The key messages of this newsletter include: Trade expanded briskly in 2022 despite the invasion of Ukraine and growing global macroeconomic imbalances. The global impact of the war quickly dissipated...
The January research newsletter features the topic Financial Inclusion and Resilience in the Age of COVID-19. The lead item in this newsletter is an excerpt from the feature story Latest Global Findex...
Headline inflation accelerated in September driven by higher food and energy prices. In addition, core inflation remained elevated, indicating continuing price pressures and strong domestic demand. Robust...
Headline inflation marginally eased in August following five consecutive months of increases. However, core inflation rose further, which is indicative of underlying price pressure and strong domestic...
This World Bank in India newsletter for the month of August 2022 includes the following sub-headings: learning poverty; global education evidence advisory panel report : prioritizing learning during COVID-19;...
The August research newsletter features the topic pandemic responses, past, and future. The lead item in this newsletter is a summary of the policy research talk entitled Improving the Multilateral Pandemic...
Key messages: Trade in goods and services continued its robust recovery in February, on the eve of the war in Ukraine, even as trade in transportation equipment and international travel remained below...
New Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) cases have continued to decline in the Philippines, prompting the government to ease restrictions in more localities. The easing of restrictions has boosted domestic...
The Russia-Ukraine war has rattled investor sentiment, immediately impacting the local stock and foreign exchange markets. While inflation remained steady in February, fuel prices have further risen prompting...
The economy sustained its growth performance in Q4 2021, ending with a full-year growth of 5.6 percent. This positive news, along with the rapid decline in COVID-19 cases following an Omicron-led surge...
The key messages of this newsletter include: (i) Merchandise trade strengthened in November 2021 despite persistent value-chain bottlenecks and logistics constraints; (ii) Services trade is finally closing...
Typhoon Odette devastated Central Philippines in late December, resulting in damages in infrastructure and agriculture, and disruption in vaccination efforts. COVID-19 cases have surged again due to the...
Messages clés : Les prix des produits alimentaires importés et ceux des matériaux de construction continuent d’augmenter à Bangui, Bimbo et Bégoua. De plus, les produits congelés deviennent de plus en...
The MENA Crisis Tracker is a weekly newsletter that provides information on public health indicators, expected economy-wide losses, and social consequences of the ongoing COVID-19 crisis in the Middle...
This note uses data from the High Frequency Survey on the COVID-19 Impacts on Households to derive results. It briefly addresses the following: COVID-19 and vaccination update; employment and income loss;...
COVID-19 (coronavirus) cases continued to decline from the peak in September, allowing the authorities to relax mobility restrictions in areas with high vaccination rates. In the third quarter of 2021...
This note uses data from the High Frequency Survey on the COVID-19 Impacts on Households to derive results. It briefly addresses the following: COVID-19 and vaccination update; employment and income loss;...
Merchandise trade has decelerated in recent months. The value of global merchandise trade in July 2021 was 3 percent less than in March 2021 (Figure 1). The stagnation in value terms affects all categories...
COVID-19 (coronavirus) cases in the Philippines appeared to have peaked in September. Vaccination rate has reached 80 percent of the adult population in Metro Manila by mid-October, in contrast to about...
This note uses data from the High Frequency Survey on the COVID-19 Impacts on Households to derive results. It briefly addresses the following: COVID-19 and vaccination update; employment and income loss;...