Poverty reduction and inequality

Publications

Socioeconomic Impact of the Middle East Conflict on the Philippines

The 2026 conflict in the Middle East, and the disruption it caused to shipping through the Strait of Hormuz, through which around one fifth of the world's oil and gas normally transits, has produced…

Publications

Afghanistan Socio-Economic Review: Mass Returns at a time of Growing Insecurity 2024-2025

Poverty in Afghanistan continues to deepen, with three in four Afghans – around 28 million people – unable to meet their most basic needs in 2025, as modest economic growth fails to keep pace with…