Macroeconomics and Fiscal Management
The nine charts in this Commodity Markets Outlook highlight commodity price developments with a focus on oil prices, natural gas purchases, fertilizer affordability, food prices, and precious…
Social bond issuance jumped sevenfold in 2020, primarily targeting health care, education, and small and medium enterprises. Despite this significant growth, sovereign green, social, and…
The 4th World Bank Tax Conference exposed the magnitude of the challenge to build equitable tax systems via policies that improve compliance of the very wealthy. This blog highlights a summary of…
The World Bank's 2022 Poverty and Shared Prosperity report offers the first comprehensive look at the global landscape of poverty in the aftermath of COVID-19—showing what fiscal policies…
From food insecurity and lack of services, to limited or no economic opportunities, millions of Sri Lankans are facing acute risks and deprivations.
