Global Economy and Development

REFILE - CORRECTING STYLE People spend their time at a street food market in Bangkok, Thailand August 25, 2019. REUTERS/Soe Zeya Tun - RC1EAEB197C0

How inclusive is growth?

Meagan Dooley and Homi Kharas

Friday, November 22, 2019

School children attend class at Waterstone College, a private school managed by Curro in the south of Johannesburg July 22, 2015. South African private education group Advtech rejected a takeover offer from its bigger rival Curro Holdings, saying on Tuesday the proposal contained "unacceptable pre-conditions". Advtech's shares fell more than 7 percent shortly after the announcement that it had rejected Curro's bid, but pared losses to close down 2.93 percent at 11.60 rand. The shares are up about 30 percent so far this year. Curro's stock shed 0.83 percent to close on 11.70 rand. REUTERS/Siphiwe Sibeko - GF10000166738

From Colombia to Cameroon: The gradual growth of impact bonds in developing countries

Emily Gustafsson-Wright, Izzy Boggild-Jones, and Onyeka Nwabunnia

Thursday, November 21, 2019

Labourers load a three-wheeled vehicle onto the back of a van at the Mercato market in Addis Ababa October 9, 2015. Addis Ababa's 'Mercato' - Italian for 'market' - is reputedly the biggest open-air market in Africa, lying in the west of the capital. Supermarkets have sprouted across the city as the metropolis has expanded with Ethiopia's booming economy, but Mercato remains a popular destination for shoppers seeking clothing, electronics and a huge range of other items. It has been around for as long as the city, which was founded at the end of the 19th century, but it took its current form, and its name, from the Italians who invaded Ethiopia in 1935. The Italian occupation ended in 1941. Picture taken October 9, 2015. REUTERS/Tiksa Negeri - GF10000267957

Figure of the week: Africa visa openness

Wednesday, November 20, 2019

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Using extractive industry data to fight inequality & strengthen accountability: Victories, lessons, future directions for Africa

Christina Golubski and Dhruv Gandhi

Tuesday, November 19, 2019

A woman walks in front of new murals of the former US embassy in Tehran, Iran November 2, 2019. Nazanin Tabatabaee/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY - RC1267CD4B60

To talk or not to talk to Trump: A question that divides Iran

Djavad Salehi-Isfahani

Tuesday, November 19, 2019

A man walks past "Democracy Wall" outside the library of the University of Hong Kong February 17, 2015. A campus election at the top Hong Kong university degenerated into an acrimonious campaign against mainland Chinese candidates, highlighting simmering tensions two months after pro-democracy protests led by local students paralysed parts of the city. Picture taken February 17, 2015. REUTERS/Bobby Yip (CHINA - Tags: POLITICS EDUCATION) - GM1EB2I0EXC01

The ongoing debate on the reform of the definition of Official Development Assistance

Monday, November 18, 2019

Yaneidi Guzman, 38, walks home with her mother-in-law in Caracas, Venezuela, February 17, 2019. Guzman has lost a third of her weight over the past three years as Venezuela's economic collapse made food unaffordable and she now hopes the opposition will succeed in bringing urgently needed foreign aid. She is one of many Venezuelans suffering from malnutrition. "It's not that I want to be rich, or a millionaire", Guzman said. "But I do want to give my children a good future, to make sure I can take them to the doctors when they get ill... and that they eat well." REUTERS/Carlos Garcia Rawlins SEARCH "RAWLINS GUZMAN" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. - RC1F8A0356E0

Statistics vs political relevance: Getting Official Development Assistance right

Anthony F. Pipa

Monday, November 18, 2019

A man poses with Zimbabwe's new two dollar banknotes as customers queue outside a bank in Harare, Zimbabwe, November 12, 2019. REUTERS/Philimon Bulawayo - RC2J9D9ID88X

Africa in the news: Billion-dollar valuation for Nigerian tech company, Kenya-Somalia relations, and new Zimbabwe bank notes

Saturday, November 16, 2019

People are seen ahead of Pope Francis' arrival for a prayer vigil with youth at the Soamandrakizay Mess site in Antananarivo, Madagascar, September 7, 2019. REUTERS/Yara Nardi TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY - RC11253C5FF0

Figure of the week: Migration and remittances in sub-Saharan Africa

Thursday, November 14, 2019

A visitor examines a Russian rocket-propelled grenade launcher RPG-29 during the Russia-Africa Economic Forum Exhibition on the sidelines of the Russia-Africa Summit and Economic Forum in the Black sea resort of Sochi, Russia, October 24, 2019. Sergei Chirikov/Pool via REUTERS - RC1A50BA75C0

What does Russia really want from Africa?

Thursday, November 14, 2019