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International Growth Centre @theigc.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

New IGC case study: how research helped transform property #tax in Sierra Leone, w/ ICTD/LoGRI and government partners. 📈Registered properties in Freetown nearly doubled, while potential revenue rose from NLe 7m to almost NLe 34m. Learn more: www.theigc.org/publications...

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Local Government Revenue Initiative (LoGRI) @logritax.bsky.social · 21/04/2026

🌍Last week, #LoGRI Program Director @moyoarewa.bsky.social was in Washington DC for the #IMF & #WorldBank 2026 Spring Meetings, where he spoke at an @odi.global event on emerging themes in public finance in the digital era. 🎥 www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Vaj... 🔗 logri.org/event/public... 📸 IMF

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Local Government Revenue Initiative (LoGRI) @logritax.bsky.social · 20/04/2026

📍Research Lead Colette Nyirakamana was recently in Nairobi 🇰🇪 for the #AUF2 where she spoke at a #LoGRI, Global Land Tool Network & @un-habitat.bsky.social event on #PropertyTax for sustainable development, and at an Africa Urban Lab Q&A session on urban finance systems. 🔗 logri.org/event/africa...

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Local Government Revenue Initiative (LoGRI) @logritax.bsky.social · 07/04/2026

In Nairobi 🇰🇪 for the Africa Urban Forum 2 #AUF2? Come by our side event, co-organized with the Global Land Tool Network, to learn more about how property taxes can help drive sustainable development in African cities! 📆Wednesday, April 8 🕛12:00-1:00 pm EAT 📍Tent 2, KICC 🔗 logri.org/event/africa...

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Local Government Revenue Initiative (LoGRI) @logritax.bsky.social · 26/03/2026

📍It’s been six months since we welcomed over 100 researchers, policymakers, and practitioners to exchange ideas on how local governments can better harness #PropertyTax at our biannual conference in #Cotonou, Benin! Learn more ⬇️ 🎥 www.youtube.com/watch?v=SYAw... 📖 logri.org/2026/03/prop...

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LoGRI Cotonou 2025 Conference Recap

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International Centre for Tax and Development (ICTD) @ictdtax.bsky.social · 14/03/2026

#BookRecommendations: Looking for a book to start this weekend? The women in the ICTD & Local Government Revenue Initiative (LoGRI) teams have curated a list of must-read books either about women or written by women➡️ ow.ly/O6jO50YsNka #InternationalWomensDay #IWD2026 #WomenAuthors

Collection of diverse bestselling books including biographies, novels, and cultural stories with vibrant covers and distinct titles.

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Local Government Revenue Initiative (LoGRI) @logritax.bsky.social · 23/03/2026

📢 LoGRI & the African Mayoral Leadership Initiative are pleased to announce a new partnership to support #AMALI city leaders mobilize resources for local reform! Learn more: logri.org/2026/03/loca...

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Local Government Revenue Initiative (LoGRI) @logritax.bsky.social · 06/03/2026

📍Last week, Titilola Akindeinde and Wilson Prichard were in New York City for the #LPSA Global Roundtable, where they drew attention to the key role of #OSR in #decentralization & service delivery. 🙌 Shout out to all the event organizers for such a dynamic and timely event! 📸 @nyucic.bsky.social

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Local Government Revenue Initiative (LoGRI) @logritax.bsky.social · 02/02/2026

Last October, 17 property tax professionals and policymakers successfully completed our new training initiative, the Property Tax Development Program! Check out what participants and #LoGRI staff had to say about the #PTDP 👇 🎥 youtube.com/watch?v=w9fq... 🔗 logri.org/2025/12/logr...

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Introducing LoGRI's Property Tax Development Program (PTDP)

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Local Government Revenue Initiative (LoGRI) @logritax.bsky.social · 12/01/2026

📢 Call for Expressions of Interest! We’re inviting Expressions of Interest from mid-career to senior professionals interested in joining the LoGRI team. 📫 To apply, please submit a CV and short cover letter to logri.munkschool@utoronto.ca 📅 Deadline: January 30 🔗 logri.org/2026/01/expr...

