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After the pandemic…doing development better

Our CEO, Mark Henstridge reflects on why, in a post-pandemic world how aid gets spent and secures impact is often more important than how much we spend – for developing …

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Dasgupta Review: Putting a value on biodiversity – but are long-term aims being missed in the heat of the Covid crisis?

Nature in the time of Covid - our Chief Economist, Stevan Lee, looks at the likely impact of the pioneering Dasgupta Review

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Remote qualitative data collection: Lessons from a multi-country qualitative evaluation

Following an endline evaluation of an education programme we share eight factors that can help make remote data collection during Covid-19 a success

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Meet the challenges: Rolling out Covid-19 vaccination in low-and middle-income countries

What are the barriers to global Covid-19 vaccine distribution and how can countries potentially minimise these issues?

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Ease of doing business – what are we learning from India’s business regulations experiment?

We supported the World Bank Group and DPIIT to develop the Business Reform Action Plan (BRAP) 2019 rankings. Here are some key ways to make it easier to do business

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How can global health systems be strengthened to respond to shocks like Covid-19?

Research from our Maintains programme in Bangladesh, Pakistan, Uganda, Kenya, Ethiopia and Sierra Leone during Covid-19 considers the links between health system …

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Reimagining technical assistance: will Covid-19 change delivery?

Will Covid-19 change the way we deliver technical assistance? The short answer is yes. The long answer is not yet…

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Reimagining technical assistance: from capacity substitution to capacity development

How to move the discussion on technical assistance away from something provided by ‘development’ organisations, and towards technical assistance as a policy option for …

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Reimagining technical assistance: what role should technical advisers have in supporting government reform?

Exploring the different roles of technical advisors in supporting governments – and the challenges in shifting towards a facilitator role.

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