International Growth Centre

This recently published policy brief highlights a potential alternative to #fossilfuels: setting up #agrivoltaic systems in less fertile and single-cropped land to achieve #Bangladesh's 40% renewable energy target by 2041. Read the full brief ⤵️

Tomorrow, 13:00-14:00 (BST) 📣 Join us for a webinar on financing and de-risking #solar mini grid development in #fragile and conflicted-affected contexts. The panel features Joyce DeMucci, Andrew Herscowitz, Doug Miller, and Joevas Asare. Register here 📥⏳ https://lnkd.in/e_AhaX-S

Voluntary Sustainability Standards (VSS) have long been a subject of debate. Some argue they deliver economic, social, and environmental benefits. VSS critics say that it is a #trade barrier which imposes additional costs on #farmers in low-income countries to participate in the global market 💰 This new policy brief finds that #coffee farmers in Ethiopia’s Sidama region experience noticeable benefits of being certified, such as increased yields, prices, and dividends, compared to non-certified farmers 🌾🚜 However, challenges such as affordability concerns and adapting certification requirements to local contexts remain. Full policy brief 📎⏬ https://lnkd.in/e6gwbGhB

#TradePolicy is increasingly driven by non-economic objectives, such as #security and #environmental goals, creating new risks and opportunities for governments and firms in low-income countries. Find out more in today's blog by Christian Lippitsch and Nathalie Raschka 👇

We are #hiring for multiple roles 📢 1️⃣ IGC (Senior) Country Economist - Jordan, deadline: 7 July 2️⃣ IGC Programme Coordinator, deadline: 14 July 3️⃣ IGC Publications Assistant, deadline: 21 July More information here ⬇️ https://lnkd.in/ek6d9r3X

Join us for a webinar on financing and de-risking #solar mini grid development in fragile contexts. The panel features: Doug Miller, Joyce DeMucci, Andrew Herscowitz, and Joevas Asare. You'll hear perspectives from development finance institutions (#DFIs), companies that have developed specific mechanisms, and knowledge on how mini grid developers operate in challenging environments. 🕐 13:00-14:15 (BST) 📅 10 July, 2024 Register below ✍️ https://lnkd.in/e_AhaX-S

Ercio A. Muñoz Saavedra, Melanie Saavedra and Dario Sansone detail their study (the first to use a large nationally representative survey from Mexico) which documents substantial negative outcomes for #intersex individuals. This study prompts the need for more detailed surveys whose analysis can feed into #inclusive policymaking to improve the life quality of intersex and other #LGBTQI+ populations. Read more ⤵️

In this The Financial Express Bangladesh article, Xiangchen Zhang (DDG, World Trade Organization) draws on the work of Richard Newfarmer, Andrew Womer and Christian Lippitsch, who make the case that service-led transformation in Africa can expand export volumes, especially in sectors such as tourism and transport. We spoke to Christian Lippitsch further: 'There is reason to believe that Africa won't replicate Asia's manufacturing-led growth miracle. Instead, African nations need to explore new options to drive growth and exports alongside manufacturing. Productive and tradable services industries are emerging and have already been key contributors to #productivity and #export growth. To make use of newly emerging service industries, African nations need to overcome persisting barriers such as regulatory burden on data, and invest in complementary infrastructure and skills.' Read more ⤵

📌 New Tax for Growth policy toolkit: Corporate #tax havens are eroding tax revenues in developing countries. Multinational enterprises shift profits to low-tax jurisdictions, which results in a global annual #taxrevenue loss of over US$ 200 billion. You can access the full publication here 📄⬇️ https://lnkd.in/edY-xN4b

This study finds that lottery-based financial incentives are more effective at increasing willingness and uptake of #COVID19 boosters, in comparison to #vaccine mandates or safety-related messages ����💉 The latest IGC blog is out now 🔎 https://lnkd.in/eNuQXdRz