Past Events
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National AGOA Response Strategy Launch & Forum on Trade and Private Sector
The Sierra Leone Ministry of Trade and Industry (MTI) in collaboration with the IGC are launching the National African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) Response Strategy at an event on Tuesday, 12th February 2019 at the Golden Tulip (formerly Kimbima) Hotel, Aberdeen, starting at 8:30 am. Hon. Peter B. Konteh, Minister of Trade and Industry, will launch the AGOA...
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The way forward for the Indian economy
Several challenges confront the Indian economy – both external and internal. Aspects of the new international environment such as rising nationalist sentiment and resulting opposition to manufactured imports from developing countries, and emergence of competition from robotised manufacturing in developed countries, make it difficult for India to follow the same growth...
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Exploring key challenges to firm success in Uganda
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DnZr9KlkNaQ&feature=youtu.be IGC, BRAC and the World Bank co-hosted a workshop with the Ministry of Trade, Industry, and Cooperatives on ‘Stimulating Firm Growth, Productivity and Remunerative Employment in Uganda’. This workshop was part of ongoing IGC-funded work with the Ministry on vocational training and technology adoption and...
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International conference on public finance
To commemorate the ten years of the Centre for Economic Policy and Public Finance (CEPPF), IGC India in collaboration with ADRI, is organising an International Conference, titled 'Public Finance: Theory, Practice and Challenges’. As part of the conference, we will host a panel on Health Finance (Does Ayushman Bharat address the issues of healthcare delivery in Bihar?) and...
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IGC-Stanford conference on firms, trade and development
IGC and the Stanford Center on Global Poverty and Development are hosting their annual one-day conference on the theme of “Firms, Trade and Development.” The event is organised by Nick Bloom, Dave Donaldson, Pete Klenow, Andres Rodriguez-Clare, Eric Verhoogen, and Chris Woodruff. The programme of the conference can be found here. If you have any questions about the...