Brookings Institution 65d ago

The global middle class is expanding by 100 million people a year, putting strains on climate, water, and food systems. At the 2026 Spring Meetings of the IMF and World Bank, we sat down with Homi Kharas to discuss whether the planet’s resources can keep pace with growing prosperity. Kharas is a senior fellow at Brookings and former chief economist of the World Bank's East Asia and Pacific region. Subscribe! http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=BrookingsInstitution Follow Brookings on social media! Facebook: http://www.Facebook.com/Brookings Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/BrookingsInst Instagram: http://www.Instagram.com/brookingsinst LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/com/company/the-brookings-institution