Global growth is expected to slow to 2.4 percent in 2024—the third consecutive year of deceleration—reflecting the lagged and ongoing effects of tight monetary policies to rein in decades-high inflation...
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Highlights: This year, the publication highlights the impact of disasters on agriculture and quantifies the magnitude of losses resulting from these events. Data on the cost and affordability of a healthy diet, which have...
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When faced with rising prices in commodity markets, in particular oil and food, countries in MENA put in place policies aimed at containing domestic inflation. Despite...
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Agricultural prices were broadly unchanged between the final quarter of 2022 and the first quarter of 2023—at 14 percent below their April 2022 peaks...
This paper begins with a survey of recent commodity price developments that highlights the magnitude of this price surge and identifies the rapid rise in wheat prices as a key element. The analysis in this paper...
Global growth is projected to decelerate sharply this year, to its third weakest pace in nearly three decades, overshadowed only by the 2009 and 2020 global recessions. This reflects...
A sharp global growth slowdown and concerns about an impending global recession are weighing on commodity prices. Some energy prices remain elevated, however, amid...
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Due to armed conflict, wheat exports from Russia and Ukraine have reduced drastically.
Analysis shows that a 1% decrease in global wheat trade can...
The global recovery is set to decelerate markedly amid continued COVID-19 flare-ups, diminished policy support, and lingering supply bottlenecks. In contrast to that in advanced economies, output in emerging...
The World Food Programme’s World Hunger Series was created to help promote a better understanding of the choices confronting leaders and focuses on practical strategies to achieve an end...