Investment

Five lessons for successfully investing in people

2020-10-21

Access to health services in Morocco has been significantly enhanced as a result of the expansion of health insurance coverage and the establishment of a system for providing subsidized care...

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The Neglected Water and Sanitation Crisis

2020-09-18

As we all know now, hand washing is one of the best frontline defenses against the virus that causes COVID-19. Yet three billion people...

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How Strong Infrastructure Governance Can End Waste in Public Investment

2020-09-05

Countries waste on average about 1/3 of their infrastructure spending due to inefficiencies.

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Series of discussions in Annabaa Forum for Dialogue: The crisis of the Rentier State

2020-05-15

Annabaa forum for dialogue held an extensive discussion entitled "The Crisis of the Rentier State".

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The Misguided War on Global Value Chains

2020-05-13

The COVID-19 pandemic has brought economies around the world to an abrupt halt and highlighted the fragility of existing global value chains. But demolishing these key drivers of international trade and investment would only make a bad situation worse.

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A Living Wage for Capitalism

2019-11-18

Higher nominal wages for low-paid workers can boost real earnings, increase consumer spending, and help make housing more affordable.

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The Return of Fiscal Policy

2019-09-23

With interest rates at record lows and global growth set to continue decelerating, there has rarely been a better time for governments to invest in infrastructure and other sources of...

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IMF Executive Board Concludes 2019 Article IV Consultation with Iraq

2019-08-21

An improved security situation and the recovery in oil prices have improved near-term vulnerabilities

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What About Rochester?

2019-08-05

There is much to be celebrated in the rise of modern megacities, especially in developing countries.

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Stagnant Capitalism

2019-03-25

A decade after the 2008 financial crisis, faith in markets self-regulating abilities once again lies in tatters. There simply is no single real interest rate that would spur investors to funnel all existing savings

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What is sustainable finance?

2018-04-18

Environmental, social and governance issues are now a major factor in investment

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Improving the Sustainability of Development Finance

2018-03-09

Trillions of dollars will be needed to fund the world s human development goals, and domestic banking sectors in rich and poor countries will be part of the solution

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