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3 November 2016
New Zealand Announced as the Most Prosperous Country in the World in 2016 Legatum Prosperity Index™
The 2016 Legatum Prosperity Index™ finds that New Zealand’s unrivalled ability to turn its wealth into prosperity has put the country in 1st position in this 10th edition of the Index.
13 October 2016
UK Cities Are Rich—So Why Are Their Residents Not Prosperous?
The Legatum Institute’s newly-released 2016 UK Prosperity Index finds that UK cities are failing to turn their economic growth into better lives for people.
12 September 2016
Baroness Philippa Stroud Appointed as CEO of the Legatum Institute
The Legatum Institute, a leading London-based think tank, is delighted to announce that it has appointed Baroness Philippa Stroud as CEO to lead its mission to promote the ideas and policies that help individuals flourish and nations prosper.
17 June 2016
UK Risks Missing £1Trillion Exports Target, Warns Think Tank
The UK risks missing its target of increasing exports to £1trillion by 2020 unless it abandons its misplaced focus on boosting the number of SMEs who export their goods and services and instead concentrates on helping existing exporters build permanent footholds in new markets.
1 June 2016
Decades of Economic Growth Have Failed to Deliver Greater Levels of Prosperity for Many African Countries
New Index reveals which countries in Sub-Saharan Africa have over and under-achieved in creating more prosperous societies given their levels of wealth.
21 March 2016
Winner of AIG Legatum Prize 2016 Unveiled
The AIG Legatum Prize, which challenges the world’s brightest young minds to generate new ideas to some of the toughest policy questions, was presented last Thursday night to Irish student Kyle Moore for his proposal of a pan-EU ‘caring credits’ system.
22 February 2016
AIG Legatum Prize Reveals Five Shortlisted Entrants
The AIG Legatum Prize, which challenges the world’s brightest young minds to generate new ideas to some of the toughest policy questions, has unveiled a shortlist of five finalists.
4 February 2016
Legatum Institute Appoints Lord O’Shaughnessy as a Senior Fellow
The Legatum Institute is delighted to announce the appointment of Lord (James) O’Shaughnessy as a Senior Fellow.
5 November 2015
Zambia Unveils Women Entrepreneurs’ Initiative
Inonge Wina, the first female Vice President of Zambia, today unveiled an initiative to support women entrepreneurs in Zambia.
2 November 2015
Norway is the Most Prosperous Country in the World
The 2015 Legatum Prosperity Index™ reveals Indonesia has made the most radical improvements since 2009 while the least prosperous countries are in Sub-Saharan Africa. For the seventh year running, Norway is the most prosperous country in the world.