Fiscal Policy for Growth and Development
The global economic crisis that broke out in 2008 has reawakened interest in fiscal policy. In the early stages of the crisis, there was a widespread turn to counter-cyclical…
Like a Hummingbird – From Chile to Mongolia
Increased cross-learning and cooperation among developing countries has been a remarkable feature of the global economy in recent decades. It's been some time now since knowledge and technology flowed…
March 3, 2010 - Washington, D. C.
The "Oil and Gas in Federal Systems Conference" was held at The World Bank headquarters in Washington, D. C.
Organized by the World Bank and the Forum of Federations, with sponsorship from NORAD
The Post- 2015 Development Agenda
Remarks to the Briefing Seminar for the High-level Panel of Eminent Persons on the Post- 2015 Development Agenda New York | September 24, 2012 Speech to United Nations panel…
Not All That Glitters Is Gold
Gross Domestic Product, better known as GDP, is the market value of all final goods and services produced within a country in a given period. That's why GDP per…
Harnessing Trade Opportunities for Growth and Development
Capital Finance International, autumn 2012 The pace of global trade integration over the past two decades has been extraordinary. Trade has been a key driver of global growth, convergence,…
In this Jan.10, 2011 photo, shipping containers are loaded on a ship for export at the Port of Long Beach in Long Beach, Calif. The U.S. trade deficit widened in December, closing out a year in which America's trade gap ballooned by the largest amount in a decade.(AP Photo/Noaki Schwartz)
Facilitating Trade, Facilitating Development
In 2001, trade representatives from around the world first arrived in Doha, the capital of tiny Qatar, for the latest round of World Trade Organization (WTO) negotiations. The goal…
Drugging Development
Drug trafficking is nothing new. But with the current levels of violence we are seeing, its effects on society and economic activity are staggering. From the suffering of victims,…
Natural Wealth: Is It Inevitably a Curse?
It has been argued for some decades that large endowments of natural resources—oil, gas, and minerals in particular—may actually become more of a curse, often leading to slow economic…
Diamonds May Be Forever, Natural Resource Wealth Is Not
Imagine a low-income country in the developing world suddenly discovering a large endowment of natural resources within its borders. Perhaps a large oil reserve is found just offshore, or…
Ascent after Decline: Regrowing Global Economies after the Great Recession
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…
Women in Nepal.
Women’s Day: A Time for Concern, Not Complacency
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…
Political Economy in a Bad Economy
As the world struggles to recover from the financial crisis, developing and developed countries alike depend on effective finance ministries and their associated central finance agencies (CFAs) to help…
Who SEZ One Size Fits All?
From Singapore to Shenzhen, Special Economic Zones—SEZs for short—have helped underpin the rapid export-oriented growth of East Asia. In an effort to replicate these sleepy-fishing-village-turn-thriving-metropolis success stories, many countries…
Gender and Trade
Gender inequality and discrimination can affect many areas of life, from a women’s access to basic health services to her prospects for education and future earnings. Accordingly, in order…
The Day After Tomorrow: A Different Kind of Trade
Over the past three decades, global trade grew almost twice as fast as global gross domestic product (GDP). The massive process of commercial integration was made possible by technological…