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From roots to returns: engaging diasporas to tackle skills gaps

20 November 2025 Margaux Tharaux - (OECD)

Reading Time: 4 minutesAcross the OECD, regions are scrambling for the skills needed to boost regional prosperity. For many, mobilising diaspora communities could help bolster the workforce, investment, and civic energy. Pairing quick fixes and core place-based investments in attractiveness factors like housing and public services can turn attachment into arrivals and long-term retention. The time is right: the pool of potential returners is large, and we are getting a handle on what works. Regions should act now to convert existing attachment into renewed demographic and socio-economic vitality.

第二の都市について互いに学びあう：イギリスと日本における地方分権からの知見

31 October 2025 Jeffrey Matsu - (CIPFA)

Reading Time: < 1 minute先進国の多くでは、国内の地域格差が拡大している現実が、全国平均の統計値の裏に隠れてしまっている。大都市圏が急速に成長する一方で、多くの中小都市や地方部はその歩みに追いつけずにいる。わたしたちCIPFAとバーミンガム大学City-REDI （City-Region Economic Development Institute：都市地域経済開発研究所）による最新の英日共同研究（日本語版報告書）は、この課題に真正面から取り組み、イギリスの「第二の都市」バーミンガム（およびウェスト・

Second cities, shared lessons: Insights from UK–Japan devolution

22 October 2025 Jeffrey Matsu - (CIPFA)

Reading Time: 4 minutesBig metros power ahead while many towns and smaller regions struggle to keep up. A recent UK-Japan study, looks squarely at this problem through two ‘second city’ regions – Birmingham/the West Midlands and Osaka/Kansai – and distils a practical playbook that local leaders can use now. The argument is simple: finds durable institutions, functional regional geographies, flexible finance, and open learning loops are the levers that turn strategy into outcomes.

Unlocking youth potential: Creating a future that feels possible

24 September 2025 María Camila Páez - (OECD Youthwise)

Reading Time: 3 minutesIn OECD countries, around 1 in 8 young people fall between the two and become “NEETs” – those neither working, studying, nor receiving training. In Latin America, it is 1 in 4 young people. But NEETs are not just a problem. They represent an opportunity – a vast pool of talent, full of skills and enthusiasm. With the right support, they can become a powerful and positive force for change.

Rural renewal: Lessons from the Loire and beyond

16 September 2025 John Austin - (EI)

Reading Time: 4 minutesHow can France’s Loire Valley, long known for castles and wine, offer lessons for rural renewal today? Communities are turning heritage, agriculture, and local leadership into engines of social and economic revival with relevance far beyond the region.

Partnerships that work: Local alliances for inclusive economy in Central America

18 July 2025 Agnieszka Raczynska (Fundación Avina) and Jimena Reyeros (Fundación Avina)

Reading Time: 5 minutesEach year, many Central American migrants return to the same challenges they left behind: scarce jobs, limited prospects and exclusion. But in parts of Guatemala, Honduras and El Salvador, local actors are helping turn return into a fresh start.

Avances y desafíos de la informalidad laboral en Colombia

14 May 2025 Andrea Otero - (Banco de la República) and Jaime Bonet - (Banco de la República)

Reading Time: 5 minutesEn Colombia, la mayoría de los trabajadores no recibe un comprobante de pago formal ni cotiza para una pensión. En 2024, el 55,4% de la fuerza laboral se encontraba en empleos informales, ganándose la vida en trabajos sin contrato laboral formal, sin protecciones legales ni acceso a la seguridad social.

Can Colombia turn the corner on informal work?

14 May 2025 Andrea Otero - (Banco de la República) and Jaime Bonet - (Banco de la República)

Reading Time: 4 minutesIn Colombia, most workers don’t get a formal payslip or a pension. In 2024, 55.4% of the workforce were in informal employment – earning their living in jobs without a formal job contract, legal protections or contribute to social security.

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