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Free Executive Track Course in February: Poverty, Inclusion and Inequality
We've just made the Executive Track course module on poverty, inclusion and inequalities free on ourCPD site - which can be accessed by joining with the free membership 𝙀𝙭𝙥𝙡𝙤𝙧𝙚𝙧 tier at https://www.economicdevelopment.world/joinThis 1 h course includes a workbook to...
Best Practice Supporting Industries and Clusters
The book I'm launching next month - 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘓𝘰𝘤𝘢𝘭 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘙𝘦𝘨𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘌𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘰𝘮𝘪𝘤 𝘋𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘭𝘰𝘱𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘏𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘣𝘰𝘰𝘬 - is packed with practical advice and case studies. Here's a sample of what's in the book regarding industrial clusters...The UK has oscillated between active industrial strategy...
Regional Economies: Europe surges, US stumbles, China cools: EV sales dip in 2026
Source: Regional Economies Author: Michelle Lewis Date published: 2026-02-13 [original article can be accessed via hyperlink at the end] The new MG4 EV Urban (left) and 2026 MG4 EV (Source: MG Motor) 1.2 million EVs were sold globally in January – but the market...
Local Economies (UK): Global stadium boom accelerates shift to residency-style tours
Source: Local Economies (UK) Author: Hanna Ellington Date published: 2026-02-13 [original article can be accessed via hyperlink at the end] As residency-style tours reshape the live landscape, with millions of fans travelling for destination-based runs like Harry...
Cities & Communities | Brookings: The India-EU trade deal is also a strategic turning point
Source: Cities & Communities | Brookings Author: unknown Date published: 2026-02-13 [original article can be accessed via hyperlink at the end] Last week, India and the European Union (EU) achieved what, until just a year or two ago, many observers considered...
City Economies: Cleveland’s mayor, Seattle’s future: A conversation about what happens when a city’s economy shifts
Source: City Economies Author: Todd Bishop Date published: 2026-02-13 [original article can be accessed via hyperlink at the end] Cleveland Mayor Justin Bibb. (City of Cleveland Photo) A guest column on GeekWire warning Seattle not to become “the next Cleveland” has...
Local Growth and the United Kingdom: Warnings raised over local growth fund as Wales faces job losses and service cuts
Source: Local Growth and the United Kingdom Author: Amelia Jones Date published: 2026-02-13 [original article can be accessed via hyperlink at the end] Local growth fund Amelia Jones Serious concerns have been raised that the UK Government’s new Local Growth Fund...
Local Economies (UK): Unsung Britain: working harder, getting nowhere
Source: Local Economies (UK) Author: Angelica Ottaway Date published: 2026-02-12 [original article can be accessed via hyperlink at the end] Britain is not a country at ease. Over the past 18 months, in conversations we’ve had with over a hundred squeezed workers,...
Local Economies (UK): Fujifilm Biotechnologies celebrates biomanufacturing and process development expansion in UK
Source: Local Economies (UK) Author: unknown Date published: 2026-02-12 [original article can be accessed via hyperlink at the end] Fujifilm Biotechnologies, a world leading contract development and manufacturing organisation (CDMO) for biologics, vaccines, and...