
Rising debt, shrinking buffers: The fiscal challenge facing commodity exporters
For commodity-exporting emerging market and developing economies (EMDEs), recent years have delivered something more unsettling than the usual commodity

For commodity-exporting emerging market and developing economies (EMDEs), recent years have delivered something more unsettling than the usual commodity

The expansion of artificial intelligence has triggered a surge of investment and rising equity values at technology firms. The

Several countries are working to interlink their domestic fast payment systems in order to reduce costs and improve the

Public services increasingly use predictive algorithms to direct scarce support towards those most at risk. But are these also

Green innovation is central for the transition to a low-carbon economy, but there are concerns that economic downturns may

Explaining comparative economic development requires identifying the causes of institutional change. This column uses AI to analyse 120 years

Direct evidence on the effects of financial sanctions remains limited. This column uses correspondent banking data to study how

When could market stress justify European Central Bank intervention over French debt and what must France do first for

The 2025-26 US tariffs have renewed the question of how much of a tariff reaches consumers, and how quickly.

What matters more for sovereign credit ratings – today’s debt or tomorrow’s deficits? This column explores how ratings weigh

For commodity-exporting emerging market and developing economies (EMDEs), recent years have delivered something more unsettling than the usual commodity

The expansion of artificial intelligence has triggered a surge of investment and rising equity values at technology firms. The

Several countries are working to interlink their domestic fast payment systems in order to reduce costs and improve the

Public services increasingly use predictive algorithms to direct scarce support towards those most at risk. But are these also

Green innovation is central for the transition to a low-carbon economy, but there are concerns that economic downturns may

Explaining comparative economic development requires identifying the causes of institutional change. This column uses AI to analyse 120 years

Direct evidence on the effects of financial sanctions remains limited. This column uses correspondent banking data to study how

When could market stress justify European Central Bank intervention over French debt and what must France do first for

The 2025-26 US tariffs have renewed the question of how much of a tariff reaches consumers, and how quickly.

What matters more for sovereign credit ratings – today’s debt or tomorrow’s deficits? This column explores how ratings weigh




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