In London, Washington, and Paris, people talk of bonuses or no bonuses. In parts of Africa, South Asia, and Latin America, the struggle is for food or no food.

Private sector development and the creation of small businesses spur investment, jobs, opportunity, and hope. It empowers the market to meet local needs, whether for food, basic goods, or services.

One of the challenges for sub-Saharan Africa is that markets are of modest size. This makes regional integration important.

Corruption is a cancer that steals from the poor, eats away at governance and moral fibre and destroys trust.

The most effective executive branch officials try to help legislators develop explanations for the votes they are being asked to take.

It is vital that the World Bank Group continually challenges itself to refresh our development thinking. It is vital that a modernized multilateralism be open to new ideas.

In London, Washington, and Paris, people talk of bonuses or no bonuses. In parts of Africa, South Asia, and Latin America, the struggle is for food or no food.