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Europe Could Do Even More to Support Ukrainian Refugees

December 15, 2022

Nicolo Bird, Neree Noumon

Greater integration into economies and labor markets would benefit Europe and refugees

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Africa’s Rapid Economic Growth Hasn’t Fully Closed Income Gaps

September 21, 2022

Habtamu Fuje, Jiaxiong Yao

Despite decades of rapid growth, regional inequalities in sub-Saharan Africa persist.

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Where Are the World’s Fastest Roads?

June 15, 2022

Mariano Moszoro , Mauricio Soto

IMF staff have developed a novel measure of road quality across 162 countries using Google Maps to determine the mean, or average, time it takes to drive between large cities that are at least 80 kilometers (50 miles) apart.

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Fragile and Conflict-Affected Economies Are Falling Further Behind

January 21, 2022

Franck Bousquet

Even before the pandemic, fragile and conflict-affected states (FCS) already confronted some of the greatest challenges among the world’s economies.

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Joint Action Needed to Secure the Recovery

October 27, 2021

Kristalina Georgieva

G20 should lead in sharing vaccine doses, helping developing countries financially, and committing to reaching net-zero carbon emissions by mid-century.

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How To Escape The Perils of Fragility

August 3, 2021

Olusegun Akanbi, Kenji Moriyama, Keyra Primus

Already facing huge development needs, the COVID-19 pandemic is exacerbating the challenges facing fragile and conflict states—a group of currently about 40 countries trapped in cycles of low administrative capacity, political instability, conflict, and weak economic performance.

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