Francisco Arroyo Marioli is an Economist at the World Bank Group. He works on commodities, macroeconomics, and forecasting issues. He also has contributed to the COVID-19 statistics literature. He works in the Commodities Unit in Prospects Group, where he coauthors in the Commodities Market Outlook report, as well as other related projects. Prior to joining the WB, he worked at the Central Bank of Chile. He holds degrees in Economics from the University of Buenos Aires, Argentina (BS), Torcuato Ditella University, Argentina (MS), and UCLA, U.S. (PhD).