Access to Energy is at the Heart of Development
One billion people – mostly concentrated in Sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia – live their daily lives without electricity. This represents a fundamental barrier...
Why Trade, Investment, and Competition Reforms Matter for Argentina
A loaf of bread. A gallon of milk. Eggs, cheese, and chicken. Most people would not link these everyday staples with a country’s integration...
Growth Expected to Rebound in Middle East and North Africa
The World Bank Group’s latest Middle East and North Africa Economic Monitor projects regional growth to increase to 3.1% in 2018, up from 2%...
Europe’s investment in the ITER fusion project: Mastering the power of the sun and the stars
The EU is a strong advocate for sustainability. For years it has been taking action to cut down the emission of greenhouse gases, fighting...
Growing financial sector reform starts to deliver private finance for sustainability
Huge progress on reforming the global financial system over the last four years has started to deliver desperately needed financing for sustainability and set...
The Year of Electricity at the IEA
The role of electricity in our economies and societies is growing rapidly. The power sector is becoming a critical actor in the global energy...
Continued Reforms Key to Myanmar’s Economic Growth
Myanmar’s economy is projected to stay on a steady growth path over the next two years, supported by economic reforms, strong global growth, and...
Upstream Oil & Gas Companies Face Portfolio Predicament
Despite crude oil prices rising 25 percent since January 2017 and significant productivity gains made in recent years, shareholder returns on average for upstream...
Global anxiety deepens over online data and privacy protection
Internet users worldwide are becoming more worried about their privacy online and many question the protections offered by Internet and social media companies, a...
Economic Growth of Ukraine Depends on Completing Pending Reforms Quickly
Ukraine’s economy grew by 2.5 percent in 2017, the second year of modest growth, according to the World Bank’s latest Ukraine Economic Update.  Growth...