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Publication - Project Report
Options for an economic track of the Yemen peace process (Arabic)
خيارات المسار الاقتصادي لعملية السلام في اليمن To read this publication in English click here.
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Publication - Project Report
Options for an economic track of the Yemen peace process
This report has been prepared by the International Growth Centre’s (IGC) State Fragility initiative following a request of Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) Yemen in coordination with the Office of the Special Envoy of the Secretary General to Yemen (OSESGY) to explore options for an economic track to the Yemen Peace process. This work is based on...
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Publication - Policy Brief
Exchange rate reform in Sudan (Arabic)
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Publication - Policy Brief
Exchange rate reform in Sudan
Since 2018, Sudan had been in severe economic distress, with a growing divergence between the official and parallel exchange rates and high and rising inflation, fueled by Sudan’s significant fiscal deficit, which reached 11% of GDP in 2019. With limited access to financial markets and concessional financing, Sudan was bridging the fiscal deficit...
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Publication - Policy paper
Motór sira ba kresimentu no transformasaun setoriál Timor-Leste nian (Rezumu)
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Publication - Policy paper
Os motores do crescimento e da transformação sectorial de Timor-Leste (Resumo)
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Publication - Policy paper
Timor-Leste's drivers of growth and structural transformation (Summary)
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Publication - Policy paper
Timor-Leste’s drivers of growth and sectoral transformation
This policy paper discusses policy priorities to realise Timor-Leste’s socio-economic potential on its path to middle-income status, focusing on fisheries, agriculture, and tourism as key sectors for economic transformation and analysing the role of infrastructure investment, financing frameworks, and digital innovation in making this possible. See below for summaries...
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Publication - Case study
AgDevCo in Malawi: A case study of the higher costs – and notable impact – of investing in challenging contexts
Firms and investors face high risks and costs when entering and operating in challenging environments, but their investments can provide considerable social and economic benefits. This case study explores how AgDevCo’s investments in Malawi demonstrate these dynamics and motivate the case for public funding to be used to offset the costs of pioneering in difficult settings.
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Publication - Policy paper
Strengthening development finance in fragile contexts
Pioneering firms have the potential to achieve significant social and economic benefits in fragile and conflict‑affected settings. However, these contexts involve higher risks and costs, which dissuades pioneers and investors. In this policy paper, we argue that the public good these firms provide warrants the use of public funds to offset the costs of pioneering in these...