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Lessons from Ethiopia’s AGOA suspension amidst US tariff uncertainty

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University of Jordan and IGC partner to promote evidence-based policy and research

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Seville 2025 and the power of local institutions

The International Growth Centre (IGC) works with policymakers in developing countries to promote inclusive and sustainable growth through pathbreaking research.

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Our work on critical minerals

As demand for transition-critical minerals grows, IGC works with governments to turn rising demand into shared prosperity.

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Critical minerals such as copper being mined at a copper mine in Zambia with workers and quarry trucks in action.

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Amman city

Jordan PhD Local Fellowship: Call for Applications

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Youth and women are essential to unlocking Jordan's labour market potential, illustrated by a photo of people, many of whom are young people and women, at sunset by the Amman citadel.

Breaking barriers: Making Jordan’s labour market work for women and youth

Eliot Faron, Salma Shaheen
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Critical minerals are widely found in Africa with the image depicting a 3D Render of a Topographic Map of Africa, surrounded by a blue background.

How Africa can make the most of critical minerals

Shahrukh Wani
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A digital town hall using mobile phones was used in Sierra Leone to boost citizen participation as illustrated by an image of hands holding mobile phones.

Can participatory budgeting build government legitimacy and tax revenues in weak states?

Kevin Grieco, Niccolò Meriggi, Abou Bakarr Kamara, Julian Michel, Wilson Prichard
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Two people holding mobile phones in Kigali, Rwanda to illustrate the digital transition to a cashless economy using mobile payments.

The cashless journey in Rwanda: Building a digital economy for all

Mphatso Kumwenda
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Call for papers

Call for Abstracts - Industrial Policy for Africa Conference

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Meet our researchers

The IGC works with hundreds of top academics in leading universities around the world. These academics are experts in their fields and are able to provide insights on our research engagements.

Nada Eissa

Associate Professor, Georgetown University
Sandra Sequeira

Sandra Sequeira

Associate Professor of Development Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE)

Nava Ashraf

Professor of Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE)

Mar Reguant

Professor of Economics, Northwestern University
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