CHART OF THE WEEK

Poverty reduction

Poorest Countries and Fragile States Are Increasingly Falling Behind

June 26, 2025

Guillaume Chabert, Robert Powell

Support for developing countries should focus on grants and highly concessional loans for the poorest and fragile countries and helping the more advanced crowd in foreign investment and private finance

Fragility and conflict

How to Spur Economic Growth in Africa’s Fragile and Conflict-Affected States

June 5, 2025

Wenjie Chen, Michele Fornino, Hamza Mighri, Can Sever

Enhancing institutions, improving governance, strengthening public engagement, and building international partnerships are critical to overcome fragility

Debt is Higher and Rising Faster in 80 Percent of Global Economy

May 29, 2025

Era Dabla-Norris, Davide Furceri

Fiscal Policy under mounting uncertainty means government budgets need resilience—particularly in countries whose economic weight makes them influence global trends

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Artificial intelligence

AI Needs More Abundant Power Supplies to Keep Driving Economic Growth

May 13, 2025

Christian Bogmans, Patricia Gomez-Gonzalez, Giovanni Melina, Sneha Thube

The power-hungry technology requires policies to help expand electricity supplies, incentivize alternative sources, and help contain price surges

Artificial intelligence

How Artificial Intelligence Can Boost Productivity in Latin America

March 20, 2025

Bas B. Bakker, Sophia Chen, Dmitry Vasilyev

Some countries risk missing out on the full economic benefits of AI, but more formal jobs and expanded digital access can help

Economic growth

How Sound Economic Policy Can Help Prevent Conflict

March 13, 2025

Franck Bousquet, Paul M. Bisca, Christopher Rauh, Benjamin Seimon

Simulations that incorporate machine learning-based predictions of conflict suggest large payoffs from preventive policies, including efforts to promote macroeconomic stability and growth

Foreign direct investment

Foreign Direct Investment Increased to a Record $41 Trillion

February 20, 2025

Topias Leino, Maja Gavrilovic

India, Mexico, Brazil, and some other major emerging economies recorded strong growth, while the United States continued to extend its lead as the top destination for direct investment

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