Downloads Archives - The Diaspora Institute https://thediasporainstitute.com/insights/downloads Diaspora Engagement Reimagined Through Global Networking Tue, 14 Apr 2026 16:00:20 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://thediasporainstitute.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/cropped-TDI_Fingerprint_White_Blue-32x32.png Downloads Archives - The Diaspora Institute https://thediasporainstitute.com/insights/downloads 32 32 Sports Diaspora Diplomacy Download https://thediasporainstitute.com/downloads/sports-diaspora-diplomacy-download Tue, 14 Apr 2026 16:00:14 +0000 https://thediasporainstitute.com/?p=2102 The post Sports Diaspora Diplomacy Download appeared first on The Diaspora Institute.

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]]> Direct diaspora Investment is not FDI – and treating it as such is a policy mistake https://thediasporainstitute.com/downloads/direct-diaspora-investment-is-not-fdi-and-treating-it-as-such-is-a-policy-mistake Fri, 13 Feb 2026 16:14:24 +0000 https://thediasporainstitute.com/?p=2006 In this think piece, Dr. Jason Gagnon argues that Direct Diaspora Investment (DDI) is fundamentally distinct from Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) and that treating the two as identical is a significant policy mistake. While traditional FDI is driven by scale and risk-adjusted returns, DDI operates on a unique logic that blends financial motives with relational […]

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]]> In this think piece, Dr. Jason Gagnon argues that Direct Diaspora Investment (DDI) is fundamentally distinct from Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) and that treating the two as identical is a significant policy mistake. While traditional FDI is driven by scale and risk-adjusted returns, DDI operates on a unique logic that blends financial motives with relational capital, including local market knowledge, language, and family ties. As global mobility increasingly shifts toward South-South migration, DDI offers a strategic opportunity to anchor domestic growth and finance local supply chains that FDI rarely reaches. To learn more about how governments can move from symbolic outreach to building the “boring middle” of DDI infrastructure, you can download the full report here.

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