Trade after Brexit: Global Britain and developing countries Side event | 2 October 2017 08:00 - 09:30 GMT+1 (BST) At the 2017 Conservative Party Conference, ODI explores the role that the UK can and should play in supporting trade with developing countries. Register
Trade and investment in Africa after Brexit Side event | 25 September 2017 16:00 - 18:00 GMT+1 (BST) At the 2017 Labour Party Conference, ODI and Trade Out of Poverty consider the UK-Africa trade and investment relationship. Find out more
Designing a new UK preferences regime post-Brexit: how Africa can benefit Working and discussion papers | September 2017 | Maximiliano Mendez-Parra The UK Government should prioritise the forming of a new preferences regime for post-Brexit trade. This paper looks at how Africa might seek to benefit. Downloads
The outlook for the Zimbabwean economy Working and discussion papers | September 2017 | Godfrey Kanyenze, Prosper Chitambara and Judith Tyson Zimbabwe has failed to match the recent successes of other sub-Saharan African economies. Without political change, the situation is unlikely to improve. Downloads
How to jump-start developing economies Public event | 5 September 2017 10:00 - 11:30 BST This event presents a new narrative to broaden the debate around economic development, and the ways in which traditional aid delivery helps or hinders it. Find out more
Zimbabwe: a roadmap for economic transformation Research reports and studies | August 2017 | Judith Tyson Zimbabwe has suffered from economic decline in the recent past. This paper explores how political change is not necessary to reverse this decline. Downloads
Smart industrialisation through trade in the context of Africa’s transformation Briefing papers | August 2017 | Lily Sommer, Linda Calabrese, Maximiliano Mendez-Parra and David Luke This brief provides policy recommendations for using trade and trade policy to support industrialisation and the transformation of Africa economies. Downloads
Coordinating public and private action for export manufacturing: issues for Rwanda Research reports and studies | July 2017 | David Booth, Linda Calabrese and Frederick Golooba-Mutebi This paper explores how international experience of success in manufacturing-based economic transformation can provide valuable insight for Rwanda. Downloads
The future of work for Syrian refugee women in Jordan: is the “gig economy” an opportunity? Comment | 11 July 2017 | Dina Mansour-Ille and Emma Samman This article explores the limitations of the 'Jordan Compact' in creating economic opportunity for refugee women and asks: is the gig economy the answer? Read and comment
Conflict, pro-poorest growth, and wellbeing: a subnational analysis Research reports and studies | July 2017 | Andrew Shepherd, Vidya Diwakar and Georgina Sturge This paper addresses helps assessing the impact of different types of pro-poor interventions in in fragile and conflict affected states (FCAS) Downloads
