Developing Economies

Bank notes of different currencies, including Euro, U.S. Dollar, Turkish Lira or Brazilian Reais, are photographed in Frankfurt, Germany, in this illustration picture taken May 7, 2017. Picture taken May 7, 2017. REUTERS/Kai Pfaffenbach/Illustration - RC11D104B550

Podcast Episode

The power of private investment for the developing world

Homi Kharas and Philippe Le Houérou

Friday, May 17, 2019

Manufacturers work at an assembly line of Vingroup's Vsmart phone in Hai Phong,Vietnam December 4, 2018. REUTERS/Kham - RC16DDBFE340

Future Development

How can Vietnam avoid the middle-income trap?

Sebastian Eckardt and Vu Viet Ngoan

Thursday, May 16, 2019

Election officials seal ballot boxes at the end of voting in South Africa's parliamentary and provincial elections at a polling station in Johannesburg, South Africa, May 8,2019. REUTERS/Philimon Bulawayo - RC197F6624B0

Africa in focus

Africa in the news: Election results in South Africa, low wages in Ethiopia, and new World Bank funding for Africa

Payce Madden

Saturday, May 11, 2019

People move on a street of Marina in Victoria Island, Lagos, Nigeria February 15, 2019. REUTERS/Temilade Adelaja - RC1AA6282BF0

Africa in focus

Figures of the week: Unique challenges facing African urbanization

Nirav Patel

Thursday, May 9, 2019

Reports

An aerial photo shows one of a pair of tugboats escorting the Cap Jackson container ship, registered in Singapore, at Harbor Island at the Port of Seattle in Seattle, Washington, U.S.

Report

April 2019 update to TIGER: World economy lurches from uneven recovery to synchronized slowdown

Eswar Prasad

Sunday, April 7, 2019

Shoppers walk during the opening of the 'Mall of Africa' in Midrand outside Johannesburg, South Africa April 28, 2016. REUTERS/Siphiwe Sibeko - D1AETAYSBVAB

Developing Economies

Africa’s consumer market potential

Landry Signé

Wednesday, December 12, 2018

Tourists sit at the Mara Serena Safari Lodge, within the Masai Mara game reserve, southwest of Nairobi, Kenya, July 28, 2009. Picture taken July 28, 2009. REUTERS/Thomas Mukoya - RC1A8B82F4A0

Developing Economies

Africa’s tourism potential

Landry Signé

Monday, December 3, 2018

G-20 finance ministers and central banks governors pose for a family photo during the IMF/World Bank spring meeting in Washington, U.S., April 20, 2018. REUTERS/Yuri Gripas - RC1BD2582DA0

Report

Can coordination in the G-20 help countries to reduce debt and deficits?

Adam Triggs

Monday, November 26, 2018

Alina Peter, AP-Ops Room Coordinator at the Singita Grumeti Fund watches screens displaying information coming from EarthRanger, a real-time conservation data visualisation and analysis software in the operations room at the Singita Grumeti Game Reserve, Tanzania, October 7, 2018. Picture taken October 7, 2018. REUTERS/Baz Ratner - RC1E4F1F3070

Technology & Innovation

Using big data and artificial intelligence to accelerate global development

Jennifer L. Cohen and Homi Kharas

Thursday, November 15, 2018

Blog Posts

The owner of a "Kirana" or mom-and-pop grocery store accepts money from a customer in his shop in Mumbai December 7, 2012. The Indian government won a second parliament vote on Friday on allowing foreign supermarkets into the country, paving the way for Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to press ahead with more reforms, including freeing up a cash-strapped insurance sector. REUTERS/Vivek Prakash (INDIA - Tags: BUSINESS FOOD) - GM1E8C71Q3R01

Future Development

Measuring the gap between ability and effort in domestic revenue mobilization

Ipchita Bharali and Indermit Gill

Monday, April 29, 2019

Construction workers erect scaffolding at the site of metro station as a SpiceJet Airlines aircraft flies past in the southern Indian city of Chennai May 14, 2012. Growth in Asia's third-largest economy is slowing as costlier credit and the impact of Europe's debt crisis on exports have sapped expansion. Gross domestic product rose 6.1 percent in December quarter from a year earlier, the slowest pace in near three years. REUTERS/Babu (INDIA - Tags: TRANSPORT BUSINESS CONSTRUCTION) - GM1E85E1KU101

Future Development

Economic geography bites back

Indermit Gill

Wednesday, April 24, 2019

Delegates walk outside the International Monetary Fund headquarters building ahead of the IMF/World Bank spring meetings in Washington, U.S., April 8, 2019. REUTERS/Yuri Gripas - RC17038BDDE0

Africa in focus

African economies, digitalization, and fragility: Insights from the Spring Meetings

Landry Signé

Thursday, April 18, 2019

View All Blog Posts

Events

2018

Nov

Past Event

The new dynamics of global energy and climate: A conversation with Sustainable Energy for All CEO Rachel Kyte

2:00 PM - 3:15 PM EST

Lean impact: How to innovate for radically greater social good

4:00 PM - 5:30 PM EDT

Development Seminar | Engaging private practitioners to improve tuberculosis diagnosis and treatment in urban India

4:00 PM - 5:30 PM IST

New Delhi, India

View All Events

Related Books

African Development, African Transformation book cover (Cambridge University Press, 2018)

African Development, African Transformation: How Institutions Shape Development Strategy

By Landry Signé

2018

Under-Rewarded Efforts: The Elusive Quest for Prosperity in Mexico

By Santiago Levy

2018

Building Militaries in Fragile States: Challenges for the United States

By Mara Karlin

2017

View All Books

Multimedia

Podcast Episode

Financing Africa’s economic growth

Brahima Sangafowa Coulibaly, Lemma Senbet, and Adrianna Pita

Wednesday, April 17, 2019

Employees work on the manufacturing line at the United Aryan Export Processing Zone textile factory in Nairobi, Kenya April 13, 2017. Picture taken April 13, 2017. REUTERS/Baz Ratner - RC116416CF10

Africa in focus

Capitalizing on Industry 4.0 in Africa

Christina Golubski

Tuesday, July 3, 2018

Venezuela

Is anyone addressing Venezuela’s refugee crises?

Dany Bahar and Fred Dews

Friday, April 27, 2018

View All Multimedia