A lack of well-prepared projects is a major obstacle to infrastructure development in emerging and developing countries, and hence to their general economic development. In Africa, for example, the infrastructure shortfall involves the sacrifice of about 2% of GDP growth per annum. Even a modest...

The Economics of Non-Communicable Diseases in Indonesia provides new data on the economic burden of NCDs in the country, and puts it in perspective by drawing a comparison with India and China.With this new addition to the series on the economics of NCDs, the World Economic Forum aims to advance...