Where know-how and action were missing
Guest blog written by Molebogeng Amanda (Tshoma) Mazibuko For five years, I have had a vision to help a specific group of people; a relegated and prejudiced gender with immense […]
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Reflections on LEG 2021 from Tanzania
Guest blog by Abdirehman Ahmad The course has been useful to understanding many concepts of economic growth. I have been learning new things from the first day to the last. The […]
Exploring export diversification in Trinidad and Tobago
Guest blog by Lebrechtta Hesse-Bayne The leading economic growth 2021 course exceeded my expectation. While the course overview gave an idea of what to expect, the tools provided were the icing […]
Resiliency and sustainability: Key Takeaways from LEG2021
Guest blog by Mathias McCauley What are some key ideas/learnings that you will take away from this course? The initial lectures on the “product space” and “PDIA” were fascinating and valuable […]
Nine lessons from LEG 2021: Economic diversification of Gabon
Guest blog by Milaine Rossanaly This course has benefited me tremendously. My background is in business administration so I intuitively understood concepts of growth, productivity, inclusion, binding constraints and others, but […]
Lack of diversity in Mongolian exports: Effects on employment & productivity
Guest blog by Suzanna Sumkhuu Over the past 4 years, I have been working at the country’s development policy planning reform, streamlining legislative, institutional and policy mechanisms. On this journey, I […]
Developing Economic Complexity in Western Australia’s remote, sparsely populated regional centres
Guest blog by Giles Tuffin 1. Some of the key insights I have learnt include: Just because your region produces raw goods (like iron ore) doesn’t mean that you should be […]
Tackling limited diversification and decreasing exports in Ethiopia
Guest blog by Yilma Nati Tefsu I want to start my answer to the final week of this amazing course by saying something different, something that has nothing to do with […]
Panama Embassy official writes about promoting US-Panama trade ties
Guest blog by Franklin Morales, Head of Commercial and Economic Affairs at the Embassy of Panama in the United States. A few years ago, I became a diplomat of my […]
How Benin can lead post-COVID economic recovery
Guest blog by Thierno Olory-Togbe As a Principal Legal Counsel at the African Legal Support Facility, I have the opportunity to advise African governments facing inadequate capacities in strategic sectors such […]