Aggressive reforms brings logistics growth China Daily USA | May 17, 2012 "Trade logistics is key to economic competitiveness, growth and poverty reduction," said Canuto. "Unfortunately, the logistics gap between…
Trade logistics, or the capacity of countries and companies to ship goods to international markets, is a key ingredient for economic competitiveness, growth, and poverty reduction. Poor logistics performance…
The objective of this paper is to analyse the concept and determinants of “sovereign risk” and the role of the credit risk rating agencies which serve internationally as the…
Reuters BUSINESS NEWS APRIL 25, 2012 / 10:44 AM / 7 YEARS AGO Global food prices on the rise again: World Bank WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Global food prices are…
First, the good news: The world has become considerably less poor. Today, 43 percent of people are considered to be living in poverty—that is, living on less than $2 per…
FORBES Apr 25, 2012, 04:00pm As Poverty Shrinks, Should We Worry About Inequality? Kenneth RapozaSenior Contributor I write about business and investing in emerging markets. There are less children living…
One of the most distressing aspects of the frail economic recovery from the global crisis has been lagging job creation. In developed and developing countries alike, millions of people…
Российская экономическая школа Published on Apr 11, 2012 New Schools of Economics, Moscow, Russia April 4, 2012 Public Seminar: Otaviano Kanuto (Vice President, Head of Poverty Reduction and Economic Management…
Perhaps it is not surprising that trade with emerging economies is often more complicated, time consuming, and costly than one would want. In addition to lacking some of the…
In over 70 countries, from financial centers in Malaysia to the Middle East, Islamic finance has been growing rapidly around the world. In fact, Shariah-compliant financial assets have increased…
The recent IMF recommendation for a second aid package to Greece—amounting to 28 billion Euros over the next four years—helped push through the biggest sovereign debt restructuring in history,…
ASCENT AFTER DECLINE: REGROWING GLOBAL ECONOMIES AFTER THE GREAT RECESSION Q&A transcript: Regrowing the Global Economy with co-editor and World Bank VP Otaviano Canuto The great recession of…
Otaviano Canuto | Economias emergentes e a crise econômica mundial Instituto de Economia da Unicamp Palestra em March 09, 2012 https://youtu.be/UnBxgMnxt40
As we mark International Women’s Day this week, let’s not be complacent. Over the past century, we have come a long way in increasing women’s voice, participation, and agency…
There is more the state can do to help drive post-crisis growth. In addition to its role in regulating financial systems, the state can play a very vital role as an investor in the knowledge economy by supporting policies and making investments that catalyze both market and firm growth.