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WASHINGTON: The COVID-19 pandemic has spurred financial inclusion–driving a large increase in digital payments amid the global expansion of formal…
By Gift Olivia Samuel, The Sight News 2.4 billion women of working age are not afforded equal economic opportunity and…
Output to remain below pre-COVID trends despite robust rebound by US and China. The global economy is expected to expand…
Despite COVID-19, remittance flows remained resilient in 2020, registering a smaller decline than previously projected. Officially recorded remittance flows to…
The World Bank is calling for strengthened national data systems in order to realize the full potential of the data…
Per Capita Incomes to Shrink in All Regions The swift and massive shock of the coronavirus pandemic and shutdown measures…
The coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic and the economic shutdowns are dealing a severe blow to the global economy and especially poorer…
WASHINGTON—Global remittances are projected to decline sharply by about 20 percent in 2020 due to the economic crisis induced by…
The regulatory environment for women’s economic participation has improved over the past two years, with 40 economies enacting 62 reforms…
By Gift Olivia Samuel, The Sight News Global economic growth is forecast to edge up to 2.5% in 2020 as…