Lake Chad Basin: An overlooked crisis Public event | 24 October 2017 15:00 - 16:30 BST Join us as we discuss the current humanitarian and development challenges in the Lake Chad region, the Boko Haram crisis and state-level coordination. Register
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
Aid allocation within countries: does it go to areas left behind? Briefing papers | July 2017 | Romilly Greenhill and Harsh Desai Donors need to be working with governments more effectively to ensure a better distribution of resources in line with need. Downloads
Nigeria's economic transformation: good naira management can build competitiveness Briefing papers | February 2017 | Phyllis Papadavid Nigeria's economic growth is lagging. Currency devaluation could support economic transformation, diversification away from the oil sector and resilience to future shocks. Downloads
Shock-proofing in 2017: proactive reserve management in Nigeria and beyond Briefing papers | December 2016 | Phyllis Papadavid In a global environment of rising interest rates, rebuilding reserves will be an important means to increase resilience to shocks in 2017, especially for developing economies. Downloads
Assessing reserve management during economic crises: lessons from Indonesia and Nigeria Working and discussion papers | December 2016 | Phyllis Papadavid This Shockwatch bulletin compares two oil-producing economies, Indonesia and Nigeria, and draws lessons from Indonesia’s management of its economic crises. Downloads
Learning from the past to shape the future: lessons from the history of humanitarian action in Africa Working and discussion papers | October 2016 | Christina Bennett, Matthew Foley, Hannah B Krebs, Kevin O'Sullivan, Sonya de Laat, Valerie Gorin, Jennifer Palmer, Pete Kingsley, Christian Williams, Tony Vaux, Leben Nelson Moro, Richard Benda, Melissa Labonte and Ishmeal Alfred Charles A collection of articles examining the history of humanitarian action in Africa. Downloads
Nigeria's naira: moving to a flexible exchange rate Briefing papers | September 2016 | Phyllis Papadavid Nigeria’s economy is in recession and experiencing credit tightening. Full liberalisation of the naira will help support growth beyond the oil sector. Downloads
Doing Development Differently at the World Bank: updating the plumbing to fit the architecture Research reports and studies | September 2016 | Katherine A. Bain with David Booth and Leni Wild How can large development agencies become more agile and adaptive? This paper details lessons from a DDD pilot in the World Bank's Nigeria country portfolio. Downloads
Governing extractives at the local level Public event | 9 September 2016 11:30 - 13:00 GMT How can you foster national prosperity by addressing the local governance of extractives? Find out more
