19th National Congress of the Communist Party of China: domestic politics with global implications Comment | 18 October 2017 | Rebecca Nadin, Stephen Gelb, Barnaby Willitts-Kings Our experts discuss what we can expect from the 19th Party Congress and why it has global implications. Read and comment
Local content policies and backward integration in Nigeria Research reports and studies | October 2017 | Neil McCulloch, Neil Balchin, Maximiliano Mendez-Parra and Kingsley Onyeka Nigeria has experienced rapid but low-quality growth over the past decade. Local content policies could be one way to help drive economic transformation. 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
Trade facilitation, transport costs and the price of trucking services in East Africa Working and discussion papers | August 2017 | Andreas Eberhard-Ruiz and Linda Calabrese This paper examines the channels through which trade facilitation efforts can reduce the price for transporting goods between countries in East Africa. Downloads
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
Mobilising private financing for manufacturing in sub-Saharan Africa Research reports and studies | June 2017 | Judith Tyson Sub-Saharan African economies seeking to attract manufacturing investments must tackle the numerous firm-level constraints preventing finance mobilisation. Downloads
Financing for manufacturing: financing conditions in sub-Saharan Africa Research reports and studies | June 2017 | Phyllis Papadavid Financing constraints restrict the growth of the manufacturing sector in sub-Saharan African economies. This paper explores how they could be minimised. Downloads
Don’t settle for the minimum: extending preferences for developing countries after Brexit Comment | 27 June 2017 | Maximiliano Mendez-Parra Following its announcement to honour Everything But Arms preferences, the UK government has an opportunity to do more. Read and comment
