Global Economy and Development

Bank vault

The hacker, the tax haven, and what $200 million in offshore deposits can tell us about the fight against illicit wealth

Wednesday, May 5, 2021

A engineer walks past the solar panels at the Benadir Electricity Company (BECO) solar project in Mogadishu, Somalia May 21, 2020. Picture taken May 21, 2020. REUTERS/Feisal Omar

Figures of the week: Africa’s renewable energy potential

Leo Holtz and Christina Golubski

Wednesday, May 5, 2021

San Salvador, El Salvador.- In the photos taken on March 23, 2021, it shows a vaccination center against the coronavirus. El Salvador began with the immunization of non-health personnel who are more exposed to the virus through their work, including members of the Armed Forces, Civil Protection and teachers. The doses used will be those of the pharmaceutical company Pfizer, whose shipment arrived on Monday.

How big of a vaccine surplus will the US have?

Simon J. Evenett

Tuesday, May 4, 2021

A general view of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), in Washington, D.C., on August 21, 2020 amid the Coronavirus pandemic. This week former Vice President Joe Biden and Senator Kamala Harris (D-CA) accepted the Democratic nomination for President and Vice President, respectively, during a nationwide virtual convention ahead of the Republican National Convention that is set to take place next week with in-person events held in Charlotte, N.C., and Washington. (Graeme Sloan/Sipa USA)No Use UK. No Use Germany.

Making COVID-19 aid effective by doubling down on USAID reforms

George Ingram and Justin Fugle

Monday, May 3, 2021

World leaders appear on a video screen during a virtual Climate Summit with world leaders in the East Room at the White House in Washington, U.S., April 23, 2021. REUTERS/Tom Brenner

Africa in the news: Mozambique, Chad, and climate change updates

Leo Holtz, Tamara White, and Christina Golubski

Saturday, May 1, 2021

Envelope stamped overdue and housekeys

Inequalities in housing hardship declined because everybody is now worse off

Yung Chun and Michal Grinstein-Weiss

Friday, April 30, 2021

Rohingya refugee Nur Islam, 24, who suffers from diphtheria, is examined by a doctor at a Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) clinic near Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh December 18, 2017. According to the World Health Organisation (WHO) from November 3 through December 12, a total of 804 suspected diphtheria cases including 15 deaths were reported among the displaced Rohingya population in Cox's Bazar. REUTERS/Alkis Konstantinidis

Do transition readiness assessment tools inform donor transitions in health care?

Wenhui Mao, Kaci Kennedy McDade, Heather Hille, and Mackenzie Zepeda

Friday, April 30, 2021

Relatives visit child patients who suffer from acute encephalitis syndrome in a hospital ward in Muzaffarpur, in the eastern state of Bihar, India, June 19, 2019. REUTERS/Alasdair Pal

Early lessons from India’s health insurance scheme, Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana

Shawin Vitsupakorn, Wenhui Mao, and Ipchita Bharali

Thursday, April 29, 2021

FILE PHOTO: Director General of the Ghana Health Service Dr. Patrick Kuma-Aboagye receives the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine during the vaccination campaign at the Ridge Hospital in Accra, Ghana March 2, 2021. REUTERS/Francis Kokoroko/File Photo

Figure of the Week: COVID-19’s impact on debt risks in sub-Saharan Africa

Wednesday, April 28, 2021

FILE PHOTO: FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Joe Biden speaks about jobs and the economy at the White House in Washington, U.S., April 7, 2021. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque/File Photo/File Photo/File Photo

The importance of USMCA for the Biden administration’s economic and foreign policy

Joshua P. Meltzer

Wednesday, April 28, 2021