Questions from the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:
2. Growth and Investment
2.2d How can macroeconomic policy best prepare for and respond to shocks, while creating a conducive environment for growth? What options are there for policymakers to tackle elevated debt levels, while protecting investment for growth and essential social spending? How should this approach vary by income level?
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office, 2026
2. Growth and Investment
2.2a What works to increase and improve the quantity and quality of financing for sustainable infrastructure that supports economic development in LMICs, including flows of private financing? How should higher income countries leverage private-sector finance to crowd in investment?
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office, 2026
2. Growth and Investment
2.1e What are the most effective approaches to designing and implementing inclusive economic policies that ensure that women and other marginalised groups contribute to and benefit from economic growth and technological transfer? How does inclusion impact overall productivity and long-term economic resilience?
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office, 2026
2. Growth and Investment
2.1d How will technology shape labour markets, including the use of automation and artificial intelligence and unequal access to digital skills and technologies? Which policies are most effective in mitigating some of the unintended consequences of rapid technological development?
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office, 2026
2. Growth and Investment
2.1b What is the role for industrial policies in countries at different income levels? What are the capabilities needed to implement them effectively? How can they best be used in today’s economic environment? How should countries respond to other countries’ industrial policies?
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office, 2026
2. Growth and Investment
2.1a What are the feasible pathways for structural economic transformation for LMICs, to drive productivity growth, job-creation and increased incomes, and to reduce poverty? And how does this differ in higher income countries?
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office, 2026