Global Economy

A man pushes a hand-cart past closed shops following protests in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia July 1, 2020. REUTERS/Maheder Haileselassie TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY

Did Africa turn a corner in 2020 or did it just dodge a bullet?

Indermit Gill and Kenan Karakülah

Friday, February 5, 2021

Solar panels with high rise buildings in the distance

Secular stagnation, climate action, and the natural rate of interest

Martin Raiser and Sebastian Eckardt

Thursday, February 4, 2021

Ifeanyi Ochonogor, chief executive officer of E-Terra Matter Recovery and Recycling Facility, discusses with an employee as they operate a cable shredder machine for e-waste processing, at their facility in Festac, Lagos, Nigeria June 19, 2020. Picture taken June 19, 2020. REUTERS/Temilade Adelaja

Long-term strategies for an African recovery from COVID-19: A CEO’s perspective

Ashish J. Thakkar

Thursday, February 4, 2021

Mexico City Financial center and business district close to Paseo De Reforma E

This decade’s growth champions

Tuesday, February 2, 2021

Johannesburgo, South Africa.- In photos taken on January 21, 2021, it shows the streets of Johannesburgo during the coronavirus pandemic. The new coronavirus mutation, from South Africa, binds more easily to human cells and is 50% more transmissible than the original strain. This was stated by the leading South African epidemiologist, Salim Abdool Karim, citing the results of a recent study on the efficacy of potential vaccines against new variants of the virus.

From stimulus to debt: The case of South Africa

Haroon Bhorat and Gracelin Baskaran

Tuesday, February 2, 2021

Trucks drive along the main road from the port city of Mombasa in the outskirts of Kenya's capital Nairobi.

Could COVID-19 produce a ‘great reset’ for African economies?

Aloysius Uche Ordu and David Dollar

Monday, February 1, 2021

An oil tanker is being loaded at Saudi Aramco's Ras Tanura oil refinery and oil terminal in Saudi Arabia May 21, 2018. Picture taken May 21, 2018. REUTERS/Ahmed Jadallah

Economic diversification in the Gulf: Time to redouble efforts

Nader Kabbani and Nejla Ben Mimoune

Sunday, January 31, 2021

An employee of online fashion retailer Zozo Inc, poses with Zozoglass and its smartphone application, used to measure skin tone for ordering cosmetics online, during a demonstration at the company's office in Tokyo, Japan, January 28, 2021. Picture taken January 28, 2021. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon

Innovation quality and global collaborations: Insights from Japan

Dany Bahar and Selen Özdoğan

Friday, January 29, 2021

Illustration depicting data flows across borders

How APEC can address restrictions on cross-border data flows

Joshua P. Meltzer

Friday, January 29, 2021

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How to restore US credibility in Africa

Friday, January 29, 2021