Development risks remain as economic activity, incomes likely to stay low for extended period
The coronavirus pandemic has hit the global tourism industry particularly hard. Covid-19 will change tourism, but will not end it. The human desire to explore will remain insatiable. One of the lessons to draw from the current crisis is how to meet this demand sustainably, finding the right balance between preservation and the creation of
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Under my Administration, we are no longer beholden to foreign powers or domestic radicals. We are powering our Nation on our own terms.
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The drop in tax revenue has led to a total shortfall expected in the hundreds of billions of dollars—greater than 2019’s K-12 education budget for every state combined, or more than twice the amount spent that year on state roads and other transportation infrastructure
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The paper uses the forecasts of professional forecasters to assess how well inflation expectations are anchored in a sample of 44 economies.
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We construct a balanced panel data set for inflation and its potential drivers in 47 advanced and emerging market economies.
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The Asian Development Bank (ADB) needs to develop a strategic approach toward supporting public–private partnerships (PPPs), with focus on upstream engagements, to address the infrastructure investment gaps in its developing members, says a report released by ADB’s Independent Evaluation Department (IED) today.
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The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a $30 million loan to support Bhutan’s policy reforms in financial market development.
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The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and Raiffeisen Bank BiH are joining forces to support women-led enterprises in Bosnia and Herzegovina with a credit line of up to €2 million.
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The European Commission has today proposed a new initiative that will make it easier for different authorities involved in goods clearance to exchange electronic information submitted by traders, who will be able to submit the information required for import or export of goods only once. The so-called ‘EU Single Window Environment for Customs' aims to
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1. On January 19, 2018, the Secretary of Commerce (Secretary) transmitted to me a report on his investigation into the effect of imports of aluminum articles on the national security of the United States under section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962, as amended (19 U.S.C. 1862). The Secretary found and advised me
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