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Dina Sherif, the new Executive Director of the Legatum Center for Development and Entrepreneurship reflects on the mindset that guided her decision to join the organisation.   "For over a decade, GDP growth has been noticeably faster in 'emerging'…

Drawing upon 14 years of producing their global Prosperity Index, the Legatum Institute has developed the United States Prosperity Index to holistically measure the economic and social wellbeing of the 50 states and Washington, D.C. Launched at the…

From all at Legatum, we wish you and your family a wonderful Christmas and a prosperous New Year! Here are some highlights from our network...   <!--First row…

As a proud supporter, we are pleased to announce the launch of the Legatum Institute's 2019 Prosperity Index, which offers a unique insight into how prosperity is forming and changing across the world. This year the global findings reveal good news…

The Freedom Fund's new report "Unlocking what works: how community-based interventions are ending bonded labour in India" summarises the results of five external evaluations of the Freedom Fund's India programmes. These evaluations affirm that the…

As a proud supporter, we are pleased to announce the launch of the Legatum Institute's United States Prosperity Index (USPI), which offers a unique insight into how prosperity is forming and changing across the U.S. The USPI is the first…

On Friday 17th May, the UK government announced that it will start publishing experimental poverty statistics in 2020 using the methodology developed by the Social Metrics Commission (SMC), an independent Commission formed and led by Philippa…

The Legatum Institute has published its new Global Index of Economic Openness (GIEO), which measures the extent to which the economic systems of 157 countries enable trade, competition and productivity. The Index enables governments across the world…

We are delighted to share the Freedom Fund’s 2018 Annual Report. In five years, working with their courageous frontline partners, they have directly liberated over 20,000 people vulnerable to slavery, helped get more than 46,000 at-risk children…

The END Fund has been selected as one of TED’s Audacious Projects, a philanthropic effort to fund projects tackling specific pernicious issues across the globe. TED has raised over $280 million for the eight selected projects and will continue to…