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Emerging Economies – Three Warnings for Emerging Economies (Kaushik Basu, Project-Syndicate)

The most recent World Bank outlook for emerging markets and developing economies is especially significant because of the cautionary messages it contains. Whereas rich...

Cryptocurrencies – In Bitcoin We Trust? (Paola Subacchi, Project-Syndicate)

Coordinated cross-border policies are needed to ensure that cryptocurrencies don’t do more harm than good in developing countries. Unless both the public and private...

Food Prices – Four Facts about Soaring Consumer Food Prices (Christian Bogmans, Andrea Pescatori, and Ervin Prifti, IMF blog)

Rising world food prices for producers are making headlines and causing concerns among the public. The most recent data show a moderation in consumer...

Global Poverty – Updated estimates of the impact of COVID-19 on global poverty: Turning the corner on the pandemic in 2021? (Daniel Gerszon Mahler,...

More than a year into the pandemic, there is still much we don’t know concerning its impact on global poverty. Updated estimates of the impact...

Nepal – Will COVID-19 survival strategy permanently change Nepal’s tourism industry? (Rameshore Khanal, World Bank blogs)

In November 2020, in the middle of major festivals in the region, I visited Lumbini — the birthplace of Buddha and a much admired destination in...

Digital Development/Developing Countries – Connecting developing countries to the cloud: Critical debates in data infrastructure (Rami Amin, Natalija Gelvanovska-Garcia, Sandra Sargent, World Bank blogs)

Cloud and data infrastructure has quickly developed as an important and widely debated topic within the global development agenda, with countries around the world...

Africa – Powering Africa’s sustainable development through wind (Linda Munyengeterwa, Sean Whittaker, World Bank blogs)

Modern onshore wind turbines — some standing over 160 meters tall — are a common sight in many countries, providing power to tens of...

Israel – From “Decision” to “Victory”: Resolving the Confusion in Israeli Military Terminology (Or Barak, INSS)

This article traces the relatively late evolution of the Hebrew term hachra’a in its military context in Israeli society and examines the ensuing...

Israel/Hamas/Gaza – Challenges to Gaza Ceasefire Are Arising Quickly (Yaakov Lappin, BESA Center)

Hamas will always prioritize its radical ideological and political objectives over pragmatic considerations whenever those two factors come into conflict. As Israeli decision makers...

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