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International food prices have become increasingly volatile in recent decades, with “global food crises” in 2008, 2011 and most recently in 2022. The 2008 crisis prompted...

The Market Functionality Index reports for Sri Lanka have been rolled out to strengthen an understanding of market functionality and risks associated with cash-based transfers, to further inform...

A severe macroeconomic crisis caused acute shortages and spikes in the prices of essential products, including medicines, food, agricultural inputs and fuel, bringing the overall economic activities...

This report contains an analysis of food prices and commodity prices in Sri Lanka in April 2022, including price trends, inflation and key issues within the current economic...

KEY MESSAGES International wheat prices increased in May in response to India’s announcement of a wheat export ban, amid global supply concerns fuelled by reduced...

International prices of coarse grains fell in April as maize harvests in Argentina and Brazil helped ease pressure on maize markets. By contrast, wheat prices edged upwards...

What are the impacts of cash-based transfers (CBT) and in-kind transfers (e.g. food or vouchers) in humanitarian settings? This systematic review uses evidence from quasi-experimental and experimental studies...

Key Highlights Overall inflation in January increased to 16.8%, up from 14% in December. Food inflation increased to 24.4% in January, up from 21.1% in December; non-food inflation increased...

Highlights Prices of cereals and other imported basic food products started to surge in September 2021 and reached record highs in January 2022. Price increases are...

South Asia is facing renewed challenges. The impact of the Russia-Ukraine war on food and energy prices on domestic inflation is long-lasting. Externally, countries’ current account balances deteriorate...