Concrete actions to be put forward for a human-centred pandemic recovery
Heads of State and Government, international organizations, multilateral development banks, and employers’ and workers’ leaders from around the world will come together 22 –...
APEC Sees Surge in Trade, Grows Double-Digits Despite Disruptions
Home to half of world trade, the APEC region posted double-digit growth both in trade volume and value during the period of January to...
Colombia: Fiscal, monetary policy support have limited the pandemic economic impact
Significant government support to protect households, firms and jobs helped Colombia navigate the COVID-19 pandemic well and put its economy on track to a strong recovery,...
Wildfires, noise pollution, disruptive timing of life cycles: Looming environmental threats
Wildfires are burning more severely and more often, urban noise pollution is growing into a global public health menace, and phenological mismatches – disruptions...
Working Capital Management A Top Priority for Many Executives in Year Ahead
Nearly half of C-suite and other executives say that managing working capital will be a high priority for their organizations in the year ahead...
Effects of colonialism ‘still being felt to this day’
The consequences of colonialism are “still being felt to this day”, Chef de Cabinet Courtenay Rattray told the Special Committee on Decolonization on Friday.
Speaking...
World Bank Supports Cameroon and Chad to Improve Regional Connectivity and Resilience
Central African country Cameroon and its landlocked neighbor Chad are getting a significant boost to improve the efficiency and safety of cross-border trade and...
Uzbekistan’s National Statistical System to Modernize with World Bank Support
The World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors approved today a $50 million concessional credit for Uzbekistan that will finance a five-year project supporting the...
Global Consensus Emerges to Secure Internet-Connected Home and Wearable Devices
The consumer internet of things (IoT) global market size is forecast to grow from $45 billion today to $154 billion by 2028. Whereas early...
Green Deal: EU invests over €110 million in LIFE projects for environment and climate
Commission is announcing an investment of over €110 million into LIFE programme integrated projects for environmental and climate protection, selected after a call for...