Financing the future of the Belt and Road in AfricaPublic event | 20 September 2019 16:00 - 17:30 GMT+1 (BST)This event focuses on the future of Sino-African development relations, in particular the Belt and Road Initiative in the East African context. Register
Accelerating economic transformation in AfricaPublic event | 12 September 2019 13:00 - 14:30 GMT+1 (BST)This discussion explores the approaches and strategies to economic transformation in East Africa. Register
Success stories can change the course of Africa’s developmentInsight | 31 July 2019 | Joe StudwellVisiting research fellow Joe Studwell provides an overview of what will be featured in his forthcoming book on African development. Read and comment
The fourth chronic poverty report: growthResearch reports and studies | July 2019 | Andrew Shepherd, Kate Bird, Lucia Dacorta, Vidya Diwakar, Amaresh Dubey, Stephen Gelb, Fred Golooba-Mutebi, Manuela Günther, Amanda Lenhardt, Germano Mwabu, Lucy Scott, with Paul ShafferReport from the Chronic Poverty Advisory Network presenting new evidence on pro-poor economic growth policies and interventions. Downloads
Growth from below: tackling poverty from the bottom upSide event | 15 July 2019 09:00 - 10:30 EDTThis side event at the 2019 UN High Level Political Forum discusses poverty and the concept of ‘growth from below’. Find out more
Lessons from the African Continental Free Trade AreaComment | 11 July 2019 | Maximiliano Mendez-ParraWhile other regions are engaged in a trade war, the launch of the AfCFTA is a critical move for Africa and points to the continent's economic potential. Read and comment
Pathways to sustained poverty reduction: balancing growth from above and belowBriefing papers | July 2019 | Andrew Shepherd and Vidya DiwakarMore strategic efforts are needed to balance ‘growth from above' and ‘growth from below’ to facilitate sustained escapes from poverty. Downloads
The impact of development finance institutions: rapid evidence assessmentResearch reports and studies | June 2019 | Samantha Attridge, Rachael Calleja, Matthew Gouett and Alberto LemmaThis report examines the evidence on DFI investment impacts on incomes, access to goods and services, and distributional impacts. Downloads
China and global development: eight things to read in JuneInsight | 20 June 2019 | Linda CalabreseChinese-financed railway projects, the Digital Silk Road, country foreign debt to China, China-Latin America relations and more. Read and comment
Adolescent economic empowerment in EthiopiaResearch reports and studies | May 2019 | Nicola Jones, Sarah Baird, Joan Hicks, Megan Devonald, Eric Neumeister, Elizabeth Presler-Marshall, Abreham Iyasu and Workneh YadeteAdolescents’ economic aspirations and the aspirations of parents for their adolescent children in Ethiopia. Downloads
