Call for Applications

2010 Global Development Awards and Medals Competition for research proposals and completed research papers

Competition Themes:

1. External Capital Flows and Financing for Development
2. Domestic Resource Mobilization and Financial Sector Development: Another Angle to Look at the MDGs in a Post-crisis World?
3. Innovative Sources of Development Finance

For more information, please visit the Global Development Network website.

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Unleashing the potential of Africa’s financial sectors


The Partnership for Making Finance Work for Africa (MFW4A) is an initiative to support the efforts of African countries to boost economic growth and fight poverty by encouraging and facilitating financial sector development. The Partnership brings together African governments, development partners and the private sector to unleash the full potential of the financial sector to drive economic development and reduce poverty across the continent. more



25.06.2010 | "Consumers tend to be weak"

Microfinance institutions try to fight informal saving schemes by teaching citizens how bank accounts and loans function. Listen to Munkiwe Wadak's report.

07.06.2010 | Children handle money early these days

Children in Ghana have a special subject in school: Financial Literacy. Abdullateef Abubakar Jos spoke to Diana Esi Mantey, Director of Curriculum, Research and Development at Ghana Education Service, about the impact of these courses.

18.05.2010 | Zambian SMEs worry about customs union

Zambia has a large small and medium enterprise sector. But many business people are afraid that their products will not be competitive within the new COMESA customs union. Listen to Stephen Mdoma's report from Lusaka, Zambia.