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The International Growth Centre (IGC) blog features economic research with real-world policy applications in developing countries.

Authored by economists, policymakers, and development practitioners, the blog offers insights into global challenges, including gender equality, resilient and sustainable development, effective taxation, and rapid urbanisation.

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Lessons from Ethiopia’s AGOA suspension amidst US tariff uncertainty

Mesele Araya
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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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Seville 2025 and the power of local institutions

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Evaluating the environmental impacts of large-scale afforestation in Pakistan

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Lessons from Ethiopia’s AGOA suspension amidst US tariff uncertainty

Mesele Araya

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An image of the Ethiopian flag juxtaposed with American cash and a red line trending down to illustrate the impact of the AGOA suspension.
Breaking barriers: Making Jordan’s labour market work for women and youth

Eliot Faron, Salma Shaheen

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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.
How Africa can make the most of critical minerals

Shahrukh Wani

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

Kevin Grieco, Niccolò Meriggi, Abou Bakarr Kamara, Julian Michel, Wilson Prichard

Blog

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.
Seville 2025 and the power of local institutions

IGC

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A globe surrounded by piles of coins to demonstrate the challenges of financing for development.
Evaluating the environmental impacts of large-scale afforestation in Pakistan

Veronica Salazar Restrepo, Amen Jalal

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The picturesque landscape of Khyber Pahtunkhwa in Pakistan with mountains, streams and trees to explore tree cover as part of the Billion Tree Tsunami Afforestation Programme.
The cashless journey in Rwanda: Building a digital economy for all

Mphatso Kumwenda

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Two people holding mobile phones in Kigali, Rwanda to illustrate the digital transition to a cashless economy using mobile payments.
Responding to forced displacement in a fracturing world: How can we think differently?

Abdilahi Ali, Amna Mahmood

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A fractured glass globe with people displaced to demonstrate the scale of forcibly displaced populations as part of World Refugee Day.
Sewer expansion and urbanisation in developing countries: Evidence from Brazil

Sean McCulloch, Matt Schaelling, Matthew Turner, Toru Kitagawa

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An open sewer in a city in Brazil flanked by walls, plants and birdlife.
Artificial intelligence in national statistics: Insights from Zambia

Tyler Rossow

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An image of a person working on a laptop with data graphics superimposed to demonstrate how AI is changing the way labour force surveys are analysed in Zambia.
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