South Asian countries’ exports are only one-third of what they should be, had they mirrored the experience of economies with similar characteristics. Without further integration into global…
Digital fellows visiting historic sites in Peshawar, Pakistan. Credit: KPITB. [[tweetable]]Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP), one of Pakistan’s most underserved provinces, is emerging from decades of…
South Asia is set to remain relatively insulated from some of the rising uncertainties that are looming large on the global economic horizon. The region will retain its top spot as the world’s…
La dette extérieure des pays à revenu faible et intermédiaire dépassait 7 000 milliards USD fin 2017
L’édition 2019 des IDS (a) vient d’être publiée. [[tweetable]]Le nouveau rapport de statistiques sur la dette internationale (IDS) fournit des statistiques actualisées jusqu’en 2017, ainsi que des…
Rikweda, an Afghan fruit processing company in the Kabul Province is well on its way to restoring Afghanistan as a raisin exporting powerhouse—a status the country held until the 1970s when it…
This Bangladeshi woman was born in poverty. With the right kind of education, life in poverty quickly became a story from the past for her. Credit: World Bank "I have a four-year-old son back…
The ICP blog series explores ideas and issues under the International Comparison Program umbrella – including innovations in price and data collection, discussions on purpose and methodology, as…
Home to Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka, South Asia is one of the world’s most dynamic regions. It's also one of the least integrated. A few…
Transport corridors offer enormous potential to boost South Asia’s economies, reduce poverty, and spur more and better jobs for local people, provided the new trade routes generate growth for all…