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Europe’s one trillion climate finance plan

Find out how Europe aims to fund projects to tackle climate change and support the regions most affected by the transition to a green...

How Cities Can Take Action to Drive the Energy Transition

The dominance of fossil fuels in the urban energy supply puts cities on the frontline of climate change. Cities account for about 75% of...

New lobbying rules needed to strengthen trust

Governments need to revamp lobbying rules to make them fit for the 21st century, according to a new OECD report. Lobbying rules need to reflect...

Georgia Can Unlock Potential for Green Growth

The World Bank and the Government of Georgia held today a virtual event  focused on the findings and recommendations of a recent World Bank...

Widespread Informality Likely to Slow Recovery from COVID-19 in Developing Economies

A strikingly large percentage of workers and firms operate outside the line of sight of governments in emerging market and developing economies (EMDEs)—a challenge...

Defying Predictions, Remittance Flows Remain Strong During COVID-19 Crisis

Despite COVID-19, remittance flows remained resilient in 2020, registering a smaller decline than previously projected. Officially recorded remittance flows to low- and middle-income countries...

5 things you should know about the state of the global economy

Is this the year we overcome the global economic crisis caused by the pandemic? Are our jobs in danger? Who has lost the most...

Angelus U30 Black Titanium: The one-of-a-kind mean machine

Offered up on the altar of the grande complication, the U30 is a piece like no other. Ultra-light and ultra-sporty, the incredible Angelus design...

Clean energy demand for critical minerals set to soar as the world pursues net zero goals

Supplies of critical minerals essential for key clean energy technologies like electric vehicles and wind turbines need to pick up sharply over the coming...

New ways of thinking and working are necessary to reap blockchain benefits in capital markets

The World Economic Forum today released Digital Assets, Distributed Ledger Technology, and the Future of Capital Markets. Across the capital markets ecosystem, institutions are...

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Israel has approved the construction of more than 2,000...

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