Productivity must play a more important role in driving sustained growth as our societies age. But there's no consensus on how to reverse the broad slowdown in productivity growth seen across almost all countries over the past 20 years. F&D magazine's September issue invites leading thinkers to...

This issue of F&D takes a fresh look at the discipline of economics. We invited prominent economists with different perspectives to tell us how the profession can become better at answering 21st century challenges

Generative AI has introduced tantalizing new possibilities. Yet the initial excitement surrounding AI has given way to genuine concerns. This issue is an early attempt to understand AI's implications for growth, jobs, inequality, and finance

With economic leaders gathering soon in Marrakech, Morocco, for the IMF and World Bank Annual Meetings, this issue of F&D explores how the Arab world can tap growth opportunities and rebuild its economic standing

In this issue, we focus on the forces disrupting the established international trade order, such as Russia's war on Ukraine and geopolitical fragmentation. We also look at how global trade is being reshaped by technology and policy priorities, such as climate change and equality