Apr 1, 2024 · Macroeconomics is the branch of economics that deals with the overall functioning of the economy. Macroeconomic policies have a critical influence on the decisions of households and firms to spend, save, hire and invest. And the conditions they foster set the stage for economic growth and development. The World Bank Group’s macroeconomists work toward …

Macroeconomics . Macroeconomics focuses on the performance of economies – changes in economic output, inflation, interest and foreign exchange rates, and the balance of payments. Poverty reduction, social equity, and sustainable growth are only possible with sound monetary and fiscal policies.

Dec 12, 2024 · The Macroeconomics, Trade, and Finance Seminar Series is a weekly series hosted by the World Bank's research department. The series invites leading researchers from the fields of macroeconomics, growth, trade, international integration and finance to present the results of their recent research in a seminar format. Spring 2025 Seminars

Nov 26, 2024 · Growth is the essential ingredient for sustained poverty reduction. The Macroeconomics and Growth Research Program focuses on identifying the contribution of policies and institutional changes to the diversity in growth …

Oct 17, 2024 · Poverty and equity briefs highlight poverty, shared prosperity and inequality trends for 100 developing countries.

December 14, 2016 — For the first time since the financial crisis, principal repayments on external debt held by low- and middle-income countries exceeded lending inflows, according to International Debt Statistics 2017 (IDS 2017) Read More »

Jan 20, 2023 · The Macroeconomics, Trade, and Finance Seminar Series is a weekly series hosted by the World Bank's research department that invites leading researchers to present their recent research in a seminar format.

Global growth is expected to hold steady at 2.7 percent in 2025-26. However, the global economy appears to be settling at a low growth rate that will be insufficient to foster sustained economic development. Emerging market and developing economies are …

Manuela Francisco is the Global Director for the Macroeconomics, Trade and Investment (MTI) Global Practice in the Equitable Growth, Finance, and Institutions Practice Group (GGEVP), a position she started on 1 January 2023. Ms. Francisco, a Portuguese national, joined the World Bank in 2005 as Country Economist in the Africa Department.

Oct 3, 2024 · The World Bank supports Egypt’s development through lending, analytical work and advisory services with a focus on strengthening human capital, improving service delivery, building the country’s resilience to shocks, and addressing climate change, as well as the impacts of macroeconomic shocks.