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Agnes Quisumbing

Agnes Quisumbing is a Senior Research Fellow in the Poverty, Gender, and Inclusion Unit. She co-leads a research program that examines how closing the gap between men’s and women’s ownership and control of assets may lead to better development outcomes.

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Why cooking oil prices are surging (Axios) 

April 27, 2022


Axios published an article on vegetable oil prices that have surged over the last few months, as the war in Ukraine drove up their already rising costs. According to senior research fellow, Joseph Glauber who is tracking the current volatility in food prices said, “Palm oil accounts for 58 percent of all the oils traded in the world. It’s big.” 

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