Understanding the problem is critical to policy implementation
Guest blog by Mustapha Samateh After 11 years of public service- 7 years at the Central Bank and 4 years as Director at Ministry of Finance and Economic Affairs, I joined […]
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The Pandemic Cannot Stop Us!
Guest blog by Jean-Francois Roussy Here we are at the end of our journey, 22 weeks later! When I applied to this program, the lock-down was starting, we were wondering what […]
Building the foundation for economic growth in Burkina Faso
Guest blog by Gillesamadou Ouedraogo “We do not inherit the land from our ancestors, we borrow it from our children”. A saying that paints well what I’ve gleaned from this insightful […]
Youth Unemployment in Kenya: My Journey as a Leading Economic Growth Student
Guest blog by Albert Waudo What can I say? This has been one of most interesting trainings I have attended in a while. Right from the first class where we […]
Impact of COVID-19 on Benin Republic’s Economy
Guest blog by Aadam Soulebon My expectations: When I was offered to sign up for the online version of this program, at first glance, I had concerns. This was my very […]
Tackling gun violence in Birmingham, Alabama
Guest blog by Crystal Smitherman Being a new and young politician, I knew I had a lot of learning to do in the political sector. I had a lot of energy […]
What if it’s not broken yet?
Guest blog by Carmel Quin Western Australia is a prosperous State in a diverse and wealthy country. Our growth challenge is not one that we experience today – but one that […]
Low local supply in global value chains in Chihuahua, MX
Guest blog by Torres Luis Oliver Being part of this course was not only an academic experience, it was also a professional experience of great impact for the development of my […]
Formalizing Egypt’s Informal Sector
Guest blog by Perihan Tawfik Being an Egyptian Woman, a holder of a master degree of the Public Policy and Public Administration from the American University in Cairo (AUC, 2007), member […]
Dissecting challenges, mapping entry points & building teams: My IPP learnings
Guest blog by Laney Stone This has been an interesting year, to say the least, and when it became clear that I would need to stay at home for some time […]