Reaping What We Sow: Fighting Climate Change with Food
While efforts to mitigate climate change have focused primarily on burning fewer fossil fuels, recent research by the UN's Panel on Climate Change shows that what we eat and how we produce it can have...
10 Des 201917min
Abebe Aemro Selassie on Africa's Infrastructure Gap and Debt
Sub-Saharan Africa has made significant inroads in reducing poverty and increasing access to education and health services, but the infrastructure deficit still looms large throughout the region. For ...
1 Des 201915min
Mervyn King: Economic Policy in a World Turned Upside Down
Following the great economic crises of the 20th century, there were periods of intellectual and political upheaval that ultimately changed economic policy. Mervyn King, former Governor of the Bank of ...
23 Nov 201927min
Deborah Greenfield: Social Protections in the New World
Investing in social programs can soften the blow of inequalities and foster more stable societies. In this podcast, we speak with Deborah Greenfield, Deputy Director General for Policy at the Internat...
15 Nov 201912min
Somalia's Recovery and the Power of a Song
Somalia is one of the world's most conflict-affected states. Many countries around the world suffer from weak governing institutions, but Somalia was without a functional central government for 20 yea...
8 Nov 201916min
Kristalina Georgieva on Gender Parity: Inequalities Erode Society
In her first IMF-World Bank Annual Meetings as IMF Managing Director, Kristalina Georgieva talks with Foreign Policy Magazine's Ravi Agrawal about breaking down barriers to women's career growth. Geor...
2 Nov 201918min
Arrears in Sub-Saharan Africa: Paying Bills on Time Matters
The dramatic drop in commodity prices in 2014 has had lingering effects in sub-Saharan Africa. One such effect is a growing backlog of payments by governments to service providers, known as arrears. B...
1 Nov 201915min
Sub-Saharan Africa: More Competition Less Inequality
Competition is considered to be an essential driving force of market economies. It's said to ensure a more efficient allocation of resources and can boost innovation and productivity. But what happens...
18 Okt 201913min
