My new year’s resolution: Why I’m banning “The West”一月 14, 2019One of the greatest aspects of being a parent is having […]
Who is looking out for African companies in China?十二月 31, 2018This year I got a great, albeit unusual Christmas prese […]
Ask Our Client: Working with China to end AIDs in Africa? Why?十二月 1, 2018Today marks the annual ‘World AIDS Day’, and therefore […]
Industrialization – Why African countries can’t directly copy China’s experience十一月 20, 2018African countries are seeking to industrialize. From Ad […]
Infographic: Who’s helping young African people become global citizens?九月 9, 2018The African continent is home to 16% of the world’s pop […]
Is FOCAC Unique? Read our new Background Brief八月 28, 2018Having kept the meeting date hush-hush until just two w […]
Our Expert Explains: A trade war between the US and Rwanda? Why?七月 10, 2018Anyone working in development now knows these days that […]
Speech: Making Africa Move – The New Belt and Road Opportunity五月 22, 2018Distinguished Guests, Ladies and Gentlemen, good mornin […]
Speech: The Africa China Child turns 18 – What Next?五月 21, 2018Good afternoon distinguished guests, ladies and gentlem […]
Speech: Bringing the “us” to Global Cooperation四月 12, 2018Thank you so much for the honour and invitation to give […]
Opinion: They may not say it, but many countries do treat Africans like Trump一月 23, 2018The American President’s comment on “shitho […]
Op-Ed: The China Factor in Kenya and Zimbabwe十二月 24, 2017Ask anyone with a basic knowledge of Africa which count […]
The Imperialist People’s Republic of Africa?七月 13, 2017A few months ago, a New York Times magazine cover was e […]
发言：在一带一路沿线创造工作岗位和培养企业家——中国能提供什么帮助？七月 3, 2017创造工作岗位和培养企业家是可持续发展的关键。 中国通过一带一路倡议至少能从三方面帮助全球创造工作岗位和培养企业 […]
Can China’s civil society organisations bark like two dogs?五月 31, 2017In Beijing, today is the annual deadline every dog owne […]
Opinion: How can African countries get the most from Belt and Road?五月 18, 2017Living in China, it’s been impossible to miss the count […]
Mo-bike – the development dream?五月 1, 2017I remember the day I noticed mo-bikes, the new shared b […]
Speech: China-Africa reporting needs more oil!四月 19, 2017尊敬的各位来宾，女士们, 先生们, 大家下午好！Wanawake na mabwana, Haba […]
Op-Ed: The End of Poverty in China?四月 1, 2017One of the most cited statistics about China may well b […]
Opinion: A champion of globalisation? A response to Trump’s travel ban would show China’s real intentions二月 15, 2017“Pursuing protectionism is like locking oneself i […]
Opinion: Is China really helping Africa?一月 16, 2017There is no doubt that relations between China and Afri […]
Will China’s social media fly global in 2017?一月 9, 2017The beginning of the year – Western or Chinese &# […]
Who’s got the bargaining power?十二月 12, 2016As part of my preparation to return to work early next […]
Summits as game-changers? Really?五月 16, 2016Late last year and early this year African heads of sta […]
Hairstyles and the G20 – what to pick in China?十二月 2, 2015Most women, if and when they can, love visiting the hai […]
Is your relationship with China better than mine?一月 20, 2015Just a few weeks ago, my sister got married. The weddin […]
Training as if China isn’t a Country十月 9, 2014Africa isn’t a country. It’s an obvious statement but a […]
Unexpected outcomes from Rio+20八月 14, 2014A couple of days ago, I had coffee with a friend and en […]
Genuinely Learning from Saudi Arabia七月 1, 2014One of the things I love about my job is getting to mee […]
How can we scale up fortuitous partnerships?五月 29, 2014A couple of weekends ago, the Chinese Prime Minister Li […]
Who’s the best at development cooperation?三月 24, 2014My primary school had some quite strong incentives to d […]
Can you make 90 minutes really count?二月 14, 2014I sometimes worry that I work too hard. This is the thi […]
Mixing it up in Middle Income Countries十二月 11, 2013During my teenage years, I had a good number of friends […]
