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The geography of poverty hotspots
By Jennifer L. Cohen, Raj M. Desai, Homi KharasSince at least Adam Smith’s Wealth of Nations in 1776, economists have asked why certain places grow, prosper, and achieve a higher standard of living...
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Figure of the week: Africa’s growing mobile economy
By Payce MaddenIn 2019, sub-Saharan Africa will continue to have the fastest-growing mobile economy in the world, states GSMA’s recently-released report The Mobile Economy: Sub-Saharan Africa 2019....
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Closing the opportunity gap in the Sahel
By Annette Dixon, Hafez GhanemInundated by bleak headlines and even bleaker forecasts, it is easy to forget that, in many ways, the world is better than it has ever been. Since 1990, nearly 1.1 billion...
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What every American should know about US foreign aid
By George IngramSeventy-five years of U.S. foreign assistance has produced more fiction than fact when it comes to how American tax dollars are being spent around the world. In the interest of...
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A conversation with Guinean President Condé on natural resource management in...
By Christina GolubskiNatural resources are a major driver for economic growth across the African continent, and the Republic of Guinea is no exception. The country has one-third of the world’s reserves...
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Leave no one behind: Time for specifics on the Sustainable Development Goals
A central theme of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) is a pledge “that no one will be left behind.” Since the establishment of the SDGs in 2015, the importance of this commitment has only grown...
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American leadership on the Sustainable Development Goals
By Anthony F. Pipa, Kaysie BrownThis year’s U.N. General Assembly in September was the first time that heads of state and government came together to assess global progress on the Sustainable...
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American Leadership in Advancing the Sustainable Development Goals
On Monday, September 23, 2019, Brookings in collaboration with the U.N. Foundation, co-hosted a public event at the Ford Foundation Center for Social Justice. The event showcased the best of American...
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How off-grid cold storage systems can help farmers reduce post-harvest losses
By Benson Kibiti, Heinz Strubenhoff“We watched our parents, grandparents, and those before them work tirelessly, they toiled in the rural farms only for a huge chunk of their fresh produce to rot away...
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More than 100 million young adults are still living in extreme poverty
By Kristofer Hamel, Constanza Di NucciAs global development leaders convene at the Annual Meetings of the World Bank and IMF, messages related to inequality and climate change dominate global headlines...
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Assessing past and future strategies for reducing poverty in Africa
By Louise FoxWhen the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) were announced in 2015, it was clear that success on SDG1—eradication of extreme poverty—depended on Africa’s performance. Recent forecasts...
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How the new Development Finance Corporation can get off to a solid start
By George Ingram, Sally PaxtonScheduled to open its doors this fall, the new U.S. Development Finance Corporation (DFC) has some ambitious—and welcomed—goals. Created by the BUILD Act, the DFC is set...
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Building the SDG economy: Needs, spending, and financing for universal...
By Homi Kharas, John McArthurPouring several colors of paint into a single bucket produces a gray pool of muck, not a shiny rainbow. Similarly, when it comes to discussions of financing the Sustainable...
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3 promising sectors for Nordic-African collaboration around sustainable...
By Daniel Akinmade EmejuluNorway’s relationship with Africa is deepening: Norwegian trade with African countries is on the rise, experiencing a 50 percent increase in just 2018. Norway recently...
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People, places, and problems: Time for specifics on the Sustainable...
By David BatcheckIncluded in the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), established in 2015, is a pledge that “no one will be left behind.” It is an ambitious commitment that has grown in political...
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Promoting women’s economic empowerment: Mission impossible?
By Talajeh LivaniEvery year billions of dollars are poured into development projects and programs to promote gender equality in economic opportunity. Some argue that these investments do not have any...
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Louise Fox
By Camille MayLouise Fox is a nonresident senior fellow in the African Growth Initiative (AGI), which is part of the Global Economy and Development Program at the Brookings Institution. Her work at...
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What every American should know about US foreign aid
By George IngramSeventy-five years of U.S. foreign assistance has produced more fiction than fact when it comes to how American tax dollars are being spent around the world. In the interest of...
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Leave no one behind: Time for specifics on the sustainable development goals
A central theme of the sustainable development goals (SDGs) is a pledge “that no one will be left behind.” Since the establishment of the SDGs in 2015, the importance of this commitment has only grown...
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