Global Economy and Development

Customers are seen inside a clothing shop as limited number of shopping malls reopened after the government has eased the restrictions amid concerns over the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Dhaka, Bangladesh May 11, 2020. REUTERS/Mohammad Ponir Hossain

Middle-class lifestyles start with $ 10 per person and day

Friday, July 2, 2021

An ipe (lapacho) tree is seen in this aerial view of the Amazon rainforest near the city of Novo Progresso, Para State, September 24, 2013. The Amazon rainforest is being eaten away at by deforestation, much of which takes place as areas are burnt by large fires to clear land for agriculture. Initial data from Brazil's space agency suggests that destruction of the vast rainforest - the largest in the world - spiked by more than a third over the past year, wiping out an area more than twice the size of the city of Los Angeles. If the figures are borne out by follow-up data, they would confirm fears of scientists and environmental activists who warn that farming, mining and Amazon infrastructure projects, coupled with changes to Brazil's long-standing environmental policies, are reversing progress made against deforestation. Environmental issues will be under the spotlight as a United Nations Climate Change Conference opens in Warsaw, Poland, on November 11. Picture taken on September 24, 2013. REUTERS/Nacho Doce (BRAZIL - Tags: ENVIRONMENT POLITICS AGRICULTURE)ATTENTION EDITORS: PICTURE 10 OF 55 FOR PACKAGE 'AMAZON - FROM PARDISE TO INFERNO' TO FIND ALL IMAGES SEARCH 'AMAZON INFERNO'

Protecting forests: Are early warning systems effective?

Eiji Yamada, Hiroaki Okonogi, and Takahiro Morita

Friday, July 2, 2021

The Insurance Company of Africa is pictured in Monrovia, Liberia, October 12, 2017. REUTERS/Thierry Gouegnon

Capturing Africa’s insurance potential for shared prosperity

Friday, July 2, 2021

Isle of Man, "tax haven"

Dirty money in offshore banks

Matthew Collin and Fred Dews

Friday, July 2, 2021

Odalys Paez waits to receive a remittance at a Western Union office, in Havana, Cuba, October 28, 2020. REUTERS/Alexandre Meneghini

Remittances: One more thing that economists failed at predicting during COVID-19

Thursday, July 1, 2021

Driver of a Golf Club Car drives to the main building of the Aqua Safari Resort. Relax at a luxury beach resort. Modern architecture. Travel and vacation in West Africa. Ghana, Volta, Ada – Jan14,2017

Addressing youth unemployment in Ghana by supporting the agro-processing and tourism sectors

Ernest Aryeetey, Priscilla Twumasi Baffour, and Festus Ebo Turkson

Tuesday, June 29, 2021

Waitress and an African open-air bar with coconuts and beer. Travel and vacation in West Africa. Aqua Safari Resort. Ghana, Volta, Ada - January 14, 2017

Employment creation potential, labor skills requirements, and skill gaps for young people: Ghana case study

Ernest Aryeetey, Priscilla Twumasi Baffour, and Festus Ebo Turkson

Tuesday, June 29, 2021

Making progress on gender equality: It’s time for more transparency

10:00 AM - 11:15 AM EDT

Protecting and elevating early years programming during and after COVID-19: Tools to support adequate, equitable, and efficient investments

9:30 AM - 11:00 AM EDT

[Canada's] corporate leaders need to play a much bigger role in helping to drive change [on the SDGs].

John McArthur Toronto Star June 26, 2021