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 and aggregate economic performance around the world.
Macroeconomics examines economic performance—output, inflation, interest and exchange rates—guiding monetary and fiscal policies that support equity and sustainable growth.
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.
The series invites leading researchers from the fields of macroeconomics, growth, trade, international integration, and finance to present the results of their most recent research in a seminar format.
Roberto N. Fattal Jaef is a Senior Economist in the Macroeconomics and Growth team of the World Bank’s Development Economics Vice-Presidency. His research interests cover various areas of macroeconomics, with a special emphasis on economic growth. Current and recent research topics include: 1) understanding the role of market distortions for firm level behavior, entrepreneurship, and long ...
Viet Nam’s economy is forecast to grow 6.1 percent in 2024, and 6.5 percent in both 2025 and 2026, up from 5 percent last year, according to the Bank’s latest Taking Stock report. The report highlights the resilience of the Vietnamese economy despite rising global challenges.
Viet Nam's economy is showing mixed signs of recovery, with growth forecast to reach 5.5% in 2024 and gradually rise to 6.0% by 2025, according to the latest World Bank Taking Stock bi-annual economic update released today.
Viet Nam’s Economy Poised for Gradual Recovery ... - World Bank Group