THE World Bank called on countries to reduce trade barriers to encourage the production of food, energy and fertilizer to prevent millions from joining the ranks of the poor and going hungry. In a briefing, World Bank Group President David Malpass expressed concern that countries have imposed quotas, high import…
WORLD Bank economists have warned countries against imposing price controls and restricting food exports as a means of arresting rising domestic food prices. In a blog, World Bank economists Clemens Graf von Luckner and Kathryn Holston as well as Senior Vice President and Chief Economist of the World Bank Group…