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Expression of Interest - New Recruitment for the LoGRI Program - The Local Government Revenue Initiative

In the months ahead, the Local Government Revenue Initiative will be expanding our team to support new research and advisory support programs, working in partnership with governments in sub-Saharan Af...

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Local Government Revenue Initiative (LoGRI) @logritax.bsky.social · 08/01/2026

📍Last month, #LoGRI participated in a two-day seminar on property taxation in #Libreville, Gabon 🇬🇦 organized by The World Bank in coordination with the Direction Générale des Impôts du Gabon (DGI)! Check out key highlights here 👉 logri.org/2026/01/logr... 📸 The World Bank

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Local Government Revenue Initiative (LoGRI) @logritax.bsky.social · 15/12/2025

#ICYMI LoGRI held its 2nd biannual property tax conference in Cotonou earlier this year! 📝Check out key highlights: logri.org/2025/12/logr... 📽️ And watch the recap video below: youtu.be/SYAwGKRvyqw

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LoGRI Cotonou 2025 Conference Recap

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Local Government Revenue Initiative (LoGRI) @logritax.bsky.social · 11/12/2025

📍This week, Titilola Akindeinde and Nicolas Orgeira Pillai are in #Kaduna, Nigeria 🇳🇬 to advance LoGRI's technical assistance on property tax reform within the state. 🔍Learn more about how this project has evolved from an initial diagnostic to hands-on support ⬇️ logri.org/2025/12/adva...

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Local Government Revenue Initiative (LoGRI) @logritax.bsky.social · 04/12/2025

Our lates policy brief looks at how #Kanifing Municipality, The Gambia 🇬🇲 used Google #PlusCodes to create a digital addressing system for its 500,00 residents. Read the full brief for a step-by-step implementation guide👇 logri.org/publication/...

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Implementing a Comprehensive Digital Addressing System: A Step-by-Step Guide Inspired by the Experience of Kanifing Municipality, The Gambia - The Local Government Revenue Initiative

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Local Government Revenue Initiative (LoGRI) @logritax.bsky.social · 01/12/2025

🎉After 8 online webinars and a three-day in person training workshop in Cotonou, Benin, this year's Property Tax Development Program has officially concluded! Check out key highlights from the #PTDP here⬇️ logri.org/2025/12/logr...

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Local Government Revenue Initiative (LoGRI) @logritax.bsky.social · 24/11/2025

✍️ Check out our latest blog, co-authored with the ACTG, that sums up the key findings from a diagnostic assessment of #PropertyTax potential in 3 Nigerian states! 🔗 logri.org/2025/11/prop... Want to learn more? Read the policy brief on Kaduna State: logri.org/publication/...

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CSAE @oxfordcsae.bsky.social · 20/11/2025

📽️💡NEW VIDEO Can Partnering with Traditional Authorities Improve Tax Enforcement in Sierra Leone? Latest Key Research Takeaways video features @nmeriggi.bsky.social discussing findings from an experiment on property tax compliance in Kenema City. @logritax.bsky.social youtube.com/shorts/GYrQZ...

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Can Partnering with Traditional Authorities Improve Tax Enforcement in Sierra Leone?

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Local Government Revenue Initiative (LoGRI) @logritax.bsky.social · 19/11/2025

📍Earlier this month, LoGRI's Adele Somat participated at the #SCEW25 in Barcelona 🇪🇸 ! At a workshop organized by @un-habitat.bsky.social & @iclei.org, she spoke about how #AI has been used to support property mapping and valuation in #Kananga, DRC. Learn more ➡️ logri.org/project/it-a...

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Local Government Revenue Initiative (LoGRI) @logritax.bsky.social · 06/11/2025

That’s a wrap of our #Cotonou2025 🇧🇯 conference! Day 2 touched on key property tax issues like compliance, govt legitimacy, data-sharing & urban planning. 👏Thanks to all attendees their valuable insights & contributions! Let's keep the #PropertyTax conversation going ➡️ logri.org/event/logri-...

