Developing Economies

Labourers mix cement at the site of a new port to be built in the oil-producing Angolan exclave of Cabinda, June 11, 2016. Picture taken June 11, 2016. REUTERS/Ed Cropley - RTX2JQ43

Figures of the week: Africa’s 2016 growth rate and 2017 predictions

Wednesday, December 28, 2016

A machine digs a ditch at the Grand Renaissance dam in Guba Woreda, Benishangul Gumuz region March 16, 2014. The Horn of Africa country - plagued by frequent blackouts - plans to boost generating capacity from 2,000 MW to 10,000 MW within the next three to five years, much of it coming from the 6,000 MW Grand Renaissance Dam under construction on the Nile. Egypt fears the dam will reduce water flows vital for its 84 million people. Picture taken March 16, 2014. REUTERS/Tiksa Negeri (ETHIOPIA - Tags: ENVIRONMENT ENERGY POLITICS BUSINESS CONSTRUCTION) - RTR3HIII

Figures of the week: Trends in sub-Saharan African debt and equity flows

Thursday, December 22, 2016

OECD peer review of US foreign assistance commends progress but notes areas for improvement

Tuesday, December 20, 2016

A woman walks out of the headquarters of the People's Bank of China (PBOC), the central bank, in Beijing November 20, 2013. China will lift controls on deposit rates when conditions are ripe, the central bank vice governor said on Wednesday, as part of efforts to push forward a market-based interest rate regime. REUTERS/Jason Lee (CHINA - Tags: BUSINESS) - RTX15L89

China sees further capital outflows despite solid November data

Wednesday, December 14, 2016

Sewage water streams into the sea at public beach Ramlet al Bayda, in Beirut, Lebanon November 20, 2016. Picture taken November 20, 2016. Sally Hayde/Thomson Reuters Foundation via REUTERS - RTSUCG7

How close is the world to ending extreme poverty?

John McArthur and Krista Rasmussen

Friday, December 2, 2016

U.S. Speaker of the House Paul Ryan (R-WI) (L) shows Melania Trump and U.S. President-elect Donald Trump the Mall from the Speaker's Balcony on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., November 10, 2016. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts - RTX2T34N

How can the new US administration make aid more effective?

Thursday, November 17, 2016

Fighters of Libyan forces allied with the U.N.-backed government sit in a military vehicle as others walk during a battle with Islamic State militants in Ghiza Bahriya district in Sirte, Libya October 31, 2016. REUTERS/Hani Amara - RTX2R8X9

A simpler, more patient approach to easing state fragility

Thursday, November 3, 2016

A protester is pictured through a Moroccan national flag.

Why Morocco’s protests won’t usher in another Arab Spring

Wednesday, November 2, 2016

Workers construct a culvert along the Southern bypass road under construction next to the Nairobi National Park in Kenya's capital Nairobi, March 4, 2016. Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) and the Ministry of Transport agreed to cut off about 53 acres of land from the Nairobi National Park to allow for completion of the 28 kms Nairobi Southern bypass road project. REUTERS/Thomas Mukoya - RTS9BJ0

Figures of the week: Kenya’s growth trends and prospects in Africa’s Lions

Wednesday, November 2, 2016

An employee assists a customer to set-up M-Pesa money transfer servive on his handset inside a mobile phone care centre operated by Kenyan's telecom operator Safaricom; in the central business district of Kenya's capital Nairobi, May 11, 2016. REUTERS/Thomas Mukoya - RTX2DU5V

Financial inclusion week 2016: Prioritizing customers in the digital ecosystem

Robin J. Lewis, John Villasenor, and Darrell M. West

Monday, October 31, 2016