China and international development: six things to read in October Insight | 30 October 2018 | Linda Calabrese Covering debt (a key theme in the commentary around last month’s China-Africa summit) as well as trends in Chinese manufacturing investment. Read and comment
STATEMENT: ODI response to the launch of the World Bank’s human capital index Press release | 10 October 2018 The World Bank is due to launch its new human capital index at the IMF/World Bank annual meetings in Bali this week Find out more
African Development Bank's landmark deal opens door to scaling up multilateral lending Insight | 5 October 2018 | Chris Humphrey The AfDB's innovative 'Room2Run' deal marks a first for multilateral development banks. Others must follow if global development goals are to be met. Read and comment
Africa 10 years after the global financial crisis: what we’ve learned Comment | 11 September 2018 | Dirk Willem te Velde To prepare for future shocks, African economies must diversify. International aid, better global financial regulation, and targeted finance can all help. Read and comment
Measuring the potential contribution of development finance institutions to economic transformation Research reports and studies | September 2018 | Alberto Lemma DFID is channelling increasing amounts of UK aid through DFIs. This paper evaluates whether their investments are contributing to economic transformation. Downloads
Private infrastructure finance in developing countries: five challenges, five solutions Working and discussion papers | August 2018 | Judith Tyson The level of private finance mobilised for developing-country infrastructure has been far below what's needed. We explore why and offer possible solutions. Downloads
FOCAC 2018: what to expect from next week's China-Africa summit Insight | 28 August 2018 | Linda Calabrese China's 'Belt and Road' initiative and African manufacturing are two topics that will likely be on the FOCAC agenda - but debt sustainability will not. Read and comment
Climate Leadership series: Shelagh Whitley and the impact of fossil fuel subsidies on climate action Comment | 24 July 2018 | Shelagh Whitley Jonathan Shopley speaks to Shelagh Whitley about ODI's work on fossil fuel subsidies. Read and comment
Kenya–UK trade and investment relations: taking stock and promoting exports to the UK Research reports and studies | July 2018 | Aarti Krishnan, Dirk Willem te Velde and Anzetse Were This report explores trends in UK–Kenya trade and proposes policies to halt the decline in the value and market share of Kenya's exports to the UK. Downloads
Kick-starting economic transformation in Rwanda: four policy lessons and their implications Briefing papers | June 2018 | David Booth, Linda Calabrese and Frederick Golooba-Mutebi If Rwanda is to succeed in its economic transformation endeavour, it must learn key policy lessons from international experience. Downloads
