Suriname is entering a period of accelerated economic transformation, driven primarily by large-scale investment in oil and gas, with growing opportunities in tourism and hospitality and agribusiness.
This policy brief presents findings from a randomized field experiment in Mozambique evaluating two interventions targeting ...
Improved economic activity and remittance inflows contributed to a reduction in poverty and lower unemployment, although youth unemployment and labor underutilization remain persistent challenges. The ...
Nigeria faces a pivotal moment marked by weak growth and job creation, persistent structural rigidities, high poverty and ...
Fast payment systems - platforms that settle money transfers within seconds, around the clock - are spreading rapidly across ...
This Economic Update argues that Botswana needs to shift its economic model. While this message has been repeated many times ...
This report argues that broad reforms to current fiscal federalism arrangements are critical to addressing development ...
The first, and the prerequisite for the others, strengthens the institutional foundation through enacting the Construction ...
Persistent structural constraints limited institutional capacity, and mounting pressures on capital and social spending underscore the need for deeper reforms to strengthen resource allocation and ...
The Bank of Thailand kept its policy rate unchanged. Financial market conditions improved, but the external position weakened as the higher oil import bill widened the current account deficit and ...
Tobacco, alcohol, and sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs) are significant and increasing contributors to premature mortality and morbidity in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region. Health taxes ...
Azerbaijan’s economy slowed sharply in 2025, with GDP growth declining to 1.4 percent due to contraction in the hydrocarbon ...