11+ hour, 20+ min ago  (211+ words) A country that'appears to be'lagging when measured against global averages may in fact be outpacing its historical peers.'Conversely, a country that looks like a success story in relative terms may be falling dangerously behind its own potential trajectory.' This…...

1+ week, 12+ hour ago  (375+ words) As this expansion accelerates, a crucial question has lingered for years: Does improved connectivity actually translate into economic development in the region? The study The Economic Impact of Digital Transformation in Brazil's Legal Amazon provides evidence to date that the…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (118+ words) Figure XX: Debt levels have not converged across states over the last two decades (total outstanding debt, percent of GSDP) Same rules, very different outcomes All states followed the same fiscal rules, but their debt paths have diverged sharply. Why? A…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago  (286+ words) In many emerging markets and developing economies (EMDEs), central banks are being asked to do more with their data'support faster payments, improve risk detection, and enhance supervisory capacity. Yet often these advances are being pursued while data protection, oversight, and…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago  (319+ words) Gender data has come a long way. We can now compare women's labor force participation across countries, track legal reforms that affect women's work, and'see how many women sit on boards or work in certain firms. Yet the uncomfortable truth…...

3+ week, 6+ day ago  (181+ words) The problem is that large firms do not capture the full social value of this diffusion. They invest in idea search for their own benefit, not for the benefit of the firms that learn from them. The result: they under-invest…...

4+ week, 7+ hour ago  (530+ words) "Where there once reigned unemployment and discouragement," Moussa recalls, "there is now hope, employment, and local economic dynamism." That transformation did not happen by accident. It happened because the right investment reached the right person at the right moment " and…...

10+ mon, 1+ week ago  (178+ words) Over the past two decades, many developing countries have made remarkable progress in reducing poverty, expanding access to education and health care, and investing in infrastructure. These gains were the result of sound national policies and coordinated efforts by the…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (565+ words) Fragile and conflict-affected situations (FCS) never fully exited the pandemic recession and now face renewed stress from a major Middle East'driven energy shock. Nearly 60% of FCS economies still have lower real income per capita than in 2019 (vs 18% in other EMDEs),…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago  (292+ words) Sarvesh Suri'blogs. worldbank. org IFC Regional Vice President for Asia and the Pacific Sarvesh Suri is IFC's Regional Vice President for Asia and the Pacific. He provides strategic leadership in overseeing all investment and advisory operations throughout the region, addressing…...