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Publication - Working Paper
Civil service reform and performance management in Ghana and Zambia since 1990
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Publication - Sub-thematic summary
Trade: A summary of IGC research
As rates of globalisation increase in most developing countries, trade openness and foreign market access have become even more important determinants of growth. Trade offers crucial opportunities for increases in productivity and job creation, as well as for igniting sustainable inclusive growth. At the same time, increased integration raises the penalties of inefficient...
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Publication - Working Paper
Using machine learning and remote sensing to value property in Rwanda
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Publication - Project Report
Female managers and well-being in the Bangladeshi garment industry
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Publication - Synthesis paper
Monetary policy in Tanzania: Looking back on 10-years of BoT and IGC contributions
This paper synthesises the International Growth Centre’s work on monetary policy in Tanzania during its 10 years of involvement in the region, placing it in the context of the wider literature on the topic. It begins with an overview of the primary debates around the theory and practice of monetary policy in sub-Saharan Africa since independence, including recent efforts...
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Publication - Project Report
Supply chain trade in East Africa
Deeper regional integration is the main objective of the recently launched Africa Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA). Supply chain trade both at the level of the Regional Economic Communities (RECs) and across RECs are to spearhead the AfCFTA. Indicators of Global Value Chains (GVC) participation show that even though the EAC and other African RECs have increased their...
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Publication - Policy Brief
The review of the Common External Tariff of the East African Community: Options for strengthening Uganda’s negotiating position
The East African Community is a customs union governed by a Common External Tariff (CET). The CET is currently under review, with members considering higher rates of external protection and an increase in the number of tariff bands. Uganda proposes to expand the current three-band structure of the CET (0, 10 and 25 %) by an additional 5 % rate and a new peak rate of...
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Publication - Policy paper
Housing policies in Rwanda: Riding the urbanisation whirlwind
Publication - Miscellaneous
Little Book of Growth Ideas
Between 1990 and 2015, the proportion of the world living in extreme poverty more than halved as economic growth lifted millions of people out of poverty. Building on this progress, the UN Global Goals ambitiously aim to eliminate extreme poverty by 2030. The International Growth Centre (IGC) believes that inclusive economic growth is the only route to achieving...