30 September 2020 Online Workshop - COVID-19 in Africa Taking stock of the impacts on the informal economy, supply chains, and labour markets More information © Miroslava Chrienova | Pixabay News The role of global governance institutions in mitigating the adverse economic impacts of epidemics 07.10.2020 The latest PEGNet Policy Brief was authored by Belinda Archibong, Francis Annan, and Uche Ekhator-Mobayode ... PEGNet Workshop: COVID-19 in Africa 22.09.2020 The online event will take place on 30 September 2020 from 15.00 to 18.00 CET. PEGNet Expert Meeting - Industrial policy in times of pandemic 14.08.2020 The online event will take place on 14 September 2020 from 14.00 to 15.30 CET. Events Postponement PEGNet Conference... Addressing Fragility and Conflict in Developing Countries 09 - 10 Sep 2021 Fragility and conflict are a significant challenge to development and constrain efforts to achieve Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 1, which aims to end poverty by 2030. In developing countries, conflict has stunted gross domestic product... Kampala, Uganda Registration required Latest Publications The role of global governance institutions in mitigating the adverse economic impacts of epidemics PEGNet Policy Brief 10/2020 Download Belinda Archibong, Francis Annan, Uche Ekhator-Mobayode The COVID-19 pandemic has infected over 25 million people and resulted in more than 800,000 deaths as of September 2020. The virulence... Policy instruments for FDI promotion in Africa PEGNet Policy Brief 06/2020 Download Saskia Mösle, Frauke Steglich Global foreign direct investment (FDI) has increased substantially over the past decades and so has FDI in Africa. However, still only... COVID-19: Impacts on African economies – economic challenges and social safety net responses PEGNet Policy Brief 04/2020 Download Hannah Ryder, Angela Benefo The impacts of the “COVID-19 shock” on African economies are unfolding rapidly and can be expected to vary widely by country. The... Mobilizing Women Voters in Pakistan PEGNet Policy Brief 03/2020 Download Zain Chaudhry In most developing countries, politicians are mostly male, whose politics revolves around male household heads. The system does not... In the News Preventing poverty by Hans Dembowski 19.09.2019 - D+C | Development and Cooperation Going against the tide by Mwanda Phiri and Kacana Sipangule 06.03.2019 - D + C | Development and Cooperation Driving wealth and development by Janina Meister 26.06.2018 - D + C | Development and Cooperation Measures to reduce inequality by Sabine Balk 05.10.2017 - D + C | Development and Cooperation Africa needs increased integration 05.10.2016 - Kiel Institute for the World Economy Experts from the Kiel Institute for the World Economy have called for more integration on the African continent. “An abundance of... To prosper, small African countries must cooperate closely by Hans Dembowski 16.03.2016 - D + C | Development and Cooperation PEGNet on Twitter PEGNet @PEGNetKiel Folgen Throwback to the panel on the impact of #Covid19 on #African #SupplyChains with @BraunMunzinger (@giz_gmbh), @amy_jadesimi (@ladol_freezone), Holger Görg (@kielinstitute) & @MaximoTorero (@FAO) at #PEGNet2020 #Throwback t.co/yChA0yNWDu PEGNet @PEGNetKiel Folgen RT @kiel_africa: This recently published PEGNet #policy brief by @belindaarch, Francis Annan & @ucheekhator shows that global governance in… PEGNet @PEGNetKiel Folgen RT @GIGA_Institute: Even within #households, poverty varies. E.g. #women are often poorer than men. Isis Gaddis @WorldBank talks about her… PEGNet @PEGNetKiel Folgen Read the latest #PEGNet Policy Brief on the role of global #governance institutions in mitigating the adverse economic impacts of #epidemics authored by @belindaarch (@BarnardCollege), Francis Annan (@GeorgiaStateU) & @ucheekhator (@PittTweet) pegnet.ifw-kiel.de/policy-briefs/… #COVID__19 t.co/u1xBfeQvdl PEGNet @PEGNetKiel Folgen RT @Guenther_ETH: Interesting and diverse perspectives on the impact of Covid19 on Africa during @PEGNetKiel workshop. Important message by… PEGNet @PEGNetKiel Folgen #Throwback to the opening session of the #PEGNet workshop on #COVID19 in Africa with @nakamba_pamela (@ZiparInfo), @snkaringi (UNECA), Stefan Oswald (@BMZ_Bund), @kunalsen5 (@UNUWIDER), and Pietro Toigo (@AfDB_Group) on #COVIDー19 and #economic #development. #PEGNet2020 t.co/qvyu6BShdd PEGNet @PEGNetKiel Folgen RT @kielinstitute: We are expanding our research and consulting activities on international #development and our focus on #Africa and #migr… PEGNet @PEGNetKiel Folgen With people having had to stay put, there is a realization of #investment opportunities and increased interest—when previously there were not enough people to invest. “#industrialization of the continent is not driven by #FDI”, so @amy_jadesimi. PEGNet @PEGNetKiel Folgen From an African perspective, market failures have to be overcome, mindsets & outlooks changed for Africa to benefit from global trade. “If you want to develop you need to involve African people.” Support for #SME is essential, as well as deregulation. PEGNet @PEGNetKiel Folgen Foreign direct investment in Africa is negligible. The pandemic becomes an opportunity to correct serious market failures & focus on the local sector. Increase local capacity to invest & drive development to attract serious #FDI in the future, so @amy_jadesimi (@ladol_freezone).