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Local Government Revenue Initiative (LoGRI) @logritax.bsky.social · 03/11/2025

Day 1 of #Cotonou2025 wrapped! The opening day of our #PropertyTax conference, co-hosted with ASE and DGI Benin, featured rich discussions on interinstitutional collab and linking land administration to property tax. Stay tuned for Day 2 highlights! logri.org/event/logri-...

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Local Government Revenue Initiative (LoGRI) @logritax.bsky.social · 26/10/2025

🎉Yesterday was the first day of the in-person module of our new training initiative, the #PTDP, in #Cotonou 🇧🇯 ! 🤝After 8 online modules, the cohort had the opportunity to meet in person and learn more about the intricacies of #PropertyTax reform! Learn more 👉 logri.org/2025/09/logr...

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Local Government Revenue Initiative (LoGRI) @logritax.bsky.social · 01/10/2025

The African Centre for Tax and Governance, with support from #LoGRI, conducted a property tax diagnostic assessment in 3 Nigerian states 🇳🇬 to understand common #PropertyTax challenges and reform options. Check out this PB to learn more about the situation in #Kaduna!👇 🔗 logri.org/publication/...

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Diagnostic Assessment of Property Tax in Nigeria – The Case of Kaduna State - The Local Government Revenue Initiative

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Local Government Revenue Initiative (LoGRI) @logritax.bsky.social · 15/09/2025

🎉We’re delighted to announce the launch of our new training course, the Property Tax Development Program! 📚The #PTDP is a 5-week hybrid course designed to equip participants with cutting edge #propertytax insights & tools to support effective tax reform. Learn more ➡️ logri.org/2025/09/logr...

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LoGRI Launches Property Tax Training Course - The Local Government Revenue Initiative

The Local Government Revenue Initiative (LoGRI) is excited to announce the launch of its new training initiative, the Property Tax Development Program (PTDP). The PTDP is a hybrid course designed to e...

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Local Government Revenue Initiative (LoGRI) @logritax.bsky.social · 08/09/2025

📣 #NewPublication! Our latest working paper argues that loosening legal requirements that properties & owners must registered to be taxed can help local govts expand the tax base fairly and affordably. Read more about this "property tax-first approach" here: utoronto.scholaris.ca/server/api/c...

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Local Government Revenue Initiative (LoGRI) @logritax.bsky.social · 02/09/2025

How can #PropertyTaxes help accelerate subnational development? Our latest policy brief by @wilsonprichard.bsky.social argues that by simplifying tax admin, leveraging IT tools & building political and public support for reform, local govts can make real progress. 🔗 logri.org/publication/...

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Property Taxes for Development: Building the Foundation for Accelerated Subnational Development - The Local Government Revenue Initiative

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International Centre for Tax and Development (ICTD) @ictdtax.bsky.social · 01/09/2025

🏆Congrats to Laura Montenbruck on winning the IIPF Young Economists Award! Her study in Freetown- alongside an ICTD, @logritax.bsky.social & @theigc.bsky.social property tax reform work- shows how better info on public services can boost tax compliance. 📜Read her blog: www.ictd.ac/blog/does-in...

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International Centre for Tax and Development (ICTD) @ictdtax.bsky.social · 28/08/2025

Le gouvernement ivoirien est sous pression pour augmenter son taux de pression fiscale afin d’atteindre le seuil de 20 % fixé par l’UEMOA. 🏗️Bien qu’identifié comme une source de revenus essentielle, l’impôt foncier reste encore largement inexploitée! Lisez le blog ici ➡️ www.ictd.ac/fr/blog/impo...

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Réformes de l’imposition foncière en Côte d’Ivoire: le paradoxe de la volonté politique - ICTD

Au Côte d’Ivoire, l’impôt foncier représente une ressource importante de revenus qui reste largement inexploitée.

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Local Government Revenue Initiative (LoGRI) @logritax.bsky.social · 25/08/2025

📍LoGRI Executive Director Dr. Titilola Akindeinde recently spoke at the Plateau State Internal Revenue Service's Tax Summit on the Administration of Property and Land Related Taxes in Plateau State, #Nigeria, where she discussed lessons learned from property tax reforms in #Freetown, Sierra Leone.

