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Fiscal space watch: No time to sit on laurels

In more than 80 percent of these countries, government debt is now higher than before the 2008-09 global financial crisis. Many of these economies need to urgently improve fiscal positions within…

M. Ayhan Kose, Franziska Ohnsorge, Naotaka Sugawara|
Competitiveness, Debt, Financial Inclusion, Financial Sector, Macroeconomics and Fiscal Management

MENA: 4 policies countries can adopt to combat inflation

As we keep hearing the term “inflation” in the news every day, it’s worth revisiting what that really means for MENA countries. Here are four policies that tackle high inflation and low growth…

Nadir Mohammed, Kevin Carey, Johannes Hoogeveen, Gladys Lopez-Acevedo|
Competitiveness, Debt, Financial Sector, Governance, Inequality and Shared Prosperity, Macroeconomics and Fiscal Management, Poverty

Gender differences in taxation: Why do they matter?

The World Bank's Global Tax Program explores the gender dimensions of tax systems, aiming to help developing countries formulate tax policies with a gender lens. Results from three countries…

Caren Grown, Ceren Ozer, Chiara Bronchi|
Debt, Financial Inclusion, Financial Sector, Gender, Governance, Jobs & Development

For poor countries already facing debt distress, a food crisis looms

Food-import bills are surging fastest for poor countries that are already in debt distress. The danger of an overlapping food and debt crisis is greatest those at high risk of debt distress or…

Marcello Estevão|
Agriculture and Food, Debt

Ten lessons from the largest scale up of cash transfers in history

What are we learning from the unprecedented social protection responses to Covid-19? This blog combines analysis of large datasets with a review of about 300 papers, evaluations, and practical…

Ugo Gentilini|
Competitiveness, Debt, Digital Development, Education, Financial Inclusion, Financial Sector, Governance, Inequality and Shared Prosperity, Macroeconomics and Fiscal Management, Social Protection
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