Bangladesh’s post pandemic recovery faces continued headwinds in FY24. Economic conditions worsened in FY23 as inflation increased and the balance of payments deficit widened. The introduction of a multiple...
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Key takeaways: The Lao fiscal system in 2018 was progressive and helped reduce inequality. The net effect of fiscal interventions moderately reduces inequality while the total...
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The Special Focus of the ‘’Fall 2023’’ ME’ analyzes the impact of the inflationary surge across the income distribution. It shows that inflation is substantially higher...
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Since the onset of COVID-19 in 2020, Togo’s economy has shown signs of resilience in the face of shocks but efforts to reduce poverty were frustrated and fiscal space depleted...
Highlights on food security: In domestic currency, food inflation in the region is likely to remain elevated as a result of the continuing pressures on MENA economies’ currencies. In Egypt, year-on-year food...
Most economies in developing East Asia and Pacific (EAP), other than several Pacific Island Countries, have recovered from the succession of shocks since 2020 and are continuing to grow...
The September 2023 update to the Poverty and Inequality Platform (PIP) involves several changes to the data underlying the global poverty estimates. In particular, some welfare aggregates have...
Most countries in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) are struggling to reduce poverty and vulnerability—COVID-19 and now Russia's invasion of Ukraine are making the task even...
Human capital, which encompasses knowledge, skills, health, and nutrition, is a significant determinant of long-term economic growth and social advancement. Human capital drives economic growth...
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Indonesia has made remarkable poverty reduction progress, with extreme poverty basically eradicated. Now, Indonesia can now turn to broadening...