The list of fragile and conflict-affected situations (FCS) is released annually by the World Bank Group (WBG) and aims to inform strategic and operational decision-making within the WBG. The list ...

Hiranmayi Srinivasan is a former Associate Editor for Investopedia. She covered personal finance topics such as budgeting, saving, investing, and economic news at Investopedia between 2021 and 2025, ...

Inflation measures how much more expensive a set of goods and services has become over a certain period, usually a year Ceyda Oner is a deputy division chief in the IMF’s Finance Department. Opinions ...

Irena Asmundson is the Managing Director of Ca. Policy Research Initiative at SIEPR and a former IMF staff member. Opinions expressed in articles and other materials are those of the authors; they do ...