The Country Partnership Strategy: People’s Republic of China, 2016–2020 sought to support the People’s Republic of China (PRC) in its efforts to foster…

South Asian countries constitute 36 per cent of the world’s poor (UNESCAP, 2018a). Hence the region plays a pivotal role in the success, or lack…

The coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic has become a significant threat to our society and has disrupted economic and labor market activities…

This policy brief explores the potential economic impacts of the COVID-19 outbreak using the Global Trade Analysis Project (GTAP) Model, a multiregion…

This brief reviews the evolution of the role of export credit agencies (ECAs) and their impact on trade and investment. It argues that regional…

Rapid progress on the sanitation-related Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) is one of the most formidable challenges facing our world. Globally, 61%…

The EU has evolved from a grouping of six Western European countries with stated economic objectives to a large regional organization of now 27…

We examine the intersection between financial inclusion, financial literacy, and financial technology. Using worldwide data, we find a significant…

Using a new dataset on foreign direct investment (FDI) and a comprehensive measurement of environmental policy stringency and enforcement, this paper…

Fintech has increasingly become part of the global economy with the evolution of technology, increasing investments in fintech firms, and greater…

A growing share of emerging markets (EMs) uses hybrid versions of inflation targeting that differ from the IT regimes of the OECD countries. Real…

This paper revisits the fiscal sustainability condition proposed by Domar (1944). The Domar condition is derived from the government budget constraint…