This policy note examines the trade performance and potential of the Dominican Republic (DR) as an engine for economic growth. The analysis reveals that while the DR has witnessed an increase in both exports...
The key messages of this newsletter include: Trade expanded briskly in 2022 despite the invasion of Ukraine and growing global macroeconomic imbalances. The global impact of the war quickly dissipated...
New export orders have been shrinking since March 2022, amid cooling in China’s imports, war-induced disruptions in the trade of fuel and agricultural products, rising inflationary pressures, monetary...
Ethiopia’s rapid growth over the past two decades has resulted in a surge in income per capita levels, with the country approaching fast the middle-income milestone. Over the past decade, fast growth was...
The key messages of this newsletter include: (i) the conflict in Ukraine has already disrupted shipping logistics in the Black Sea area and raised futures prices of fuels and key agricultural products...
The key messages of this newsletter include: (i) Merchandise trade strengthened in November 2021 despite persistent value-chain bottlenecks and logistics constraints; (ii) Services trade is finally closing...
The key messages of this newsletter include: (i) Global merchandise trade has stabilized at levels above pre-pandemic but hides divergent trends for quantities (weakening since early 2021) and prices of...
The key messages of this newsletter include : Global merchandise trade has stabilized at levels above pre-pandemic ones. Global services trade continues to recover, and it is only now slightly below pre-pandemic...
This paper looks at how changing food prices affect child undernutrition in Ethiopia. It derives height for age (stunting) and weight for height (wasting) as indicators of child undernutrition from the...