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Laura Sili

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Laura Sili is a former Events and Stakeholder Engagement Manager at the IGC hub. She holds a master’s degree in Global Political Economy from City University of London and the topic of her dissertation focused on the political and media narratives of the Romanian migration to the UK.

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A money exchanger counts Somali shilling notes on the streets of the Somali capital Mogadishu. Photo credit: Stuart Price / AMISOM Public Information, Public Domain Dedication (CC0).

Remittances in the time of COVID-19: Challenges and opportunities for growth in developing countries

Joevas Asare, Tewodros Makonnen Gebrewolde, Moussa Saab, Laura Sili, Nick Wilkinson, Dean Yang
Policy brief

Event highlights: Global leadership to support Africa’s response to COVID-19

Jamie Green, Laura Sili
Blog
A midwife at work in a community health center in Freetown, Sierra Leone. Photo credits: Dominic Chavez/World Bank (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0)

COVID-19 and the impact on women

Laura Sili
Blog
A focused female doctor wearing business attire works on a desktop computer in an office, reviewing digital information displayed on a large monitor. Photo credit: wilpunt / E+ via Getty Images.
Data and AI

Each for equal: Bridging the gender gap and the data revolution

Laura Sili
Blog
Women Dairy Farmers Learning About the Role of Gender in Bangladesh. Photo credit: Akram Ali / CARE Bangladesh Strengthening the Dairy Value Chain (SDVC) project / IFPRI, CC BY-NC-ND 2.0.

Balance for better: Advancing women’s political leadership

Laura Sili
Blog
On her recent visit to Kenya, the Administrator of UNDP visited iHub, an innovation and business space for the technology community. Photo credit: iHub / UNDP.

Technology and the future of work in developing economies

Laura Sili
Blog
Photo provided by the LSE International Growth Centre (IGC).

Time is now: Pressing for progress for all women and girls

Laura Sili
Blog

The economic gender gap in the garment sector in Bangladesh and Ghana

Laura Sili
Blog
Woman farmer receiving mobile money on her phone, at USAID mSTAR workshop. Photo credit: Sayma Islam / WorldFish.

Mobile money: Leaving no one behind in the digital age

Laura Sili
Blog

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