International Growth Centre has released a series of blog posts on tackling corruption: When we think about trade barriers hindering developing countries, we often think of tariffs and regulations. However, IGC research suggests another hidden cost, corruption at border posts, plays a significant but underappreciated role in hindering trade and development When we think about … More Doing business with corruption

Investment in agriculture is key for economic growth and job creation among Africa’s farmers, but significant constraints remain before they can fulfil that potential. That’s according to Grow Africa‘s Enabling Environment survey. The survey gathered responses from 133 companies, domestic and international, in 12 countries, regarding the challenges facing their specific investments. Image: Grow Africa 2015 … More African farmers need investment – but these 6 factors stand in the way

The International Growth Centre recently published an interesting and informative read on their findings about the relationship between aid and foreign direct investment in developing countries: “Aid-financed infrastructure promotes foreign direct investments” The link between aid and private investment is not well understood. Could aid-financed infrastructure investments encourage higher foreign direct investment? The authors present the results … More IGC on the link between Aid and FDI