Tariffs are everywhere. We read about them in newspapers, hear about them through our government officials, and also reflected in our everyday routines. Here we delve into essential nuances…
Trade barriers can affect employment outcomes of men and women differently, particularly in countries where working men and women are concentrated in different sectors. A new World Bank study from…
The World Bank’s beverage price index reached a 13-year high in January 2024 (m/m), driven by surging prices of cocoa and Robusta coffee. The index, which averaged slightly higher in 2023 compared…
The Pink Sheet is a monthly report from the World Bank that monitors commodity price movements. Energy prices increased 1.1% in February, led by oil (+3.7%), the World Bank's Pink Sheet…
Services empower women: Worldwide, 59 percent of women with jobs worked in service sectors in 2021, up from 44 percent in 2000.
Is the global order really under threat? And what do the data on trade and international commerce tell us about the state of globalization? The global picture is both more complex and the links of…
This blog provides a brief (but complete!) glossary that will help you navigate our WITS, the World Integrated Trade Solutions, a collaborative trade data platform developed by the World Bank and…
After decades of accelerating globalization, since 2008 international trade has grown at roughly the same pace as economic activity in developing economies. The trade slowdown has been even more…
The invasion—coming at a time of accelerating global inflation and elevated debt—was a tragedy for Ukraine and caused widespread misery elsewhere , especially in developing countries.
WITS—a platform powered by the World Bank—allows users to access an array of data on trade and provides tools to analyze data of complex regulations, tariffs, and market trends. This blog details…