Global Economy and Development

resilience

Recommendations for US treasury and MDBs in developing evolution roadmaps: From fragility to resilience

George Ingram and Jonathan Papoulidis

Friday, May 19, 2023

Digitalization and digital skills gaps in Africa

9:00 AM - 11:00 AM EDT

--FILE--A candidate learns online for the 2019 postgraduate entrance exam at a classroom in Wuhan city, central China's Hubei province, 30 July 2018. Online education is gaining momentum in China with the market scale expected to exceed 714 billion yuan ($104 billion) by 2025, a recent report from UBS Securities said. According to the UBS report, the Chinese online education market will grow markedly from the 29 billion yuan reported last year. Government support, technological progress, and a cultural emphasis on education have all contributed to a burgeoning online education market in China, said Liu Jiehao, an analyst at consultancy iiMedia. This combination of factors has given the country's online education a boost, and analysts point out that Chinese parents are a key driver. Edwin Chen, an analyst from UBS, said: "Chinese parents have high expectations for their children, wanting their kids to get into Tsinghua or Peking University. This is creating huge demand."No Use China. No Use France.

Getting the best out of online learning

Thursday, May 18, 2023

inequality

Rising inequality: A major issue of our time

Tuesday, May 16, 2023

smiling on phone

Using information and communication technology to improve mental health in Africa

Belinda Archibong and Francis Annan

Tuesday, May 16, 2023

econn

Coping with climate shocks: Ecosystems versus economic systems

Cem Karayalcin and Harun Onder

Monday, May 15, 2023

March 30, 2023, Hiroshima, Japan - Flower decoration for the G7 Hiroshma summit meeting is displayed in front of the A-bomb museum at the Peace Memorial Park in Hiroshima, western Japan on Thursday, March 30, 2023. Group of Seven economic country leaders will gather at the G7 Hiroshima summit meeting this month. (photo by Yoshio Tsunoda/AFLO) No Use China. No Use Taiwan. No Use Korea. No Use Japan.

Japan’s quiet leadership as it hosts the G7 summit in Hiroshima

Mireya Solís and David Dollar

Monday, May 15, 2023

A woman receives the AstraZeneca/Oxford vaccine under the COVAX scheme against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) at the Eka Kotebe General Hospital in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia March 13, 2021. REUTERS/Tiksa Negeri

Ethiopia’s lessons from COVID-19

Friday, May 12, 2023

drc

Upgrade of DRC’s sovereign credit rating—One step forward, after one step back

Zuzana Brixiova Schwidrowski and Aloysius Uche Ordu

Thursday, May 11, 2023

A reform proposal for a fit-for-purpose International Monetary Fund

Brahima Sangafowa Coulibaly and Eswar Prasad

Thursday, May 11, 2023