Partnerships Intern
Shreya graduated with a MSc in Economics, Risk and Society from the London School of Economics and Political Science. Her research expertise lies in the analysis of current transformations in the socio-economic system, specifically, the rise of new forms of financial activity, new varieties of money, new spheres of economic activity and their challenges, thereof.
Promoting regulatory harmonization she has worked on governance, risk and policy formulation in the space of: animal protection laws, coal mining and land acts (India), microfinance schemes (Bangladesh), SEC policies on exchange of money and assets (US) and Global Countrywise policies on exchange of alternate money forms (China, US, India).
Her passion for global development led her to actively participate in several international programs including the UBELONG program in Vietnam where she worked with children suffering from the side effects of Agent Orange.
As a part of our Walls blog series, we look at the issue of migration in Africa and how charter cities can be a solution while helping to spur economic development across the continent.
CCI Zambia has been busy engaging key stakeholders, and getting invited to speak at both the Zambia Institute of Planners and the Zambia Institute of Architects annual conferences.
Urban Researcher Heba Elhanafy recently released the publication Cairo Road: Urbanism and Architecture. In this blog she explores why Cairo Road, one of the oldest streets in Lusaka, interested her and the journey behind the project.
Fascinated by the striking, modern architecture of Cairo Road, the project team aims to answer questions on the history of one of the oldest roads in the city. The main goal of this project is to document Cairo Road’s urbanism and architectural histories.
Reagan’s call to tear down walls rebelled against a human instinct that has been synonymous with urbanization, but this was a blip. Walls never went away.
CCI’s Jeff Mason was published in the Investment Monitor: Africa’s new cities look to nurture and keep talent in the continent.
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