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Ukraine’s Economy Needs to Make Room for Newer, More Productive Firms

August 21, 2025

Somik Lall, Senior Adviser, Office of the World Bank Group Chief Economist

Why economic inequality matters for development

August 20, 2025

Deon Filmer, Development Research Group Director

Can everyone afford to eat healthy? New data show progress, but not everywhere

August 06, 2025

Haishan Fu Chief Statistician of the World Bank Group

Building debt transparency and resilience across East Asia and the Pacific

July 08, 2025

Evis Rucaj, Program Manager for Debt and Financial Statistics

Global trade has remained resilient so far, but a sharp slowdown is underway

July 07, 2025

Ayhan Kose, Deputy Chief Economist of the World Bank Group

The looming global debt disaster

June 09, 2025

Indermit Gill, Chief Economist of the World Bank Group

Most of the developing world is turning into a development-free zone

June 06, 2025