Delivering Results in Scarce Times十一月 26, 2013About 4 months ago, I found out that a second cousin of […]
How much does your government spend on you?九月 24, 2013Here in the UK, according to national statistics (PDF 2 […]
Civil Society and Development: More than a technical issue七月 30, 2013If you’ve ever watched the seminal British comedy […]
Why a one-size-fits-all approach doesn’t fit Nigeria六月 3, 2013I have to travel a lot for my work, and over time I hav […]
Can we accept negative feedback on our knowledge?四月 18, 2013A good friend of mine has started advertising her flat […]
What’s the problem with sharing knowlegde?四月 16, 2013Did you know that Wikipedia had several predecessors? A […]
Can the G8 help Kenya increase trade?三月 26, 2013A recent experience brought to life for me some of the […]
The Rise of Development Effectiveness三月 22, 2013A few months ago, DFID’s Secretary of State Justi […]
Digital by Default – a new reality for development?一月 25, 2013A few weeks ago I went to see the new James Bond film S […]
A transparent New Year’s resolution for 2013一月 10, 2013Happy New Year to all my DFID friends and blog readers! […]
The secret ingredient for development meetings十二月 18, 2012About a year ago, I experienced one of the hardest work […]
Sharing the Post-2015 Framework十一月 8, 2012It might be over a month away, but my husband and I hav […]
Putting on my sceptical hat for access to energy十月 22, 2012Economists have a reputation for being sceptical. So mu […]
The right sized Power of We to influence development十月 15, 2012Over the past couple of weeks, two big changes have hap […]
What’s the route to becoming a developed country?十月 10, 2012Last week, there was a great quotation doing the rounds […]
A day in the life of a UK official at Rio+20六月 22, 2012My alarm goes off at 6.15am. I hit the snooze button an […]
Pitching for business at Rio+20五月 31, 2012Sometimes, it seems like we are constantly under pressu […]
Creating a climate in which we’re able to fail四月 11, 2012Winning is great, but is it OK to talk about losing as […]
How buying together in Government can be Powerful三月 15, 2012It’s Climate Week in the UK, and I’ve been […]
A new way to swim – conventional or green growth?十二月 21, 2011The end of the year is always a time for reflecting on […]
After 2009, why could 2015 deliver a climate deal?十二月 16, 2011The phrase “the benefit of hindsight” has b […]
The tug-of-war over the private sector – time to stop?十二月 7, 2011Over the past few weeks, and as I mentioned in a previo […]
Staying close to food is key to tackling climate change十月 16, 2011A few years ago, my grandparents came to visit my husba […]
How DFID can use Justin Bieber’s Twitter Account十月 3, 2011A friend of mine has been raving to me about a new ipho […]
What Economics can (and can’t) tell us, Part 3: Prioritising Women八月 24, 2011A few days ago, a report by the UK’s Equalities and Hum […]
What economics can (and can’t) tell us, part 2: Getting the best deals八月 4, 2011I don’t know about you but I always dread “that time of […]
What economics can (and can’t) tell us, part 1: carbon taxes七月 12, 2011On my first day as a civil servant, my new boss asked, […]
Why we need to test cash transfers for climate change五月 6, 2011As a development economist, I’m itching to read Poor Ec […]
Climate Change needs more than Plastic Surgery四月 21, 2011Most week days, I wake up at around 6.30am to go for a […]
Can playing games with disasters make sense?四月 5, 2011Yesterday, I played a “disaster game”. It w […]
Dangerous generalisations: China and climate change三月 17, 2011I’ve just finished reading “When a Billion Chines […]
The power of pictures in cooking and economics二月 9, 2011One of last week’s editions of the Financial Time […]
Motorbikes, Mercedes and low-carbon choices二月 2, 2011I’ve been working with two of our Asian country o […]
So, what does a climate economist do?一月 24, 2011I’ve been a Senior Economist in DFID for just over a mo […]
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