The role of global governance institutions in mitigating the adverse economic impacts of epidemics 07.10.2020 The latest PEGNet Policy Brief was authored by Belinda Archibong, Francis Annan, and Uche Ekhator-Mobayode ...
PEGNet Workshop: COVID-19 in Africa 22.09.2020 The online event will take place on 30 September 2020 from 15.00 to 18.00 CET.
PEGNet Expert Meeting - Industrial policy in times of pandemic 14.08.2020 The online event will take place on 14 September 2020 from 14.00 to 15.30 CET.
Postponement PEGNet Conference... Addressing Fragility and Conflict in Developing Countries 09 - 10 Sep 2021 Fragility and conflict are a significant challenge to development and constrain efforts to achieve Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 1, which aims to end poverty by 2030. In developing countries, conflict has stunted gross domestic product... Kampala, Uganda Registration required
The role of global governance institutions in mitigating the adverse economic impacts of epidemics PEGNet Policy Brief 10/2020 Download Belinda Archibong, Francis Annan, Uche Ekhator-Mobayode The COVID-19 pandemic has infected over 25 million people and resulted in more than 800,000 deaths as of September 2020. The virulence...
Policy instruments for FDI promotion in Africa PEGNet Policy Brief 06/2020 Download Saskia Mösle, Frauke Steglich Global foreign direct investment (FDI) has increased substantially over the past decades and so has FDI in Africa. However, still only...
COVID-19: Impacts on African economies – economic challenges and social safety net responses PEGNet Policy Brief 04/2020 Download Hannah Ryder, Angela Benefo The impacts of the “COVID-19 shock” on African economies are unfolding rapidly and can be expected to vary widely by country. The...
Mobilizing Women Voters in Pakistan PEGNet Policy Brief 03/2020 Download Zain Chaudhry In most developing countries, politicians are mostly male, whose politics revolves around male household heads. The system does not...
Going against the tide by Mwanda Phiri and Kacana Sipangule 06.03.2019 - D + C | Development and Cooperation
Africa needs increased integration 05.10.2016 - Kiel Institute for the World Economy Experts from the Kiel Institute for the World Economy have called for more integration on the African continent. “An abundance of...
To prosper, small African countries must cooperate closely by Hans Dembowski 16.03.2016 - D + C | Development and Cooperation
PEGNet @PEGNetKiel Folgen Throwback to the panel on the impact of #Covid19 on #African #SupplyChains with @BraunMunzinger (@giz_gmbh), @amy_jadesimi (@ladol_freezone), Holger Görg (@kielinstitute) & @MaximoTorero (@FAO) at #PEGNet2020 #Throwback t.co/yChA0yNWDu
PEGNet @PEGNetKiel Folgen RT @kiel_africa: This recently published PEGNet #policy brief by @belindaarch, Francis Annan & @ucheekhator shows that global governance in…
PEGNet @PEGNetKiel Folgen RT @GIGA_Institute: Even within #households, poverty varies. E.g. #women are often poorer than men. Isis Gaddis @WorldBank talks about her…
PEGNet @PEGNetKiel Folgen Read the latest #PEGNet Policy Brief on the role of global #governance institutions in mitigating the adverse economic impacts of #epidemics authored by @belindaarch (@BarnardCollege), Francis Annan (@GeorgiaStateU) & @ucheekhator (@PittTweet) pegnet.ifw-kiel.de/policy-briefs/… #COVID__19 t.co/u1xBfeQvdl
PEGNet @PEGNetKiel Folgen RT @Guenther_ETH: Interesting and diverse perspectives on the impact of Covid19 on Africa during @PEGNetKiel workshop. Important message by…
PEGNet @PEGNetKiel Folgen #Throwback to the opening session of the #PEGNet workshop on #COVID19 in Africa with @nakamba_pamela (@ZiparInfo), @snkaringi (UNECA), Stefan Oswald (@BMZ_Bund), @kunalsen5 (@UNUWIDER), and Pietro Toigo (@AfDB_Group) on #COVIDー19 and #economic #development. #PEGNet2020 t.co/qvyu6BShdd
PEGNet @PEGNetKiel Folgen RT @kielinstitute: We are expanding our research and consulting activities on international #development and our focus on #Africa and #migr…
PEGNet @PEGNetKiel Folgen With people having had to stay put, there is a realization of #investment opportunities and increased interest—when previously there were not enough people to invest. “#industrialization of the continent is not driven by #FDI”, so @amy_jadesimi.
PEGNet @PEGNetKiel Folgen From an African perspective, market failures have to be overcome, mindsets & outlooks changed for Africa to benefit from global trade. “If you want to develop you need to involve African people.” Support for #SME is essential, as well as deregulation.
PEGNet @PEGNetKiel Folgen Foreign direct investment in Africa is negligible. The pandemic becomes an opportunity to correct serious market failures & focus on the local sector. Increase local capacity to invest & drive development to attract serious #FDI in the future, so @amy_jadesimi (@ladol_freezone).
