We work with governments to find and launch new export industries that create productive jobs and raise incomes.
Export-led growth is the path Korea and Singapore took out of poverty, and one that Morocco and Rwanda are following.
But launching a new export industry takes more than a strategy on paper. It takes people inside government with the mandate, the focus, and the management systems to actually execute. That's the gap we close.
Why this works: read the model →To do it, we form teams with government reformers that pair practical policy analysis with the systems to deliver. Together, we find and launch new export industries — we kickstart export booms.
An export boom is what happens when a country breaks into a new global industry — Rwanda in business services, Bangladesh in garments, Vietnam in electronics. Tens of thousands of productive jobs, almost from nothing.
The Export Boom Atlas maps 80+ of these breakthroughs, illustrating what is possible, and how change happened.
Export Boom Atlas · 80+ breakthroughs mapped
Small groups of capable, mission-driven reformers have an outsized impact on growth. We build those teams with government — and run a rigorous, repeatable four-step methodology.
Partner with a committed government leader and a team with the mandate to act.
Surface high-potential export industries, grounded in evidence.
Engage firms directly, then fix the specific constraints holding investment back.
Bring firms in — then run it again in the next industry.
RwandaTanzaniaMalawiGhanaSenegalGoaMeghalaya
Illustrative · RwandaEmbedded with Rwanda's investment-promotion agency to identify the sector, remove barriers, and bring global firms in.
Illustrative · TanzaniaIdentified $2.5B of export potential across agro-processing, automotive and tourism. Work is under way to bring in investment.
Illustrative · MalawiIdentified a $10–15M Alphonso mango export route from Malawi to India. Malawi's harvest falls in India's off-season.
The Growth Summit brings together the reformers, researchers, funders, and practitioners working on economic growth in developing economies. Held every two years, the latest edition brought 150 participants to Morocco in March 2026.
About the Summit →
Growth Summit · Morocco 2026Our frameworks draw on rigorous research on growth strategy and industrial policy, and are guided by an advisory board including Stefan Dercon, Lant Pritchett, and Kunal Sen, among others.
Meet the team →We work with three kinds of partners committed to economic transformation.
Back a model with proof — measurable jobs and incomes per dollar, not reports on a shelf.
Bring in a team that works inside the system to attract investment to launch export industries.
Channel support into execution capacity that turns strategy into delivery on the ground.