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Focal points of market access: how marketplaces shape rural development over 50 years: Guest post by Tillmann von Carnap

The second in this year's job market series looks at the phenomenon of weekly markets and how they shape rural development

Development Impact Guest Blogger|
Infrastructure & Public-Private Partnerships, Trade

Risks in global food markets

Global food prices have retreated from the latest highs, but significant risks continue to threaten the downward trend in prices. They include a prolonged and deeper conflict in Ukraine; higher…

John Baffes|
Agriculture and Food, Competitiveness, Energy, Environment, Extractive Industries, Financial Sector, Macroeconomics and Fiscal Management, Trade, Transport

Policy Research Working Paper series publication roundup for October 16 - 31

This blog is a biweekly feature highlighting recent working papers from around the World Bank Group. It introduces four papers published from October 16 to October 31 on various topics, including…

Marcelo Buitron, Policy Research Working Paper team|
Agriculture and Food, Competitiveness, Education, Governance, Inequality and Shared Prosperity, Jobs & Development, Poverty, Trade

The Commodity Markets Outlook in nine charts

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…

John Baffes, Peter Nagle|
Agriculture and Food, Competitiveness, Energy, Extractive Industries, Financial Sector, Jobs & Development, Macroeconomics and Fiscal Management, Trade

What is working at the World Bank like? Experiences of two young development economics researchers

This blog highlight the experiences of two fellows from last year’s World Bank Robert S. McNamara Fellowships Program.

Emma Frankham, Maria Jones|
Competitiveness, Financial Inclusion, Governance, Macroeconomics and Fiscal Management, Poverty, Trade
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