This error has been recognised by DTB Uganda (statement below) yet Andy, myself, and many others have lost hundreds of £ and have been struggling to get our banks to resolve the issue (cc Monzo 🏦)

Still no response from NatWest NatWest Group or a refund from DTB Uganda

Corruption is simple - but it's also complicated. To improve the lives of ordinary people, anti-corruption strategies must be consciously pro-growth.

In Dani Rodrik's recent FT interview he made a vital point about industrial policy: "The typical rule is that a small number of successful investments will pay for all the failures." ft.com/content/34872d…

🎙 Really enjoyed talking about our work with Growth Teams on the Charter Cities Institute podcast! 💡 Hope this sheds some light on what we do, the motivation for our work, and the vision ahead. 🚀 Let us know what you think!

🌍The African Queen, Out of Africa, Heart of Darkness. We speak to one small business owner in Tanzania about the damage of reducing 54 diverse countries to one stagnant stereotype. 🖌️ thegpi.org/p/welcome-to-t…

Industrial policy is at a turning point - does it continue to look to the past or try to predict the future? Covering insights from Dani Rodrik Joseph E. Stiglitz Noah Smith 🐇🇺🇸🇺🇦🇹🇼 Jonathan Said Come for the dev econ, stay for the Notts Forrest nostalgia. thegpi.org/p/development-…

Industrial policy in Africa should be about doubling down on what works to deepen productive sectors & create jobs at scale. It should be tool gov'ts use to support job-creating private sector. The sector (agric, manufacturing or services) or size of business is secondary.

Are you a recent graduate, young professional, or simply someone wanting to expand their horizons? We are excited to announce the launch of the (paid) GPI Fellowship Programme. More details below 👇

Very interesting evidence from Uganda: even large manufacturing firms resemble groups of self-employed workers. Important implications for scaling up SMEs. (Featuring "outstanding research assistance" from Elena Spadini) VoxDev voxdev.org/topic/firms/ho…

It seems Patricia Cohen The New York Times agrees with us that developing economics is at a turning point. Dani Rodrik thegpi.org/p/development-…

Today we're talking teacher’s pets. Why do some SMEs benefit a lot from coaching and others… not so much? New from #theGPI thegpi.org/p/sme-consulti…

Pirates, Dr Octopus and Lant Pritchett. This week from #theGPI

Today is the last day of my ODI Fellowship in the Ministry of Finance in Uganda. Two years in Kampala have gone by in a flash. Thanks to all my colleagues at the ministry and beyond for making me feel so welcome. I’m looking forward to a bit of time off before my next gig!

Fab new job working on impactful policy and research. You will be working with key players in national, regional and local policy and delivery.

👨‍💼 Ups and downs, small annoyances and big challenges, too many weddings and too little printer ink. 🖨 🏛 Here’s what you can learn by spending 2 years in the heart of an East African government. open.substack.com/pub/thegpi/p/5…