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Terence Woods argues that the recent riots in Solomon Islands are due to the country’s economic stagnation and ineffective governance. How can aid bring about the change the country needs?

Haishan Fu is Chief Statistician of the World Bank and Director of the World Bank’s Development Data Group. In these capacities, Haishan leads and coordinates the

The World Happiness Report places India at 126th rank, raising legitimate concerns about the methodology and biases inherent in such assessments Happiness is complex and difficult to define, but this in no way implies that we do not know when we are happy. Happiness cannot be a permanent state of

It’s time to raise investment and catch the next productivity wave.

Pakistan’s recent economic history shows why it has been so difficult to service the external debt and why this will continue to be a challenge in the future. First, external debt has not been used to expand public investment for many years now; instead, it has largely supported government consumption. Second, the ability to service the debt has been weakened by poor export performance. And while maintaining external balance has been helped by the growth of remittances, this very growth has al...

This article will be released in full online March 12, 2023. According to most Western commentators, North Korea is an “enigma” plagued by “irrational”…

As African heads of state and government meet for the 37th African Union Summit to discuss “educating and skilling an Africa fit for the 21st century,” they face stark choices forced by a stormy economic environment juxtaposed with urgent educational needs. Although the current climate might require tradeoffs, it is time to be bold in pushing for inclusive and long-term human capital investment.

Chris Forgan, Portfolio Manager, Fidelity Multi Asset Allocator range                 Home biases can exist within portfolios but is this due to investment rationale or historical norms? In a more economically and geographically diverse world, Chris Forgan portfolio manager of

Despite waning growth, many Nigerians are working—but working alone is not proving enough to lift them out of poverty because more and better jobs are needed. How are those jobs created, then?

The World Food Security Outlook is an innovative model-based data series designed to monitor and analyze global food security, providing essential information to complement official statistics and help understand the evolving landscape.