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How the war in Ukraine is reshaping world trade and investment

According to a new World Bank report, world trade will drop by one percent, lowering global GDP by just under one percent. This blog dives into how the war in Ukraine is reshaping world trade and…

Michele Ruta|
Agriculture and Food, Debt, Energy, Financial Sector, Macroeconomics and Fiscal Management

A World Bank Research milestone – Policy Research Working Paper No. 10,000

It took 34 years from 1988 for the Policy Research Working series to publish its first 10,000 working papers. This blog represents a milestone along the path of over 50 years of economic policy…

Aart Kraay|
Debt, Financial Inclusion, Inequality and Shared Prosperity, Poverty, Social Protection

Staying the course for women’s economic empowerment in MENA

The war in Ukraine could not have come at a worse time, eroding global economic prospects as much of the world struggles to emerge from the COVID-19 pandemic. Among the immediate impacts of the…

Mari Elka Pangestu|
Debt, Digital Development, Disaster Risk Management, Jobs & Development

Mozambique’s “hidden debts”: Turning a crisis into an opportunity for reform

In 2016, the discovery of previously undisclosed debts upended Mozambique’s development trajectory. Mozambique was one of the world’s 10 fastest-growing economies for two decades.

Fiseha Haile Gebregziabher, Albert Pijuan Sala|
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The 2022 World Bank Group Spring Meetings: Strengthening the case for globalism

In this blog you can find out more about: our featured guests; our events on digital development, climate action, trade and subsidies, fragility, and Human Capital; learn how you can participate…

John Mackedon|
Agriculture and Food, Climate Change, Debt, Digital Development, Education, Environment, Fragility Conflict and Violence, Health, Poverty, Trade
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