Trade

How export restrictions are impacting global food prices

Food markets have been wildly disrupted by the war in Ukraine (Ruta, 2022; Espitia et al. 2022). Export restrictions have made a bad situation worse, contributing to food scarcity and higher food…

Alvaro Espitia, Nadia Rocha, Michele Ruta|
Agriculture and Food, Trade

Crowd-sourcing road condition data can improve transport infrastructure across Central Asia

The more accurate the public can be in documenting their driving experiences, the more precise government agencies and development partners, like the World Bank, can help fill pot-holes—ensuring a…

Charles Cormier, Tatiana Proskuryakova|
Infrastructure & Public-Private Partnerships, Regional Integration, Trade, Transport

Short-term impacts of targeted cash grants and business development services in Burkina Faso

Creating new jobs is one of the biggest challenges facing low- and middle-income countries. This blog assesses the short-term impacts of two innovative interventions to enhance private sector…

Michael Grimm, Michael Weber, Sidiki Soubeiga|
Competitiveness, Financial Inclusion, Governance, Macroeconomics and Fiscal Management, Poverty, Social Protection, Trade

Budget rigidities will constrain fiscal policy for years to come

This World Bank report suggests that, in many countries, policy-makers ability to stabilize their public debt ratios through fiscal tightening may be restrained by budget rigidities that predated…

Marcello Estevão, Santiago Herrera Aguilera, Eduardo Olaberria|
Competitiveness, Financial Inclusion, Governance, Macroeconomics and Fiscal Management, Poverty, Trade

Unlocking growth across South Asia

For South Asia to reach its full economic potential, it must explore untapped opportunities.

Hans Timmer|
Education, Gender, Jobs & Development, Trade
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