COVID-19 (coronavirus)

Resilience during the COVID-19 Pandemic: Perspectives from Somalia’s Businesses

Somalia’s economy is reeling from COVID-19 shocks, alongside the pre-existing structural challenges from conflict, climate change and a recent locust plague.

Asta Bareisaite, Gemechu Ayana Aga, Taneem Ahad|

Private-debt risks are hiding in plain sight

The pandemic recovery has always been uneven. According to analysis based on the International Monetary Fund’s most recent World Economic Outlook, per capita income hit a new high in almost 37% of…

Carmen Reinhart, Leora Klapper|
Debt, Financial Sector

New data shows private investment lends a hand as public debt looms large

The newest World Bank dataset shows private sector investments in infrastructure in developing countries (PPI) in 2021 was $76.2 billion—a 49 percent increase from 2020. Post-pandemic recovery…

Imad N. Fakhoury|
Energy, Infrastructure & Public-Private Partnerships, Transport

Childcare, COVID-19 and female firm exit

Globally, a lack of affordable quality childcare services is often associated with lower rates of female labor force participation. . In studying the historical pattern of female labor force…

Markus Goldstein, Paula Gonzalez Martinez, Sreelakshmi Papineni, Joshua Wimpey|
Gender

Being Behaviorally Savvy in Vaccine Communication

Being Behaviorally Savvy in Vaccine Communication

Rialda Kovacevic, Corey Morales Cameron, Renos Vakis|
Health