More: Reforms
Is Saudi Arabia entering a “Great Reshuffle”?
Authors: Nayib Rivera and Johannes Koettl*
In many developed countries, the pandemic has caused seismic shifts in labor markets. What started as an increasing shortage...
Structural Reforms Can Ease China’s Transition to High-Quality Growth
To achieve quality growth over the medium-term, China will need to rebalance its economy across several dimensions, according to Rebalancing Act, From Recovery to...
Changes are Possible: Which Reforms does Ukraine Need Now?
The past 16 months have tested our resilience to sudden, unexpected, and prolonged shocks. As for an individual, resilience for a country or economy...
Financing to Support Reforms for Inclusive Growth and Development
The World Bank approved the second in a series of three single-tranche Inclusive Growth Development Policy Operations (IGDPO) to support key reforms for enabling...
Reform, Reconstruction and Radicalization: A new Western stratcom for the Global South
Most countries around the world are now going through a reconstruction process, as the pandemic left marks everywhere. However, in some places, especially in...
Reform in Saudi Arabia: A road not taken
Saudi Sheikh Salman al-Awdah, a popular but controversial religious scholar who has been mostly in solitary confinement since 2017, appeared in court this week...
Gender in the GCC — The Reform Agenda Continues
In my previous Op-Ed about the road map for reforms in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), I talked about the importance of the human...
Military Coup In Myanmar: Getting Democratic Reforms Back On Track
The recent military coup in Myanmar brought looming contradictions in the country’s transition into sharp focus. It has also revealed the international short-term approach...
Bulgaria: Reforms would strengthen the recovery from COVID-19
The COVID-19 pandemic hit Bulgaria as its economy was performing well. Along with continued support to help households and firms weather the crisis, reforms...
Brazil: Reforms to spur competitiveness would strengthen COVID-19 recovery
Brazil was pulling out of a long recession when the COVID-19 outbreak hit, bringing the economy back into another, even deeper recession. However, swift...