Why Have Smaller States Been Hit So Hard by Economic Shocks?
The January 2023 Global Economic Prospects (GEP) report warns that the global economy is dangerously close to a recession, with small states particularly the most vulnerable to shocks and economic recovery. In our brand new episode of The Development Podcast, hear from one of the GEP’s lead report authors, Dana Vorisek, the Hon. Tiofilusi Tiueti, Minister for Finance and Tonga World Bank Governor, and Anna Kay, a female-owned restauranteur in Jamaica, as they speak to the impacts of a worsening global economy on already vulnerable states.
What the Future Has in Store: A New Paradigm for Water Storage
Join a global event that will serve as an urgent appeal to practitioners across sectors to champion integrated water storage solutions—natural, built, and hybrid—to meet a range of human, economic, and environmental needs for the 21st century.
Latest Food Security Update
Our newest update from January 30 shows that domestic food price inflation remains high around the world, with high inflation in almost all low-income and middle-income countries. The countries affected most are in Africa, North America, Latin America, South Asia, Europe, and Central Asia.
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