Trade and industrialisation
Public sentiment in many countries has turned against globalisation in recent years. However, evidence shows that trade and industrialisation are essential to growth in developing countries. Our work looks at the benefits and costs of trade and the barriers to accessing these benefits.

Doing Special Economic Zones right: A policy framework
Synthesis paper

Video: Inclusive growth in Uganda
Video

Trade: A summary of IGC research
Organisation document

Incentives in support of agriculture in the East African Community
Blog

Increasing investment through organisational change
Case study

Growth brief: Harnessing FDI for job creation and industrialisation in Africa
Growth brief

Mapping industrialisation in Africa
Case study

Guidance on 'One-District, One Factory'
Project

Driving domestic investment: FDI use and source matter
Blog

Rwanda’s export challenge
Blog

The promises and challenges of special economic zones
Blog

Regional trade agreements in Africa: Success or failure?
Blog

What South Sudan will gain from joining the East African Community
Blog

The multiplier effect of Mozambique’s natural gas discovery and FDI bonanza
Blog

Learning from Thilawa Special Economic Zone
Policy brief

Maximising the impact of FDI on domestic industrial capabilities and job creation
Policy brief

Improving Uganda’s trade performance to spur economic growth
Policy brief

Developing Sierra Leone's AGOA response strategy
Project

Beyond borders: Making transport work for African trade
Growth brief

Who's getting globalised? Intra-national trade costs and world price pass-through in South Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa
Project

Responding to the US threat to remove AGOA preferences - Uganda
Project

The Enterprise Map Series
Project

Trade, EAC and WTO accession: Pro-growth options
Project

Intra-national trade costs and economic isolation
Blog