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U.S. Foreign Policy

The US needs updated sanctions programs for an era of great power competition

David Dollar and Michael B. Greenwald

Monday, October 14, 2019

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Global Economy

October 2019 update to TIGER: Sliding into synchronized stagnation

Eswar Prasad and Ethan Wu

Sunday, October 13, 2019

A car, loaded with household wares, drives up a bridge at the Orile-Iganmu district of Lagos August 29, 2013. With between 15 million and 21 million people - the upper estimate is the official one, though no one really knows - and generating a third of GDP for Africa's second biggest economy, Lagos has become almost as alluring to yield-hungry investors as it is to the 4,000 or so economic migrants who turn up each day. But it faces a daily challenge just trying to keep up with the pace of population growth, much of it on the edge of water. Nigeria, already pushing 170 million people, will be home to 400 million by 2050, making it the world's fourth most populous country, according to the global Population Reference Bureau (PRB). Lagos will have roughly doubled in size by then, Fashola and demographers agree. Picture taken August 29, 2013. To match Insight LAGOS-MEGACITY/ REUTERS/Akintunde Akinleye (NIGERIA - Tags: SOCIETY BUSINESS EMPLOYMENT) - GM1E9AN0J6401

External Article

Benin’s informal trading with Nigeria

Ahmadou Aly Mbaye

Tuesday, October 1, 2019

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Africa in focus

An evaluation of the single currency agenda in the ECOWAS region

Aloysius Uche Ordu

Tuesday, September 24, 2019

Reports

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Report

Cybersecurity and digital trade: Getting it right

Joshua P. Meltzer and Cameron F. Kerry

Wednesday, September 18, 2019

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Global Trade

How global cities are innovating to leverage foreign investment

Max Bouchet, Rachel Barker, and Marek Gootman

September 11, 2019

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Global Trade

Strengthening local firms by selling globally

Rachel Barker, Marek Gootman, and Max Bouchet

Friday, August 9, 2019

Metro-to-metro economic partnerships

Economic Development

Metro-to-metro economic partnerships: How to network global assets to fuel regional growth

Marek Gootman, Rachel Barker, and Max Bouchet

July 31, 2019

Photo: African leaders at Continental Free Trade Agreement signing

Report

Keys to success for the AfCFTA negotiations

Landry Signé and Colette van der Ven

Thursday, May 30, 2019

Blog Posts

Railways and a container yard are seen at the Khorgos border crossing point, east of the country's biggest city and commercial hub Almaty, Kazakhstan, October 19, 2015. Kazakhstan wants to establish itself as a major trading hub between China and Europe and get a share of a $600 billion market, but it will have to end tough, often time-wasting, regulations that hurt its reputation as a cross-border trading partner. Picture taken October 19, 2015. REUTERS/Shamil Zhumatov - GF20000033627

Future Development

Connecting Central Asia to the world

Wolfgang Fengler and Paul Vallely

Monday, September 9, 2019

A worker checks avocados at a packaging warehouse of Hoja Redonda plantation in Chincha, Peru, September 3, 2015. The eighth World Avocado Congress, an event dedicated to production, export and marketing of Hass avocados, will be held in Peru from September 13 to September 18. Peru is the second largest exporter of Hass avocados in the world, according to local media. REUTERS/Mariana Bazo - GF10000192546

Up Front

Globalization has changed inflation dynamics, but domestic developments still matter

Thursday, September 5, 2019

A ship transports empty containers at the seaport of Benghazi, Libya August 28, 2019. Picture taken August 28, 2019. REUTERS/Esam Omran Al-Fetori - RC1399D965E0

Future Development

Has globalization gone too far—or not far enough?

Shanta Devarajan

Tuesday, September 3, 2019

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Events

Japan, Taiwan, and the future of ‘America First’ trade policy

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The role of technology in the US-China trade war

10:00 AM - 11:30 AM EDT

Engaging businesses and enhancing US participation: Priorities for Prosper Africa

12:30 PM - 2:30 PM EDT

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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

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Multimedia

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Global Trade

A back to school primer on global trade issues

David Dollar and Adrianna Pita

Tuesday, September 3, 2019

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U.S. Foreign Policy

France is not alone in its plan to tax tech giants

David Dollar and Lilian Faulhaber

Monday, August 19, 2019

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Global Development

Is China really manipulating its currency?

Tuesday, August 6, 2019

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