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Agriculture and climate – Innovative market approaches for improved economic empowerment

By Rob Floyd and Rick Gilmore At the recent African Transformation Forum (ATF2018) in Accra, the African Center for Economic Transformation (ACET) highlighted four key issues that will, in large part, define Africa’s economic transformation…

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Merely collecting more taxes is not enough to achieve the SDGs
By Sanjeev Gupta In development circles these days, there is considerable emphasis on developing countries collecting more taxes domestically to help achieve the Sustainable Development Goals...
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The challenging problem of labour and youth education: A wake up call for Africa
By George Boateng Jobless growth for a booming youth population, graduate unemployment and the skills challenge of the 4IR were questions with which participants...
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PACT manufacturing chapter agrees measures to spur industrialisation
By Buddy Buruku A regional value chain approach, one stop border posts and harmonized trade guidelines were export policies key to spurring industrialisation, participants...
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Agriculture Powering African Transformation
By Qondi Moyo Strong sustained economic growth is a key challenge for the African continent. As discussed in a recent IFPRI volume, economic convergence among...
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Pathways to structural transformation in Africa
By Olivier Cadot and Jaime de Melo Sub-Saharan Africa has returned to growth. To pursue its structural transformation amid a weak industrial base and...
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On the equity-friendly property tax: Time for developing countries to invest?
By Nancy Birdsall and Sanjeev Gupta Developing countries have made considerable progress in raising taxes in recent years. Between 2002-2014, average tax ratios rose by...
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Kwame Nkrumah, the AfCFTA and the ‘Africa We Want’
Dede Amanor-Wilks The recent signing of the Continental Free Trade Area (CFTA) for Africa brings us a step closer to the dream of a...
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Tax justice: global solutions needed to lift global veil of secrecy
By Caroline Kende-Robb Effective taxation lies at the heart of the social contract between citizens and the state. It is a powerful instrument to...
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Time for African countries to navigate the changing landscape of blended finance
By Richard Carey Blended finance is a new buzzword in the development finance discourse. While some key definitions and modalities are still under debate,...
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Financial inclusion of women and youth is vital for growth and jobs
By Dede Amanor-Wilks and Amanda Aniston People who have no access to bank accounts or other financial services – typically women and the youth...
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Jobless growth is Ghana’s biggest youth challenge
By William Baah-Boateng Youth unemployment and joblessness together constitute a major socio-economic and political problem in Ghana and many other African countries even though...
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Addressing the challenge of youth employment in Africa through YIELD
Africa’s population and labor force are growing rapidly, but opportunities for decent employment are expanding at a slower pace.
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Ghana’s ‘tragedy of the commons’ – how about a self-regulatory approach to artisanal mining?
Artisanal mining, popularly known as ‘galamsey’ in Ghanaian parlance, is one of the most complex economic sectors in Ghana.
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The Togolese governance crisis: Lessons for Africa’s democracy
West Africa has made gains in governance in recent years, but security concerns persist. The unrest in Togo is an unhealthy political development.
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Agripreneurship in Africa: the YIELD approach
It is widely acknowledged that agriculture, or more properly agribusiness, is the key to transforming African economies.
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