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Commodity markets: evolution, challenges, and policies

These charts look at the evolution of commodity markets, the challenges they pose for emerging markets, and policy tools available to respond to these challenges.

Peter Nagle, John Baffes|
Trade, Macroeconomics and Fiscal Management, Agriculture and Food, Climate Change, Competitiveness, Energy, Extractive Industries

Did Covid-19 lockdowns impact Philippines’ international trade?

A new World Bank Working Paper investigates the impact of lockdowns on the international trade of the Philippines, one of East Asia’s top traders, and one of the countries in the region most…

Guillermo Arenas, Socrates Majune, Angella Faith Montfaucon|
Competitiveness, Financial Sector, Macroeconomics and Fiscal Management, Trade

Public-private collaboration facilitates the import of vaccines in Tonga

The World Bank Group’s earlier resilience projects and recent support to Tonga’s emergency response and recovery efforts – including a development policy loan of over US$18M – have been vital in…

Alina Monica Antoci|
Competitiveness, Disaster Risk Management, Health, Trade

Most commodity prices fell in July—Pink Sheet

The Pink Sheet is a monthly report that monitors commodity price movements.

John Baffes, Maria Hazel Macadangdang|
Agriculture and Food, Energy, Extractive Industries, Trade

The Persistent Food Crisis and Inflation in the West Africa Region: A golden opportunity for Benin?

The increasing food deficit and demand from neighboring countries, such as Nigeria, Niger, and Burkina Faso, have put enormous pressures on the local and regional food markets. The West Africa…

Nazaire Idrissou Houssou, Erick Abiassi, Chakib Jenane|
Agriculture and Food, Nutrition, Trade
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