Global Economy

Ethiopian legislators raise their hands as they vote inside the House of Peoples' Representatives in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia October 25, 2018. REUTERS/Tiksa Negeri - RC16FD4F3230

Ethiopia’s newly unified ruling party pivots to a liberal political economy

Addisu Lashitew

Friday, December 6, 2019

REFILE - CORRECTING STYLE People spend their time at a street food market in Bangkok, Thailand August 25, 2019. REUTERS/Soe Zeya Tun - RC1EAEB197C0

How inclusive is growth?

Meagan Dooley and Homi Kharas

Friday, November 22, 2019

People stand in front of a projection on the East Side Gallery, the largest remaining part of the former Berlin Wall, in Berlin, Germany, November 4, 2019. On November 9th Germany will mark the 30th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall (Berliner Mauer) in 1989. REUTERS/Fabrizio Bensch - RC1D9112CB30

How German reunification could change global capitalism today

Dennis J. Snower and Markus Engels

Friday, November 8, 2019

People walk on newly transformed Skenderbeg square in Tirana, Albania June 12, 2017. REUTERS/Florion Goga - RC1370A4B7C0

Bridging the productivity gap

Elwyn Davies, Hilda Shijaku, and Christoph Ungerer

Tuesday, November 5, 2019

A policeman stands guard atop rocks overlooking the proposed Dangote oil refinery site during a facility tour near Akodo beach in the outskirt of Nigeria's commercial capital Lagos June 25, 2016. REUTERS/Akintunde Akinleye - S1BETLZHQAAA

Figure of the week: Government domestic arrears rise for oil-exporters in sub-Saharan Africa

Tuesday, October 29, 2019

ATTENTION EDITORS - IMAGE 5 OF 22 OF PICTURE PACKAGE '7 BILLION, 7 STORIES - OVERCROWDED IN HONG KONG. SEARCH 'MONG KOK' FOR ALL IMAGES - Cars cross a street in Mong Kok district in Hong Kong, October 4, 2011. Mong Kok has the highest population density in the world, with 130,000 in one square kilometre. The world's population will reach seven billion on 31 October 2011, according to projections by the United Nations, which says this global milestone presents both an opportunity and a challenge for the planet. While more people are living longer and healthier lives, says the U.N., gaps between rich and poor are widening and more people than ever are vulnerable to food insecurity and water shortages. Picture taken October 4, 2011. REUTERS/Bobby Yip (CHINA - Tags: SOCIETY) - LM2E7AE1A6R01

China’s rise fits every development model

Thursday, October 17, 2019

Mulugeta Desalegn, an owner of a convenience store, or "spaza shop", picks an item for a customer as he holds a candle, in Senaone, Soweto, South Africa March 18, 2019. REUTERS/Siphiwe Sibeko - RC13FB1CC910

Figure of the week: Deployment and use of back-up generators in sub-Saharan Africa

Wednesday, October 2, 2019

A general view of Firdos Square, one of the main squares of Baghdad April 29, 2014. Iraq is now gripped by its worst violence since the heights of its 2005-2008 sectarian war, and Sunni Islamist insurgents who target Shi'ites have been regaining ground in the country over the past year. But despite the instability, daily life continues in poor Shi'ite neighbourhoods of Baghdad such as Al-Fdhiliya and Sadr City - a sprawling slum marred by poor infrastructure and overcrowding. Reuters photographer Ahmed Jadallah spent time documenting the community and their daily life. Picture taken April 29, 2014. REUTERS/Ahmed Jadallah (IRAQ - Tags: CIVIL UNREST SOCIETY POLITICS)ATTENTION EDITORS: PICTURE 01 OF 32 FOR PACKAGE 'SOCCER, SALONS AND SWIMMING IN SADR CITY'. TO FIND ALL IMAGES SEARCH 'SADR JADALLAH' - GM1EA5T16KX01

Getting reconstruction right and wrong: Lessons from Iraq

Hideki Matsunaga

Tuesday, October 1, 2019

A boy walks past electoral campaign posters for presidential candidates in Niamey, Niger, February 16, 2016. Niger holds presidential and legislative elections on Sunday. REUTERS/Joe Penney - GF10000311379

How should Africans respond to the investment, technology, security, and trade wars?

Monday, September 30, 2019

People shop for food in Djemaa El Fna square in Marrakesh July 8, 2010. REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson (MOROCCO - Tags: SOCIETY TRAVEL) - GM1E67L0L0U01

5 steps to reshape economic geography and rejuvenate the Middle East and North Africa

Somik V. Lall and Ayah Mahgoub

Friday, September 20, 2019