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A fresh plunge on the main global index of the cost of moving major raw materials by sea has potential implications for trade. The Baltic Dry Index (BDI) slid to a level of 402 on...

The selection: Wednesday, 13 January 2016 Conference alert: '2016 Conference of Ministers: exploring the synergies between the African and the Global Development Agenda' (UNECA) ...

Collecting data on global poverty levels helps measure progress towards the goal of eliminating extreme poverty by 2030. For more than 35 years, the World Bank has estimated the n...

The World Bank has just released a working paper reviewing the Bank’s classification of countries by income. As Tariq Khokhar and Umar Serajuddin pointed out in their recent blo...

IMF Chief Christine Lagarde makes the case for a stronger global financial safety net and safer capital flows at the farewell symposium for Christian Noyer, Banque de France, ...

The number of international migrants has grown faster than the world’s population; 244 million international migrants living abroad worldwide, new UN statistics reveal The ...

The partnership between the European Union (EU) and the African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) Group needs to change to remain relevant after 2020. The European Centre for Developme...

On average in Africa, it takes about 313 hours to sort out your taxes, and there are 36.6 payments to be made – the highest in the world Every year Africa loses $50 bi...

Asia’s third-largest economy steals the limelight from a slowing China, according to economists. Could this be India’s year to shine? With China’s growth targ...

The selection: Tuesday, 12 January 2016 New AGOA deadline set as Obama announces SA suspension date (Fin24) South Africa has until March 15 to fully comply with the US import of ...

Consumption patterns change significantly of those living in cities most at risk for climate change UBS Group AG launched “Climate change: a risk to the global middle class” o...

South Africa has until March 15 to fully comply with the US import of poultry as well as other meat. This is the new deadline that has been set for South Africa, after US Presiden...

Tourism in Africa is on the rise, but has not yet reached its full potential For the third year running, the African Development Bank (AfDB) has published the Africa Tourism ...

Transport and logistics infrastructure is a critical determinant of the competitiveness of a country’s producers and exporters. Well-functioning transport and logistics infrastru...

New developments within the agricultural sector, which include new bilateral, regional and multi-lateral agreements as well as the current and expected impacts of climate change ...

East Africa’s commercial banks are pinning their hopes for growth in 2016 on technology and increased investment in  small and medium-sized enterprises as lenders avoid ra...

A scorching drought in Southern Africa that led to widespread crop failure could nudge African nations to finally embrace genetically modified (GM) crops to improve harvests and re...

West African exporters and traders have not taken advantage of over $140 billion market of the Economic Community of West African States as they show more preference for the Europe...

It is widely recognized that Africa is the continent most affected by issues of fragility that threaten to slow and even reverse development prospects of countries and entire regio...

The selection: Monday, 11 January 2016 Featured tweet, @kaushikcbasu: Lookout for the Jan 13 launch of our World Development Report 2016 Digital Dividends, analyzing M-Pesa, Aadha...