A unique analysis of district-level data reveals why inequality is so destructive to the home consumption welfare of people ...

Ivory Coast’s success is not unqualified. Entrepreneurs grouse about a lack of skills among the young, not surprising since ...

A new World Bank report shows that poverty in Africa may be lower than current estimates ... However, because of population growth many more people are poor, the report says. The most optimistic ...

Professor Jeffrey Sachs’s keynote address at the Ọbafẹmi Awolọwọ Memorial Webinar, ‘Our 21st Century World: Reflections and Projections’ on March 6, 2025.Thank you for the opportunity to meet together ...

Morocco is officially embracing blockchain technology and artificial intelligence (AI) to help modernize its economy. The ...

Statistics South Africa’s Quarterly Labour Force Survey indicated that Durban created the highest number of jobs among ...

South Africa's national budget stands at a crucial crossroads between social welfare and economic growth. This analysis ...

but on their own not sufficient to generate the productivity gains needed to put the economy on a path toward permanently higher growth. To help unlock South Africa’s full growth potential ...

South African taxpayers are at their limit, and any more tax measures are likely to see them push back, defeating the entire ...

Growth outlooks in the United States and several other countries are projected to slow this year and next, as uncertainty on trade and economic policy takes a toll. By Patricia Cohen Reporting ...