Global Development

Sudanese demonstrators chant slogans during the sit-in protest, outside Defence Ministry in Khartoum, Sudan April 18, 2019. REUTERS/Mohamed Nureldin Abdallah - RC1BF818B3C0

Africa in the news: Sudan, Mali, and Uganda political updates and Ivanka Trump’s visit to Africa

Saturday, April 20, 2019

A paramedic distributes free medicine provided by the government to patients inside a ward at Rajiv Gandhi Government General Hospital (RGGGH) in Chennai July 12, 2012. Chennai is the capital of Tamil Nadu, one of two Indian states offering free medicine for all. The state provides a glimpse of the hurdles India faces as it embarks on a programme to extend free drug coverage nationwide. Picture taken July 12, 2012. To match Analysis INDIA-DRUGS/ REUTERS/Babu (INDIA - Tags: HEALTH SOCIETY DRUGS) - GM1E87N0HMY01

Outsized focus on cash transfers is missing the point

Friday, April 19, 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

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

Thursday, April 18, 2019

Is sub-Saharan Africa facing another systemic sovereign debt crisis?

2:00 PM - 3:30 PM EDT

A man holds his phone to take a Facebook live video near a chasm suspected to have been caused by a heavy downpour along an underground fault-line near the Rift Valley town of Mai Mahiu, Kenya March 28, 2018. Picture taken March 28, 2018. REUTERS/Thomas Mukoya - RC12E3D4ACD0

Figure of the week: Gap in universal mobile phone and internet access in Africa

Friday, April 12, 2019

A girl uses her phone at Mao Live House during its last public concert night in central Beijing, China April 24, 2016. Mao Live House, a prominent live rock music venue in Beijing, shut its doors on the weekend, the latest closure to hit China's rock music scene. Owner Li Chi said the club, popular among fans of punk, metal and alternative rock since it opened nine years ago, was forced to close due to tighter rules on live performances. REUTERS/Damir Sagolj SEARCH "MAO LIVE" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "THE WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES - S1BETBXEYAAB

Mobile phones are key to economic development. Are women missing out?

Wednesday, April 10, 2019

A trader changes dollars with naira at a currency exchange store in Lagos

Is a debt crisis looming in Africa?

Chukwuka Onyekwena and Mma Amara Ekeruche

Wednesday, April 10, 2019

Global development disrupted: A field in transition

1:30 PM - 3:00 PM EDT

An attendant at a fuel station arranges Indian rupee notes in Kolkata, India, August 16, 2018. REUTERS/Rupak De Chowdhuri - RC1D8766A8C0

What do poor people think about direct cash transfers?

Stuti Khemani, James Habyarimana, and Irfan Nooruddin

Monday, April 8, 2019

Impact investing: Achieving financial returns while doing good

10:30 AM - 12:00 PM EDT

Schoolgirls eat their free mid-day meals, distributed by a government-run primary school, in New Delhi May 8, 2013.

Are we reducing hunger in the world?

Homi Kharas and Lorenz Noe

Friday, April 5, 2019

A man stands in front of an electronic board displaying market data at the Nairobi Securities Exchange in Nairobi, Kenya April 11, 2017. REUTERS/Baz Ratner - RC164D4FAF40

Looming debt crisis in Africa: Myth or reality?

Brahima Sangafowa Coulibaly, Dhruv Gandhi, and Lemma Senbet

Friday, April 5, 2019

A view of the Moria camp for refugees and migrants and a makeshift camp set next to Moria, on the island of Lesbos, Greece, September 19, 2018. REUTERS/Giorgos Moutafis - RC1C3B625EC0

Adapting global development in a two-tiered world

Kristin M. Lord

Thursday, April 4, 2019

A trader changes dollars for naira at a currency exchange store in Lagos, Nigeria, February 12, 2015. REUTERS/Joe Penney/File Photo

Is sub-Saharan Africa facing another systemic sovereign debt crisis?

Brahima Sangafowa Coulibaly, Dhruv Gandhi, and Lemma Senbet

Wednesday, April 3, 2019

A customer walks past wedding dresses at a bridal shop ih Johannesburg, South Africa May 14, 2018. REUTERS/Siphiwe Sibeko - RC12B1DF4210

Africa’s emerging economies to take the lead in consumer market growth

Wednesday, April 3, 2019

A group of Central American migrants surrenders to U.S. Border Patrol Agents south of the U.S.-Mexico border fence in El Paso, Texas, U.S., March 6, 2019. REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson - RC1EFD427530

Central Americans need less violence, more development, and a safe place to stay

Wednesday, April 3, 2019

U.S. President George W. Bush (R) and Mongolian President Nambaryn Enkhbayar sign the Millennium Challenge Corporation Compact at the White House in Washington October 22, 2007. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque (UNITED STATES) - GM1DWKURZWAA

Where has the Millennium Challenge Corporation succeeded and failed to incentivize reform—and why?

Monday, April 1, 2019

Sustainable financing for development

Homi Kharas, Sachin Chaturvedi, Mustafizur Rahman, and Imme Scholz

Sunday, March 31, 2019

Boys walk past electricity pylons and the cooling towers of the defunct Orlando Power Station in Soweto, South Africa, June 28, 2018. Picture taken June 28, 2018. REUTERS/Siphiwe Sibeko - RC164C8E8250

Figure of the week: Electricity access in Africa

Friday, March 29, 2019

Sakiba Covic (L) and Semsa Hadzo walk through a coal mine in Breza, March 5, 2013. Covic and Hadzo are the only female coal miners in all of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Their job requires them to take daily measurements of air, gas and to supervise the general safety of the mine, according to local media. Picture taken March 5, 2013. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic (BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA - Tags: BUSINESS ENERGY SOCIETY EMPLOYMENT) - GM1E9371M2C01

Toward gender equality and inclusivity in oil, gas, and mining

Kelsey Landau and Robin Lewis

Friday, March 29, 2019