Global Economy

A view of tanks containing muds from which gold will be extracted at the gold mine site, operated by Endeavour Mining Corporation in Hounde, Burkina Faso February 13, 2020.Picture taken February 13, 2020.Reuters/Anne Mimault

Supercharging anti-corruption initiatives: The TAP-Plus approach

Victoria Bassetti and Norman Eisen

Tuesday, July 7, 2020

The Chinese national flag flies at half-mast at the headquarters of the People's Bank of China, the central bank (PBOC), as China holds a national mourning for those who died of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), on the Qingming tomb-sweeping festival in Beijing, China April 4, 2020. REUTERS/Carlos Garcia Rawlins TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY

The COVID-19 recession is a good time to accelerate Chinese reform

David Dollar, Yiping Huang, and Yang Yao

Tuesday, July 7, 2020

A fruit seller is seen in a market amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Adjame a neighbourhood of Abidjan, Ivory Coast June 18, 2020. REUTERS/Thierry Gouegnon.

The informal sector in francophone Africa: The other side of weak structural transformation

Nancy Benjamin and Ahmadou Aly Mbaye

Tuesday, July 7, 2020

How deep will the COVID-19 recession be?

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Book cover for Formal and Informal Enterprises in Francophone Africa: Moving Toward a Vibrant Private Sector

Formal and Informal Enterprises in Francophone Africa: Moving Toward a Vibrant Private Sector

Edited by Ahmadou Aly Mbaye, Stephen S. Golub, and Fatou Gueye

2020

Lots of people are seen at an amusement area of Ikebukuro district in Toshima Ward, Tokyo on July 2, 2020, amid continuing worries over the new coronavirus COVID-19. In Tokyo, more than 100 infected people were confirmed for the first time in two months. The Japanese government has efforted to explore a "new normal" by striking a balance between resuming activities and preventing infections. The Japanese government declared that all state of emergency issue was lifted on May 25th, and has continued to request people to avoid three Cs: Closed spaces, Crowded spaces, Close-contact settings across the nation. Tokyo Metropolitan and other prefectures eased the restrictions on schools, restaurants, museums, fitness clubs and other events to proceed to "new life style with coronavirus." ( The Yomiuri Shimbun )

This health crisis has morphed into an economic crisis

Brahima Sangafowa Coulibaly

Thursday, July 2, 2020

Members of the FCT taskforce on COVID-19 are seen washing their hands during the inspection of the Holy Trinity Catholic church, as worship centers were reopened following the ease of restrictions imposed to curb the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Abuja, Nigeria June 7, 2020. REUTERS/Afolabi Sotunde

How well has Nigeria responded to COVID-19?

Siddharth Dixit, Yewande Kofoworola Ogundeji, and Obinna Onwujekwe

Thursday, July 2, 2020

A container ship is seen as hundreds of shipping containers are seen stacked at a pier at the Port of New York and New Jersey in Elizabeth, New Jersey, U.S., March 30, 2020. REUTERS/Mike Segar

Hearing on supply chain resiliency

Thursday, July 2, 2020

A cashier of the Lagos State Ferry Service (LAGFERRY) counts money from the boat ticket sales at the Five Cowries Terminal in Falomo Lagos, Nigeria February 10, 2020. Picture taken February 10, 2020. REUTERS/Temilade Adelaja

Figures of the week: Improvement in tax transparency in Africa

David Kanos and Payce Madden

Thursday, July 2, 2020

Beds are seen in a field hospital which will provide extra intensive care space for patients with coronavirus disease (COVID-19), inside the exhibition centre Stockholmsmassan in Alvsjo, Stockholm, Sweden March 30, 2020. Jonas Ekstromer/TT News Agency via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY. SWEDEN OUT. NO COMMERCIAL OR EDITORIAL SALES IN SWEDEN.

Reopening the World: Coordinating the international distribution of medical goods

Tuesday, June 30, 2020