Global Development

People gather to protest the demonstration Anti-Government Protest Sri Lanka Near Presidential Secretariat in Colombo, Sri Lanka April 9, 2022 (Photo by Akila Jayawardana/NurPhoto)NO USE FRANCE

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Is the Sri Lankan debt crisis a harbinger?

Shanta Devarajan and Homi Kharas

Thursday, August 4, 2022

Installations used by Chinese excavators and engineers are seen at a copper mine in Mes Aynak, Logar province February 14, 2015. China and Afghanistan remain deadlocked over a stalled $3 billion copper mine five months after Beijing demanded royalties be slashed by almost a half, underlining Kabul's struggles to support itself as foreign aid dries up. The copper, lying beneath the ancient Buddhist ruins of Mes Aynak, is one of the world's largest untapped deposits. But the project has been mired in delays since state-run China Metallurgical Group Corp (MCC) won the contract to develop it in 2007. Resurgent Taliban insurgents have tightened control over the area around Aynak, and after threats, rocket attacks and the risk of land mines, MCC withdrew its Chinese workers from the heavily guarded copper camp last year. And then there are the Buddhist ruins. Archeological work to preserve treasures from the crumbling monastries and stupas is dangerous and slow, and must be finished before mining can begin. Picture taken on February 14, 2015. REUTERS/Omar Sobhani

Up Front

Chinese investment in Afghanistan’s lithium sector: A long shot in the short term

Lilly Blumenthal, Caitlin Purdy, and Victoria Bassetti

Wednesday, August 3, 2022

A delegate walks at the Kigali Convention Centre, the venue hosting the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) in Kigali, Rwanda June 22, 2022. REUTERS/Jean Bizimana

Podcast Episode

The role of regional economic communities in implementing the African Continental Free Trade Area

Andrew Mold and Aloysius Uche Ordu

Wednesday, August 3, 2022

Santiago, Chile - February 11, 2020: Protesters on the streets around Plaza de Italia during recent demonstrations against inequality in Santiago de Chile.

Future Development

Is the risk of crime against businesses greater in more unequal countries?

Addisu Lashitew, Sorin Krammer, and Jonathan Doh

Monday, August 1, 2022

Reports

Report

Why developing country voices will shape the global climate agenda

Amar Bhattacharya, Homi Kharas, and John W. McArthur

Wednesday, July 27, 2022

Essay

SDG Leadership Cities Network and Toolkit

Thursday, July 14, 2022

Global Development

Social and development impact bonds by the numbers

Emily Gustafsson-Wright, Izzy Boggild-Jones, Onyeka Nwabunnia, and Sarah Osborne

Wednesday, July 13, 2022

Report

A Global Sustainability Program: Lessons from the Marshall Plan for addressing climate change

Homi Kharas

Wednesday, June 1, 2022

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Report

An inclusive future? Technology, new dynamics, and policy challenges

David Autor, Kaushik Basu, Zia Qureshi, and Dani Rodrik

Tuesday, May 31, 2022

Blog Posts

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Future Development

10 years of the Aid Transparency Index—How has the US fared?

Sally Paxton and George Ingram

Monday, August 1, 2022

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Future Development

Carbon taxes, complementary policies, and the labor market

Ira Irina Dorband, Somik Lall, and Christian Schoder

Friday, July 29, 2022

Future Development

Measuring business uncertainty in developing and emerging economies

Edgar Avalos, José María Barrero, Elwyn Davies, Leonardo Iacovone, and Jesica Torres

Friday, July 29, 2022

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Assessing UN state-building in South Sudan, the Democratic Republic of Congo, and beyond

10:00 AM - 11:30 AM EDT

State of the global economy

10:00 AM - 11:30 AM EDT

An inclusive future? Technological change and public policy

12:00 PM - 1:30 PM EDT

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Experts

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Multimedia

A newly commissioned Nigerian railway is seen Mobolaji Johnson Railway Station in Ebutemeta, Lagos, Nigeria, on June 10, 2021. President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday visited Lagos for the inauguration of the 157-kilometer Lagos-Ibadan standard rail project at the Mobolaji Johnson railway station in Ebutte Metta. The Construction which started in March 2017, and test-running commenced in December 2020. The Ebute Metta Station, known as the Mobolaji Johnson Station, is the largest railway station in West Africa with a holding capacity of 6000 passengers A statement from the precedential aide ''''Femi Adesina''. ''President Buhari is committed to developing a modern national railway network that will connect every part of Nigeria, and promote trade, travel, tourism, commerce and national integration.'' (Photo by Olukayode Jaiyeola/NurPhoto)NO USE FRANCE

Podcast Episode

Re-approaching Africa’s economic integration agenda

Aloysius Uche Ordu and Julius Kiiza

Wednesday, June 22, 2022

Essay

We’re going to need a bigger room: Growing the 17 Rooms community for SDG action

Zia Khan and John W. McArthur

Friday, May 20, 2022

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)

Podcast Episode

Lessons from Lagos state in addressing youth unemployment

Tejumola Abisoye and Aloysius Uche Ordu

Wednesday, March 16, 2022

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