ODI [to 23 April 2016]
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News | 21 April 2016
Manufacturing more than doubles in sub-Saharan Africa, despite fall in share of GDP – new report
New ODI research finds manufacturing production in sub-Saharan Africa has more than doubled between 2005 and 2014

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News | 19 April 2016
China the largest new aid donor in some of the world’s poorer countries – new report
In an analysis of aid flows to nine lower income and lower-middle income countries, China accounted for at least half of all non-traditional development finance

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Developing export-based manufacturing in sub-Saharan Africa
Research reports and studies | April 2016 | Neil Balchin, Stephen Gelb, Jane Kennan, Hope Martin, Dirk Willem te Velde and Carolin Williams
This paper describes how production, employment, trade and investment in the manufacturing sectors in nine sub-Saharan African countries has increased over the last decade.

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Impact evaluation for portfolio programmes on policy influence
Working and discussion papers | April 2016 | Jessica Mackenzie, Simon Hearn
What can we learn from the Poverty Reduction Support Facility about evaluating portfolio programmes that aim to influence policy?

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An age of choice for development finance: evidence from country case studies
Research reports and studies | April 2016 | Annalisa Prizzon, Romilly Greenhill, Shakira Mustapha
There are now more development finance providers than ever before. This report explores the perspectives of country governments on this new age of choice.

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Age of choice: Viet Nam in the new development finance landscape
Research reports and studies | April 2016 | Annalisa Prizzon, Maya Schmaljohann
This report examines how Viet Nam manages the new development finance landscape.

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Age of choice: Lao People’s Democratic Republic in the new development finance landscape
Research reports and studies | April 2016 | Romilly Greenhill, Shakira Mustapha
This report explores how Lao PDR manages the new development finance landscape.

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Age of choice: Uganda in the new development finance landscape
Research reports and studies | April 2016 | Cathal Long, Fiona Davies, Martin Wabwire
This report examines how Uganda manages the new development finance landscape.

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Age of choice: Kenya in the new development finance landscape
Research reports and studies | April 2016 | Annalisa Prizzon, Tom Hart
This report examines how Kenya manages the new development finance landscape.

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The AIIB and investment in action on climate change
Working and discussion papers | April 2016 | Darius Nassiry and Smita Nakhooda
The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank has a unique opportunity to take a bold approach to the expansion of renewable energy and sustainable infrastructure in Asia.

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Non-state security providers and political formation in South Sudan: the case of Western Equatoria’s Arrow Boys
Research reports and studies | April 2016 | Mareike Schomerus
This paper analyses the impact of the Arrow Boys militia and the Zande King on security and governance formation in South Sudan.

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Food prices: March 2016 update
Research reports and studies | April 2016 | Steve Wiggins and Sharada Keats
Food price updates track international prices of key cereals and comment on events in markets that affect them. This update reports events in the first quarter of 2016.