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Local Government Revenue Initiative (LoGRI) @logritax.bsky.social · 20/08/2025

📍LoGRI's Nicolas Orgeira Pillai and Serge Bonou recently held a workshop in #Cotonou 🇧🇯 to co-design a property survey! With attendees from DGI Benin & @giz.de Benin the event follows a pilot project in #Agblangandan that tested simplified property mapping methods 🗺️🛰️ Stay tuned for more!

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Local Government Revenue Initiative (LoGRI) @logritax.bsky.social · 06/08/2025

📍LoGRI Chair @wilsonprichard.bsky.social recently attended the #ATI General Assembly 2025 in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia! Check out our event highlights here👇 logri.org/2025/08/logr... #ATIGA2025 #PropertyTax 📸 @ictdtax.bsky.social, International Tax Compact

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Local Government Revenue Initiative (LoGRI) @logritax.bsky.social · 29/07/2025

An estimated 90% of all arable land in sub-Saharan Africa is under customary tenure - raising questions on how to expand #PropertyTax to these areas. @wilsonprichard.bsky.social & Sripriya Srivatsa provide a high level framework for these questions in our latest brief ⬇️ logri.org/publication/...

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Extending Property Taxation in Areas of Customary Authority and Tenure - The Local Government Revenue Initiative

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International Centre for Tax and Development (ICTD) @ictdtax.bsky.social · 29/07/2025

"While #propertytaxes hold immense revenue potential in many lower- & middle-income countries, they were noticeably absent from the [...] the Compromiso de Sevilla." Our colleagues from @logritax.bsky.social reflect on the #FfD4 summit ➡️ ow.ly/Oi5W50WwBiz #FinancingOurFuture #TaxExperts

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Financing Development: Gains and Gaps of the Sevilla Conference - ICTD

While property taxes hold immense revenue potential in many lower-income countries, they were absent from the Compromiso de Sevilla.

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Local Government Revenue Initiative (LoGRI) @logritax.bsky.social · 28/07/2025

📬 The latest edition of our #newsletter is now available! In it, we highlight exciting project and program updates - including our participation at #FfD4, the publication of our first working paper, and more! Check it out👉 mailchi.mp/utoronto.ca/... Subscribe👉 mailchi.mp/utoronto.ca/...

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Local Government Revenue Initiative (LoGRI) @logritax.bsky.social · 22/07/2025

As the dust settles on the Fourth International Financing for Development Conference (#FfD4)🌍, Regan McCort, @wilsonprichard.bsky.social & @moyoarewa.bsky.social look at what the conference achieved and where it fell short of expectations. Check out the full blog here 👇 logri.org/2025/07/fina...

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Local Government Revenue Initiative (LoGRI) @logritax.bsky.social · 17/07/2025

📣 We're thrilled to announce the launch of the LoGRI Associates Program (LAP)! 🎉 Join us in welcoming our first cohort: Enid Slack, Jonathan Weigel, Nara Monkam, & ‪‪@nmeriggi.bsky.social Learn more about the program here ➡️ logri.org/2025/07/intr... #LoGRI #PropertyTax #Tax4Dev

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Introducing the LoGRI Associates Program - The Local Government Revenue Initiative

The Local Government Revenue Initiative (LoGRI) is proud to announce the launch of the LoGRI Associates Program (LAP) and to welcome its inaugural cohort. The LAP is designed to recognize senior profe...

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Local Government Revenue Initiative (LoGRI) @logritax.bsky.social · 15/07/2025

📍Last month, Project Officer Adele Somat attended a World Bank workshop on decentralization and local public finance in #Brazzaville, Republic of Congo 🇨🇬 She led a session on #PropertyTaxes for local revenue mobilization, reflecting on Congo's current constraints and potential paths forward.

