Debt

The Russian invasion of Ukraine threatens the uneven recovery of East Asia and Pacific. The invasion comes on top of the economic distress caused by the lingering COVID-19 pandemic, the financial…

global inflation, food price inflation, war in Ukraine, developing countries, emerging market

Levels of public debt across eastern and southern Africa’s low-income countries have doubled over the last decade. The region’s debt portfolio still predominantly contains multilateral loans (47…

Higher inflation, slower growth, tightening financial conditions. In recent weeks, Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has exacerbated global economic risks. There is a fourth element, however, that…

Inflation has returned, and it is wreaking havoc. Surging economic activity, supply-chain disruptions, and soaring commodity prices combined in 2021 to push global inflation to its highest level…