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Who Stands Up for the Watchers? Rethinking Aid Accountability in the UK. (opens the original)
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The UK’s aid system is at a crossroads. Budgets have been reduced, priorities reshuffled, and development spending is under sharper political scrutiny than at any point in recent memory. At the same time, the future of the Independent Commission for Aid Impact (ICAI) is under reconsideration. Two former DFID colleagues (yes, this is partly a reunion episode, but with sharper questions than nostalgia alone allows) reflect on what UK aid oversight looked like before ICAI , what changed after its c
Diagnosing The Global Housing Crisis: The Case for an Affordable Housing Index (opens the original)
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Housing has no shortage of statistics, yet somehow it still has a shortage of homes people can actually afford. Perhaps the problem is not that we lack data, but that we have been measuring symptoms instead of diagnosing the wider system. In this episode of the Flywheel Economics Podcast, we explore why affordable housing should be understood as an ecosystem rather than a single market problem. Join Favour Ogbadu, Dan Simpkins and Richard Ough for a deep dive into the hidden barriers that shape
Can Kano Build Up? Vertical Cities Meet Cultural Reality in Northern Nigeria (opens the original)
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When you look at urban sprawl from a satellite, "building vertically" feels like a solved math problem. But down on the streets of Kano, high-density housing raises complex cultural, structural, and financial questions. In this episode of the Flywheel Economics Podcast, we launch Season 2 of our Affordable Housing Miniseries with an in-depth look at the viability of "vertical cities" in Kano, Nigeria. Stepping away from desktop research, we sit down with a local architect to explore the ground-l
Macro Stable, Micro Struggling: Inside Nigeria's 2026 IMF Article IV Consultation (opens the original)
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Can an economy be stable if the people living in it don't feel secure? That question sits at the heart of the IMF's 2026 Article IV Consultation on Nigeria. The report commends the country's recent economic reforms, from exchange rate liberalisation to banking reforms, yet it also warns of persistent poverty, food insecurity and rising pressure on households. In this episode of the Flywheel Economics Podcast, we explore the paradox of an economy that appears stronger on paper while many Nigerian
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