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Developing countries need to harness urbanization to achieve the MDGs: report
April 17, 2013—Urbanization helps pull people out of poverty and advances progress towards the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), but, if not managed well, can also lead to burgeoning growth of slums, pollution, and crime, says the Global Monitoring Report (GMR) 2013, released today. Read more
Global Macroeconomics
Weekly Brief: Poverty is much lower in urban areas than in rural areas. (April 25, 2013) Read more
Commodity Market Outlook: Analysis of key commodity markets, prices, and price forecasts (January 2013).
Financial Market Outlook: Analysis of global financial market trends and a forecast of capital flows to developing countries (March 2013).
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Commodity Markets
Non-energy commodity prices fell by 4.7 percent in May, in part due to dollar appreciation against major currencies early in the month.
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Migration and Remittances
Leveraging Migration for Africa: Remittances, Skills, and Investments fills important knowledge gaps on African migration, remittances, and diaspora
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