Chart of the WeekHow To Escape The Perils of Fragility
By Olusegun Akanbi, Kenji Moriyama, Keyra Primus
Already facing huge development needs, the COVID-19 pandemic is exacerbating the challenges facing fragile and conflict states—a group of currently about 40 countries trapped in cycles of low administrative capacity, political instability, conflict, and weak economic performance. […]
Chart of the WeekHow Stock Markets Respond to Social Unrest
Philip Barrett and Sophia Chen
What happens to stock markets when social unrest—such as mass protests and riots—occurs? Are investors scared-off by the disorder? Or are they buoyed by the prospect of positive, popular change in response to unrest? […]
How Strong Infrastructure Governance Can End Waste in Public Investment
By Gerd Schwartz, Manal Fouad, Torben Hansen, and Geneviève Verdier
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COVID-19 has had a profound impact on people, firms, and economies all over the world. While countries have ramped up public lifelines to individuals and firms they will face enormous challenges to recover from the pandemic, amidst low economic activity and unprecedented levels of debt. […]
Transparency Makes Central Banks More Effective and Trusted
By Tobias Adrian, Ghiath Shabsigh, and Ashraf Khan
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The role and mandates of central banks have become broader and more complex since the 2008 global financial crisis. […]
Corruption and COVID-19
By Vitor Gaspar, Martin Mühleisen, and Rhoda Weeks-Brown
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Corruption, the abuse of public office for private gain, is about more than wasted money: it erodes the social contract and corrodes the government’s ability to help grow the economy in a way that benefits all citizens. […]
Connecting the Dots Between Sustainable Finance and Financial Stability
Evan Papageorgiou, Jochen Schmittmann, and Felix Suntheim
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Unsafe working conditions. Use of child or forced labor. Environmental impact on protected areas. […]
How To Reignite Growth in Emerging Market and Developing Economies
By Romain Duval and Davide Furceri
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Emerging markets and developing economies have enjoyed good growth over the past two decades. […]