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WDI Research Fellow Andy Grogan-Kaylor sits down for a Q&A on his work and why he likes collaborating with WDI's PMI team.

There are currently about 26 million refugees globally, the highest number on record. Turkey hosts more refugees than any country in the world, including 3.6 million Syrian refugees. Like refugees in other countries, Syrians in Turkey must find work in order to support themselves and their families in a new…

Virtual Exchange Class Pairs U-M Students with Peers in three Middle East Countries Cross-cultural relationships in business can be challenging, but students adept at navigating them are far more likely to excel in business— not to mention a host of other global professions and fields.  A unique course, offered at…

Cash prizes include $5,000 for the winning case study WDI Publishing is organizing a new competition for case  studies focusing on the unique advantages and challenges of doing business in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA)…

An information session for students interested in enrolling in BA685: Healthcare Delivery in Emerging Markets will be held at 5:30 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 28 at the Ross School of Business, Blau Hall Room 1210. The class is offered by Michigan Ross and is organized and primarily funded by WDI. …

Note: This is one in an ongoing series of articles profiling past WDI interns and Multidisciplinary Action Project (MAP) team members and their career paths. Additional profiles in the series may be found here. Puneet Goenka always wanted a career in which he could improve people’s lives.  As an undergrad at…

Government health ministries in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) have historically struggled to adequately fund healthcare services for their citizens. But as these countries transition away from donor funding over the next two decades, many will need to find new domestic revenue streams to finance these services. A new WDI…

Note: The following post was originally published on NextBillion.net, which is managed by WDI. By Paul Clyde This past summer, Ghana was selected as the host country for the Secretariat of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), a group of countries with a population of 1.3 billion and a combined income…

Multinational corporations grow around the world by hiring the best local talent and transferring their best practices between different regions. But the inaugural 2019-20 WDI Global Impact Speaker believes a more nuanced approach is needed to build profitable, sustainable and high-growth businesses in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs).  Ujjwal Kumar,…

Building on successes in Latvia, Croatia and Slovakia, WDI’s Education Sector plans to bring its flagship executive education program, the 10-day Strategic Management Program (SMP), to managers in new markets. To accomplish this, WDI is seeking new university or training partners that can benefit from its expertise and with whom…