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Event
Migration and urbanisation in Mozambique
Mozambican cities are experiencing rapid urbanisation caused by rural migration and, in some cases, exacerbated by population displacement due to security incidents, such as the insecurity experienced in northern Mozambique. Rapid urbanisation may also be related to consequences such as greater pressure on public services and infrastructure, greater vulnerability to the...
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Blog post
Creating virtuous circles between urban planning and urban transit
The 2022 Infra4Dev Conference was organized by the World Bank in collaboration with the International Growth Centre. The programme included a thought-provoking discussion on the linkages between urban transport connectivity and local urban development, led by Nick Tsivanidis (University of California at Berkeley), Frederic Abimbola Odaleinde (Lagos State Transport...
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Event
Addressing the sustainable urbanisation challenge in developing countries
https://youtu.be/w7ml64bTDnI You can also listen to the audio event recording here: IGC Admin · Addressing the sustainable urbanisation challenge in developing countries The rapid rate of urbanisation ongoing in developing countries presents a complex and urgent set of challenges for cities to accommodate service demands and future jobs of the urban population....
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Publication - Working Paper
How to deal with exchange rate risk in infrastructure and other long-lived projects
Currency risk remains a significant deterrent to foreign investment flows to developing and emerging economies, particularly for long-duration infrastructure investments. Given the nature of such long-term investments, that take place in non-tradable sectors for which natural hedge is unlikely, hedging instruments are frequently costly, if at all available. Thus, either the...
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Blog post
Do Rwanda’s cities increase worker productivity and welfare?
Developing economies are quickly urbanising and must weigh the amenities and disamenities of city life as they grow because the urbanisation process is important for productivity and wage growth. Rwanda is urbanising rapidly and recognises the importance of urbanisation to overall economic growth. Starting from the current urbanisation rate of 18.5%, Rwanda’s Vision 2050...
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Publication - Case study
Renforcer les finances municipales : l’expérience de Kampala (Ouganda)
La ville ougandaise de Kampala illustre bien la manière dont la réforme institutionnelle et administrative est en mesure, sans modification de grande ampleur des politiques publiques, d’augmenter considérablement les rentrées fiscales municipales. À travers la mise en place de systèmes informatisés plus efficaces, en attirant des personnels plus capables et en...
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Publication - Case study
Renforcer les finances municipales : l’expérience de Mzuzu et du Malawi
Le cas de Mzuzu illustre la manière dont les villes secondaires sont capables d’innover et de montrer la voie en matière de réforme des finances municipales, alors même que leurs recettes fiscales sont extrêmement faibles et leurs moyens minimes. Mzuzu est la troisième grande ville du Malawi. La présente étude de cas se concentre sur un système d’évaluation...
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Publication - Case study
Xoojinta booska maaliyadeed magaalooyinka: Caddayn laga sameeyey Hargeysa
Magaalada Hargeysa, in kasta oo ay ku jirtay marxalad hore ee kor u qaadista maaliyadeeda, haddana waxay ku gaadhay dib u habeyn la taaban karo dhawr sano gudahood tan iyo markii la aasaasay dimoqraadiyadeeda 2002. Guulaha la gaadhay ayaa waliba ka sii cajaa’ib badan, iyada oo la tixgelinayo xaaladda jilicsan ee Somaliland ka dib 30 sannado oo colaado ay ka socdeen...
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Publication - Case study
Renforcer les finances municipales : l’expérience de Hargeisa (Somaliland)
La municipalité de Hargeisa, capitale du Somaliland, a beau avoir commencé depuis peu à améliorer sa situation financière, elle a déjà mené à bien des réformes notables dans les quelques années qui ont suivi l’établissement de son statut démocratique en 2002. Les réussites sont d’autant plus remarquables au vu de la situation précaire du Somaliland...
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Publication - Case study
Enhancing the financial position of cities: Evidence from Kampala
The city of Kampala in Uganda provides an illustrative example of how institutional and administrative reform, without widespread policy change, can generate substantial increases in municipal revenues. Through the implementation of more efficient digitalised systems, attracting higher capacity staff, and a focus on the ‘citizen as a client’, the city has managed to...