Alexandre Dayant

Deputy Director, Indo-Pacific Development Centre
Alexandre Dayant
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Alexandre Dayant is a senior economist and Deputy Director of the Indo-Pacific Development Centre, a dedicated policy research centre within the Lowy Institute. The Centre is committed to producing fresh policy insights and ideas on the most pressing economic development challenges facing the Indo-Pacific region — principally focusing on the emerging and developing economies of Southeast Asia, the Pacific Islands and South Asia.

Alexandre directs both the Lowy Institute Pacific Aid Map and the Lowy Institute Southeast Asia Aid Map projects, which provide the world’s most comprehensive data tracking of all official aid and other development finance flows to the Pacific Islands and Southeast Asia.

His interests are in aid and development finance, and geoeconomics. He writes on Australian foreign policy, development issues, the Pacific Island countries and Europe. He has presented his work across the South Pacific, the United States and Asia, and has notably been invited to testify in front of the United States Congress and the French National Assembly.

Prior to joining the Institute in 2017, Alexandre worked as a management consultant for PwC in Mexico. He has a master’s degree in International and Development Economics from the Australian National University and a master’s degree in Econometrics from La Sorbonne, Paris. Alexandre speaks fluent French, English and Spanish.

Replenishing the Asian Development Bank in the Pacific
Replenishing the Asian Development Bank in the Pacific
A strong replenishment of the bank’s grant financing arm would serve the Pacific well.
Mind the gap: China’s megaproject promises fall short of reality in Southeast Asia
Mind the gap: China’s megaproject promises fall short of reality in Southeast Asia
Debt, delay and deteriorating ties between China and its infrastructure partners have led some to go it alone.
A new China loan threatens Vanuatu’s debt outlook
A new China loan threatens Vanuatu’s debt outlook
A new major infrastructure project could leave the country on the road to debt distress.
Drivers of change in the Pacific
Drivers of change in the Pacific
The year ahead holds big challenges, in politics, the economy and ensuring that local voices are heard.
France-Australie : Relancer La Coopération Sur Le Développement Durable Dans L’indo-Pacifique
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France-Australie : Relancer La Coopération Sur Le Développement Durable Dans L’indo-Pacifique
Originally posted on Institut de Relations Internationales et Strategiques 
Australia sets the rhythm in a complex Pacific dance
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Australia sets the rhythm in a complex Pacific dance
Original posted in The Canberra Times
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