Taxes and budget 2016: On the road to a developed country

This article first appeared in The Edge Malaysia Weekly MALAYSIA has travelled far on the road to economic growth and shared prosperity. Using its natural resources, the country not only…

Faris Hadad-Zervos |
Macroeconomics and Fiscal Management, Poverty

Which South Asia do you live in?

This blog is part of the series #OneSouthAsia exploring how South Asia can become a more integrated, thus more economically dynamic region. The blog series is a  lead up to the South Asia Economic…

Prabha Chandran |
Agriculture and Food, Trade, Financial Inclusion, Financial Sector, Macroeconomics and Fiscal Management

Tracking Urbanization: How big data can drive policies to make cities work for the poor

Every minute, dozens of people in East Asia move from the countryside to the city. The massive population shift is creating some of the world’s biggest mega-cities including Tokyo, Shanghai,…

Axel van Trotsenburg |
Health, Poverty, Urban Development