Time is Ripe for Innovation in the World of Sovereign Debt Restructuring
By Peter Breuer and Charles Cohen
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When corporations have too much debt and need to restructure it, creditors often end up […]
Together Again: Physical Distancing on the Decline
Era Dabla-Norris, Frederico Lima, and Hibah Khan
Earlier this year, stringent lockdowns and uncertainty about the severity and transmission of COVID-19 led to the widespread adoption of physical distancing measures […]
Chart of the WeekData Disruption: The Impact of COVID-19 on Inflation Measurement
Lockdowns, working from home, and physical distancing caused people to spend larger shares of their household budgets on food and housing, while fewer people bought nonessentials, like airline tickets […]
Bridging the Digital Divide to Scale Up the COVID-19 Recovery
By Patrick Njoroge and Ceyla Pazarbasioglu
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Digitalization has in the past few years enabled developing countries in […]
Chart of the WeekThe Crisis is Not Over, Keep Spending (Wisely)
By Oya Celasun, Lone Christiansen, and Margaux MacDonald
The pandemic-induced economic crisis is set to leave deep scars. Human capital erosion from prolonged high unemployment and school closures, value destruction […]
How COVID-19 Will Increase Inequality in Emerging Markets and Developing Economies
By Gabriela Cugat and Futoshi Narita
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Emerging markets and developing economies grew consistently in the two decades before the […]
Chart of the WeekFirms’ Environmental Performance in Times of Crisis
By Pierre Guérin, Fabio Natalucci, Felix Suntheim
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Leaders are often called upon to “rise to the challenge” […]
Emerging and Frontier Markets: Policy Tools in Times of Financial Stress
By Dimitris Drakopoulos, Rohit Goel, Fabio Natalucci, and Evan Papageorgiou
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After the unprecedented hit to […]