Extractive Industries

This blog analyses the consequences of an energy shock on global growth. It puts the current rise in energy prices into historical context, presents model-based estimates of its growth impacts,…

Agricultural prices eased 0.4% in May. Food prices as a group were fairly steady, with a 2.7% increase in grains partly offsetting a 1.5% decline in oils & meals. Beverages and raw materials…

Mining is the fourth driver of deforestation—accounting for 7% of tropical and sub-tropical forest loss. Through its Climate-Smart Mining initiative, the World Bank Group and  PROFOR published in…

In recent months, however, the war in Ukraine has led to a rise in coal use, as a short-term replacement of Russian oil and gas. But in the medium term, both advanced and developing economies will…

Mozambique has experienced rapid economic growth over two decades, from 1993 to 2015. During that period, the country's growth, which was mainly driven by the extractive industry and public…