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Moin Siddiqi, economist, discusses the opportunities and challenges arising from the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) agreement

This article will be released in full online July 17, 2023. Minqi Li asks: How can China, the world's largest energy consumer, be "de-grown"?

/PRNewswire/ -- The Internet Society today launched the NetLoss calculator, a revolutionary tool that measures the economic impact of Internet shutdowns around...

According to the newly released UNHCR data and World Bank estimates, the number of refugees globally rose to 35.3 million in 2022, a steep increase from 27.1 million in 2021. This represents a new record since World War II.

The inclusion of women in the private security sector not only helps them to be part of the solution to security matters in the country but also provides them resources to care for their families.

Millions of children in supply chains of US, EU, major corporations, and even organizations like UN, says activist Fernando Morales-de la Cruz

Zimbabwe has been named among 24 countries that are most affected by economic challenges rooted in the distortionary impact of the parallel market for foreign currency, causing persistent macroeconomic instability. According to a report released by the World Bank last week, as of March 31, 2023, the Southern African country was ranked seventh on the…

The Dominican Republic-Central American Free Trade Agreement wouldexpand markets for Central America, the Dominican Republic, and theUnited States; help to integrate these countries into the globaleconomy; encourage needed economic reforms; bolster positivepolitical trends; and signal the entire hemisphere that Washingtonis serious about market integration and helping its neighbors todevelop.

David Malpass discusses parallel exchange rates in this blog, showing they are expensive, highly distortionary for all market participants, are associated with higher inflation, impede private sector development and foreign investment, and lead to lower growth.

As we’ve emphasized at CASSE for two decades, “Sustainability is a steady state economy.” It’s time to add, “GDP is the ecological footprint.”