23, 2022

External Article

Ramping up investments in a better future: The need for a refreshed G-7 approach to realize the opportunity of global sustainable development

John W. McArthur

Friday, May 20, 2022

Reports

Essay

We’re going to need a bigger room: Growing the 17 Rooms community for SDG action

Zia Khan and John W. McArthur

Friday, May 20, 2022

Close-up of calculator on Indian rupee banknotes on table.

Report

A bad deal for development: Assessing the impacts of the new inclusive framework tax deal on low- and middle-income countries

Julie McCarthy

Monday, May 16, 2022

China

How China’s human capital impacts its national competitiveness

Ryan Hass, Kevin Dong, Jude Blanchette, and Briana Boland

Monday, May 16, 2022

China's President Xi Jinping walks on before his speech during the opening ceremony of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing September 3, 2018. Madoka Ikegami/POOL Via REUTERS

Report

Dawn of a second Cold War and the ‘scramble for Africa’

Hippolyte Fofack

Friday, May 13, 2022

Global Development

Social and development impact bonds by the numbers

Emily Gustafsson-Wright, Izzy Boggild-Jones, Onyeka Nwabunnia, and Sarah Osborne

Friday, May 13, 2022

Blog Posts

China's President Xi Jinping, front center, stands as participants arrive for the opening ceremony of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing September 3, 2018. Madoka Ikegami/POOL Via REUTERS

Africa in Focus

Africa and the new Cold War: Africa’s development depends on regional ownership of its security

Hippolyte Fofack

Thursday, May 19, 2022

Children in India receive food assistance.

Future Development

COVID-19 and poverty vulnerability

Fabian Mendez Ramos and Jaime Lara

Wednesday, May 18, 2022

A map of the world with coins stacked near it.

Future Development

The new global tax deal is bad for development

Julie McCarthy

Monday, May 16, 2022

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Events

2022

Apr

Past Event

Climate change: Tackling a global challenge in Africa

9:30 AM - 11:00 AM EDT

How can democracies harness technology to promote inclusive economic growth and development?

1:00 PM - 4:30 PM EDT

SDG Leadership Cities: Sixth convening

8:30 AM - Friday Mar 04, 2022 5:00 PM EST

Washington, DC

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Related Books

Policymaker's Journal (Simon & Schuster, 2021)

Policymaker’s Journal: From New Delhi to Washington DC

By Kaushik Basu

2021

Climbing a High Ladder – Development in the Global Economy

By Otaviano Canuto

2021

Unlocking Africa’s Business Potential

By Landry Signé

2020

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Experts

Emily Gustafsson-Wright

Senior Fellow - Global Economy and Development, Center for Universal Education

EGWBrookings

John W. McArthur

Director - Center for Sustainable Development

Senior Fellow - Global Economy and Development

@mcarthur

George Ingram

Senior Fellow - Global Economy and Development, Center for Sustainable Development

@GMIngramIV

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Multimedia

An employee of online retailer Jumia sorts packages for delivery at the company's warehouse in Lagos February 16, 2015. The growth of Africa's middle class has created demand for products that conventional retail struggles to satisfy due to a shortage of malls and grinding traffic in many cities that deters shoppers. The sector is still in its infancy. The internet's contribution to Africa's gross domestic product stood at 1.1 percent in 2013, much lower than other emerging markets. But this could rise to 10 percent, or $300 billion, by 2025, according to a report by consultants McKinsey's & Company. REUTERS/Joe Penney (NIGERIA - Tags: BUSINESS SOCIETY EMPLOYMENT)

Podcast Episode

Lessons from Lagos state in addressing youth unemployment

Tejumola Abisoye and Aloysius Uche Ordu

Wednesday, March 16, 2022

Signage for Sarafu on the streets of Mukuru Kayiaba slum in Nairobi, Kenya, July 28, 2020. Thomson Reuters Foundation/Kagondu Njagi

Podcast Episode

Challenges in the post-COVID global economic recovery

Brahima Sangafowa Coulibaly and Fred Dews

Friday, March 4, 2022

A researcher works inside a laboratory at the International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology (ICIPE) headquarters in Nairobi, Kenya May 11, 2020. Picture taken May 11, 2020. REUTERS/Jackson Njehia

Podcast Episode

Investment in science and technology is key to an Africa economic boom

Ameenah Gurib-Fakim, Landry Signé, and Aloysius Uche Ordu

Wednesday, March 2, 2022

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