Global Economy

Workers make clothes at an apparel manufacturing company in Enshi city, south China's Hubei province, 21 November 2020.Xuan'en County introduced apparel manufacturing enterprises beside the relocation sites in Shadaogou Town and Gaoluo Town to help with employment. So far, it has helped more than 900 people who were relocated to obtain employment and increase income.No Use China. No Use France.

Future Development

What’s next for poverty reduction policies in China?

Maria Ana Lugo, Martin Raiser, and Ruslan Yemtsov

Friday, September 24, 2021

Op-Ed

A new proposal for the G-20 to strengthen the global financial safety net

Brahima Sangafowa Coulibaly and Eswar Prasad

Friday, September 24, 2021

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Engaging China: Reconsidering the strategy and practice

1:00 PM - 2:00 PM EDT

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A staff member of on-line retailer Jumia, pushes a cart loaded with goods at the company's warehouse in Lagos April 10, 2014. There are two main reasons people shop online: it's cheaper or they can't be bothered with a trip to the store. And in Lagos, a city of 21 million people, a trip to the store can kill your entire day if you lose the traffic lottery. Jumia has 100,000 Nigerian customer accounts and sales are increasing by 15 percent a month. REUTERS/Akintunde Akinleye (NIGERIA - Tags: BUSINESS)

Africa in Focus

Quantifying the impact on Nigeria of the African Continental Free Trade Area

Yewande Olapade and Chukwuka Onyekwena

Wednesday, September 22, 2021

Reports

Report

Greening the AfCFTA: It is not too late

Colette van der Ven and Landry Signé

Thursday, September 16, 2021

Global Economy

The external wealth of nations database

Gian Maria Milesi-Ferretti

Thursday, September 16, 2021

Climate Change

A framework to ensure that voluntary carbon markets will truly help combat climate change

Robert O. Mendelsohn, Robert E. Litan, and John Fleming

Thursday, September 16, 2021

Rendering of the flags of Mexico, the United States, and Canada

Report

Developing a roadmap for USMCA success

Joshua P. Meltzer

Monday, September 13, 2021

Report

Debt service risks, Special Drawing Rights allocations, and development prospects

Homi Kharas and Meagan Dooley

Tuesday, September 7, 2021

Blog Posts

A man works on bamboo mat in Monrovia, Liberia, October 14, 2017. REUTERS/Thierry Gouegnon

Africa in Focus

Liberia improves in economic opportunity but still tax mobilization, infrastructure, and business environment struggle to see gains

Tamara White

Thursday, September 16, 2021

Global Economy

The external wealth of nations: September 2021 update

Gian Maria Milesi-Ferretti

Thursday, September 16, 2021

A view shows cars stuck in a traffic jam in Beirut, Lebanon June 10, 2021. Picture taken June 10, 2021. REUTERS/Mohamed Azakir

Future Development

How to kick-start the decoupling of emissions from economic growth in MENA

Martin Philipp Heger and Lukas Vashold

Wednesday, September 15, 2021

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Green trade under the AfCFTA: The role of AU-EU partnership

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Assessing the US-ROK partnership in the global trade agenda: A conversation with South Korean Trade Minister Han-Koo Yeo

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Regional integration in West Africa: Is there a role for a single currency?

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Experts

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How will the rise of the global middle class affect trade and consumption?

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Monday, September 13, 2021

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Will COVID-19 mark the end of the old international order?

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Monday, August 16, 2021

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