Like many, the COVID-19 pandemic has severely disrupted our personal lives. As economists, it has also challenged our ability to forecast economic variables.

Benedicte Baduel, Dumisani Ngwenya |

Today, on the occasion of the World Youth Skills Day , we are pleased to announce the winners of the Blog4Dev 2021 competition.

Hafez Ghanem, Ousmane Diagana |

Aujourd'hui, à l'occasion de la Journée mondiale des compétences des jeunes, nous avons le plaisir d'annoncer les gagnants du concours Blog4Dev 2021.

Hafez Ghanem, Ousmane Diagana |

In this time of crisis, we are often reminded of a famous quote, attributed to Churchill during World War II: “If you're going through hell, keep going.” While South Africa is not in the…

Wolfgang Fengler, Marie Francoise Marie-Nelly, Indermit Gill, Benedicte Baduel, P. Facundo Cuevas |

Trade can spur growth, job creation, and poverty reduction, and is thus necessary to sustain the post-pandemic recovery.

Mari Elka Pangestu |

As the world strives to recover from the COVID-19 pandemic, the importance of trade will be more critical than ever to growth, job creation and poverty reduction.

Caroline Freund, Carolina Sánchez-Páramo |

لا شك أن العلاقة بين التجارة والنمو والحد من الفقر واضحة وضوح الشمس. فبين عامي 1990 و 2017، عززت البلدان النامية حصتها من الصادرات العالمية من 16% إلى 30%، وفي الوقت نفسه، انخفض معدل الفقر المدقع…

كارولين فرويند, كارولينا سانشيز بارامو |

随着全世界努力从新冠疫情中复苏,贸易对经济增长、就业岗位创造以及减贫的重要性将大于史上任何时期。

Caroline Freund, Carolina Sánchez-Páramo |

Since moving to Southern Africa in 2019, I have had the great privilege of meeting many impressive women working in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) related fields.

Marie Francoise Marie-Nelly |

Hoy enfrentamos una crisis de confianza ciudadana en materia de gobernanza. Si la confianza es tan vital, ¿cómo pueden generarla los Gobiernos?

Sanjay Pradhan |