Global Economy

Moldovan cargo ship, "Prosperity", is docked at the port of Algeciras, Spain May 31, 2018. REUTERS/Jon Nazca

Future Development

How has global trade policy shifted over the past 3 years?

Simon J. Evenett and Johannes Fritz

Thursday, January 23, 2020

A man works inside a laboratory at Sofitex, Burkina Fasos biggest cotton company, in Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso March 9, 2017. Picture taken March 9, 2017. To match Special Report MONSANTO-BURKINA/COTTON REUTERS/Luc Gnago - RC1C1E0B1B00

Africa in focus

Figure of the week: Patent policies and their effects on African innovation

Payce Madden

Thursday, January 23, 2020

Fatou Kine works on a customer's order on a sewing machine purchased with money from the International Organization for Migration (IOM) in her shop in Guediawaye, Senegal April 16, 2018. Picture taken April 16, 2018. To match Feature EUROPE-MIGRANTS/AFRICA REUTERS/Mikal McAllister

Africa in focus

Closing the gender gap in African labor markets is good economics

Andinet Woldemichael

Thursday, January 23, 2020

Shoppers crowd at the Kuromon Ichiba to purchase ingredients for New Year's dishes in Osaka on Dec. 30, 2019, the end of year. Shops were overflowing with marine products such as crab, tuna, meat and processed foods. ( The Yomiuri Shimbun )

Economic Development

Productivity comparisons

Martin Neil Baily, Barry P. Bosworth, and Siddhi Doshi

Wednesday, January 22, 2020

Reports

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Report

Migrant inventors and the technological advantage of nations

Dany Bahar, Prithwiraj Choudhury, and Hillel Rapoport

Tuesday, January 21, 2020

Report

How should we measure the digital economy?

Erik Brynjolfsson and Avinash Collis

Tuesday, January 21, 2020

New York, New York, USA - Sept. 22, 2011 - Busy trading floor of the New York Stock Exchange

Report

Stronger financial stability governance leads to greater use of the countercyclical capital buffer

Rochelle M. Edge and Nellie Liang

Friday, January 17, 2020

Report

A continental strategy for economic diversification through the AfCFTA and intellectual property rights

Vera Songwe

Wednesday, January 8, 2020

Report

The Fourth Industrial Revolution and digitization will transform Africa into a global powerhouse

Njuguna Ndung’u and Landry Signé

Wednesday, January 8, 2020

Blog Posts

A sign is pictured at the Congress Center ahead of the World Economic Forum (WEF) annual meeting in Davos, Switzerland January 20, 2020. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse

Future Development

Stakeholder capitalism arrives at Davos

Addisu Lashitew

Tuesday, January 21, 2020

French President Emmanuel Macron (3-R), flanked by Mali's President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita (2-L), Burkina Faso's President Roch Marc Christian Kabore (R), Niger President Mahamadou Issoufou (2-R), Mauritania's President Mohamed Ould Cheikh El Ghazouani (L) and Chad's President Idriss Deby (3-R), speaks during a press conference as part of the G5 Sahel summit on the situation in the Sahel region at the Chateau de Pau in Pau, France, January 13, 2020. Photo by Quentin Top/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

Africa in focus

Africa in the news: WAEMU’s eco implementation, Sahel security update, and Foresight Africa launch

Payce Madden

Saturday, January 18, 2020

Security officers keep watch in front of an AI (Artificial Intelligence) sign at the annual Huawei Connect event in Shanghai, China September 18, 2019. REUTERS/Aly Song - RC1ADFE7A400

Future Development

Whoever leads in artificial intelligence in 2030 will rule the world until 2100

Indermit Gill

Friday, January 17, 2020

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Events

2020

Jan

Past Event

Foresight Africa: Top priorities for Africa over the next decade

10:00 AM - 12:00 PM EST

China 2049: Economic challenges of a rising global power

9:30 AM - 12:00 PM EST

Panel Discussion | World Development Report 2020: Trading for development in the age of global value chains

3:30 PM - 5:00 PM IST

Delhi, India

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Aid for Trade at a Glance 2019

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Experts

David Dollar

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Multimedia

France

What’s driving populism’s rise on both sides of the Atlantic?

David Dollar and Célia Belin

Tuesday, January 21, 2020

Energy Industry

The Saudi Aramco IPO and the future of global oil markets

Samantha Gross and David Dollar

Monday, January 6, 2020

Chinese President Xi Jinping attends a welcoming ceremony at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China.

Global Economy

Is China undermining the global economic order or helping build it?

David Dollar and Wang Huiyao

Monday, December 9, 2019

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