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Local Government Revenue Initiative (LoGRI) @logritax.bsky.social · 10/07/2025

With #ODA set to drop 9–17% this year, last week's #FfD4 in Sevilla was a vital moment to rethink dev financing. LoGRI's @wilsonprichard.bsky.social & @moyoarewa.bsky.social attended, highlighting #PropertyTaxes as a key tool in #DRM and sustainable growth. #LoGRI #Tax4Dev #FinancingOurFuture

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VoxDev @voxdev.bsky.social · 27/06/2025

Evidence from Sierra Leone shows that digital participatory budgeting can increase government legitimacy in weak states but only increases tax compliance for supporters of the incumbent government. Read today's article to learn more:

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CSAE @oxfordcsae.bsky.social · 07/07/2025

Governments in low-income countries often struggle to raise enough taxes to fund development. In this @voxdev.bsky.social article @nmeriggi.bsky.social & co-authors explore if getting citizens involved in budget decisions can help in Sierra Leone.

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Can participatory budgeting build government legitimacy and increase tax revenues in weak states?

Evidence from Sierra Leone shows that digital participatory budgeting can increase government legitimacy in weak states but only increases tax compliance for supporters of the incumbent government.

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Local Government Revenue Initiative (LoGRI) @logritax.bsky.social · 12/06/2025

📢New Working Paper from LoGRI & @oxfordcsae.bsky.social: "Participation, Legitimacy and Fiscal Capacity in Weak States: Evidence from Participatory Budgeting" ✍️Kevin Grieco, Abou Bakarr Kamara, @nmeriggi.bsky.social @julianpolsci.bsky.social ‪& @wilsonprichard.bsky.social logri.org/publication/...

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CSAE @oxfordcsae.bsky.social · 12/06/2025

⭐NEW CSAE & @logritax.bsky.social Working Paper 'Participation, legitimacy & fiscal capacity in weak states: evidence from participatory budgeting'. ✒️Kevin Grieco, Abou Bakarr Kamara, @nmeriggi.bsky.social ‪@julianpolsci.bsky.social &‬ @wilsonprichard.bsky.social www.csae.ox.ac.uk/publication/...

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Local Government Revenue Initiative (LoGRI) @logritax.bsky.social · 21/05/2025

Day 2 of the @africancities.bsky.social Urban Property Tax Workshop in #Accra built on the momentum of the day before, underscoring the importance of the technical and political aspects of reform! Learn more about #LoGRI's contributions to these critical conversations ➡️ logri.org/event/africa...

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Local Government Revenue Initiative (LoGRI) @logritax.bsky.social · 20/05/2025

📢This week, we're in #Accra, Ghana for the Urban Property Tax Workshop hosted by @acc-uct.bsky.social and People's Dialogue. Day 1 featured engaging presentations from the #LoGRI team on reform frameworks, #PropertyTax administration, and interinstitutional collaboration. Looking forward to day 2!

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Local Government Revenue Initiative (LoGRI) @logritax.bsky.social · 24/04/2025

📺 Au début du mois, responsable politique Camille Barras a fait une présentation sur la relation entre la collaboration interinstitutionnelle et l'impôt foncier lors d'un webinaire organisé par la GIZ Maroc. 📖 Découvrez son point de vue dans notre bulletin politique ici 👉 logri.org/publication/...

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Local Government Revenue Initiative (LoGRI) @logritax.bsky.social · 23/04/2025

Connect with us on WhatsApp! We’re thrilled to introduce our new WhatsApp Channel, designed to keep you informed and engaged – right where you are! 🎉 Click the link below to follow us 👇 whatsapp.com/channel/0029...

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Local Government Revenue Initiative (LoGRI) @logritax.bsky.social · 17/04/2025

📣 We are thrilled to announce that we've secured a three-year grant of €3 million from the French Treasury to support the expansion of our operations! 🌱 Visit our website to learn more about how this funding will help us scale and strengthen our work ⬇️ logri.org/2025/04/loca...

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Local Government Revenue Initiative Secures €3 million in New Funding to Expand Operations - The Local Government Revenue Initiative

Launched in 2021, the Local Government Revenue Initiative (LoGRI) is a research center based at the Munk School of Global Affairs & Public Policy that supports subnational governments in lower-income ...

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