Developing Economies

A woman pushing her baby in a stroller shops in the Hongdae area of Seoul, South Korea, June 29, 2016. Picture taken June 29, 2016. REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji - RTX2J5I6

Future Development Reads: Hans Rosling, Kenneth Arrow, and Bill and Melinda Gates

Wolfgang Fengler

Friday, February 24, 2017

Striking doctors hold placards and chant slogans outside the Court of Appeal as they wait for the release of jailed officials of the national doctors' union in their case to demand fulfilment of a 2013 agreement between their union and the government that would raise their pay and improve working conditions in Nairobi, Kenya, February 15, 2017. REUTERS/Thomas Mukoya - RTSYQQ9

Africa in the news: Nigeria sells eurobond, Kenyan doctors continue to strike, and Trump contacts Nigeria and South Africa

Christina Golubski

Friday, February 17, 2017

A crop-eating armyworm is seen on a sorghum plant at a farm in Settlers, northern province of Limpopo, February 8,2017. REUTERS/Siphiwe Sibeko - RTX30IWG

Figure of the week: Armyworm, locusts, and drought in Southern and East Africa

Thursday, February 16, 2017

Schoolchildren study inside their classroom at a government-run school in Kolkata

6 lessons for using data to improve student learning in developing countries

Tamar Manuelyan Atinc and Lindsay Read

Thursday, January 26, 2017

A woman resident collects spilled crude oil into a drum at the Pantai Teluk Penyu in Cilacap, Indonesia's Central Java province, May 25, 2015 in this photo taken by Antara Foto. Damage to PT Pertamina crude oil unloading facility at 16 nautical miles south of Cilacap's shore caused 14,000 liters of crude oil to leak and pollute the coastal waters, according to Antara. REUTERS/Antara Foto/Idhad Zakaria ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. IT IS DISTRIBUTED, EXACTLY AS RECEIVED BY REUTERS, AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS. MANDATORY CREDIT. INDONESIA OUT. NO COMMERCIAL OR EDITORIAL SALES IN INDONESIA. - RTX1EIVG

Energy subsidies and the politics of reform

Tuesday, January 24, 2017

Overview of the session "Preparing for the Fourth Industrial Revolution" with Shu Yinbiao, Chairman, State Grid Corporation of China, Mary Barra, Chairman and CEO of the General Motors, Vishal Sikka, Chief Executive Officer, Infosys, Mukesh D. Ambani, Chairman and Managing Director, Reliance Industries and Marc R. Benioff, Chairman and CEO Salesforceat the annual meeting of the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland, January 17, 2017. REUTERS/Ruben Sprich - RTSVY21

The global economy in 2017: Hope in the face of policy uncertainty and weak investment growth

Tuesday, January 17, 2017

Ivory Coast's Minister of Defense Alain-Richard Donwahi is welcomed by Army officers as he arrives to speak with mutinous soldiers, at the airport in Bouake, Ivory Coast January 13, 2017. REUTERS/Thierry Gouegnon - RTX2YT6A

Africa in the news: Nigeria plans diaspora bonds, Côte d’Ivoire contends with mutiny, and report highlights the economics of tobacco control

Friday, January 13, 2017

Storm clouds hover as a cyclist rides past a field of maize after late rains near Malawi's capital Lilongwe, February 1, 2016. Late rains in Malawi threaten the staple maize crop and have pushed prices to record highs.About 14 million people face hunger in Southern Africa because of a drought that has been exacerbated by an El Nino weather pattern, according to the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP). REUTERS/Mike Hutchings - RTX24Z7D

Thunder is not yet rain: Sustaining progress towards realizing Africa’s vision

Amadou Sy, Christina Golubski, and Amy Copley

Wednesday, January 11, 2017

An employee of online retailer Jumia sorts packages for delivery at the company's warehouse in Lagos February 16, 2015. The growth of Africa's middle class has created demand for products that conventional retail struggles to satisfy due to a shortage of malls and grinding traffic in many cities that deters shoppers. The sector is still in its infancy. The internet's contribution to Africa's gross domestic product stood at 1.1 percent in 2013, much lower than other emerging markets. But this could rise to 10 percent, or $300 billion, by 2025, according to a report by consultants McKinsey's & Company. REUTERS/Joe Penney (NIGERIA - Tags: BUSINESS SOCIETY EMPLOYMENT) - RTR4PSUQ

Figures of the week: Sub-Saharan Africa’s labor market in 2017

Wednesday, January 11, 2017

A Women carries fire wood on her head as she walks below Eskom's Elecricity pylons in Soweto, South Africa. August 8,2016. REUTERS/Siphiwe Sibeko - RTSMORN

Foresight Africa: Join the conversation on the top priorities for Africa in 2017

Monday, January 9, 2017