Paraguay’s public utility, the National Electricity Administration (ANDE, in Spanish), aimed to strengthen the power supply network through the construction of the Itaipu-Asuncion 500 kilovolt transmission...
This paper investigates the characteristics of resource-backed lending across Sub-Saharan Africa. To shed light on this type of lending, the paper presents new information on 30 resource-backed loans between...
This paper models an entrepreneur’s choice between investing in a safe activity or experimenting with a new risky one, and how much to invest in the “entrepreneurial capital” that would permit more effective...
Commodity prices continued their recovery in the first quarter of 2021 and are expected to remain close to current levels throughout the year, lifted by the global economic rebound and improved growth...
Sub-Saharan Africa has vast non-fuel mineral resources that in some countries constitute major shares of their gross domestic product. The region also contains large oil and natural gas resources, which...
Commodity Markets Outlook provides market analysis for major commodity groups -- energy, metals, agriculture, precious metals, and fertilizers. The report forecasts prices for 46 key commodities, including...
Fiscal transparency is a vital requirement for effective fiscal policymaking. Budgets, including their underlying fiscal forecasts, must provide a clear statement of the government’s budgetary objectives...
This brief contains the economic highlights of Indonesia as of July 25, 2019. PT Freeport Indonesia' production of copper dropped by sixty-four percent from 347 million pounds in Q2 2018 to 125 million...