- Informal businesses, representing the share of enterprises operating without formal licenses or government registration. This initiative aims to provide valuable insights into the size and evolution ...

Brahima Sangafowa Coulibaly, Vice President, Global Economy and Development, The Brookings Institution “This highly informative and timely book compiles various measures of the informal economy in a ...

Economic growth slowed to 3.2% in 2024, down from 3.3% in 2023 and 3.6% in 2022, and is projected to further decelerate.

What are the implications of the informal economy for social cohesion and popular politics in developing countries? This course will explore how high levels of informality in developing countries are ...

Housing, planning, and equity must be at the heart of urban transformation, writes the executive director of UN-Habitat.

But historically the informal economy of the city has been more capillary and far reaching than the formal one, a trend that has been strengthened in the 21st century by the Global Financial Crisis of ...

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The way we conduct the economy is much to blame for climate change. Our choice of energy is a key factor. Renewable fuels are ...

This "gray" economy, where economic activities occur without taxation, remains a significant global issue ... pressure businesses into the informal economy by pushing for discounts for cash ...

The government is prioritizing the development of policies to protect female informal workers as well as enable their transition to the formal economy. Liberia's significant strides toward ...