Commodities

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• Volatile Commodity Prices Reduce Growth and Amplify Swings in Inflation
  • Published: March 28, 2023
  • Authors: Adil Mohommad, Mehdi Raissi, Kyuho Lee, Chanpheng Fizzarotti
  • Summary: Resurgent volatility in commodity markets will likely pose economic challenges in coming years even as prices decline
• Global Food Prices to Remain Elevated Amid War, Costly Energy, La Niña
  • Published: December 9, 2022
  • Authors: Christian Bogmans, Andrea Pescatori, Ervin Prifti
  • Summary: Interest-rate hikes have eased price pressures, but the weather, war and material costs could keep food prices elevated for longer
• Global Food Crisis Demands Support for People, Open Trade, Bigger Local Harvests
  • Published: September 30, 2022
  • Authors: Kristalina Georgieva, Sebastián Sosa, Björn Rother
  • Summary: Unprecedented humanitarian challenge requires rapid action to ease suffering of those without enough to eat and provide financing to countries in need
• Lower Oil Reliance Insulates World From 1970s-Style Crude Shock
  • Published: May 5, 2022
  • Authors: Nico Valckx
  • Summary: war in Ukraine and sanctions on Russia are causing substantial economic spillovers, notably for energy.
• Africa Faces New Shock as War Raises Food and Fuel Costs
  • Published: April 28, 2022
  • Authors: Abebe Aemro Selassie, Peter Kovacs
  • Summary: The effects of the war in Ukraine leave policymakers with little room to maneuver.
• Governments Need Agile Fiscal Policies as Food and Fuel Prices Spike
  • Published: April 20, 2022
  • Authors: Jean-Marc Fournier, Vitor Gaspar, Paulo Medas, Roberto Accioly Perrelli
  • Summary: Spending imperatives from pandemic and war meet high debt and tight budget constraints.
• War-Fueled Surge in Food Prices to Hit Poorer Nations Hardest
  • Published: March 16, 2022
  • Authors: Christian Bogmans, Jeff Kearns, Andrea Pescatori, Ervin Prifti
• Food Inflation in Sub-Saharan Africa
  • Published: December 6, 2021
  • Authors: Seung Mo Choi
• The Challenge of Moderate Commodity Prices in Latin America
  • Published: March 25, 2019
  • Authors: Christian Bogmans
• How the Tortilla Industry Can Help Explain Mexico’s Productivity Problem
  • Published: August 22, 2018
  • Authors: Florian Misch, Christian Saborowski
• Metals and Oil: A Tale of Two Commodities
  • Published: September 14, 2015
  • Authors: Rabah Arezki, Akito Matsumoto
• Latin America and the Caribbean: Dealing with Another Food Price Shock
  • Published: October 25, 2012
  • Authors: Luis Cubeddu,, Sebastián Sosa
• Latin America’s Commodity Dependence: What if the Boom Turns to Bust?
  • Published: November 1, 2011
  • Authors: Gustavo Adler, Sebastián Sosa
• Seven Pillars of Prosperity—Diversifying Economic Growth in the Caucasus and Central Asia
  • Published: May 5, 2011
  • Authors: David Owen

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