Brazil: Reforms to spur competitiveness would strengthen COVID-19 recovery
Brazil was pulling out of a long recession when the COVID-19 outbreak hit, bringing the economy back into another, even deeper recession. However, swift...
Malaysian economy showing signs of recovery, projected to grow by 6.7 percent in 2021
Malaysia’s economy is expected to grow by 6.7 percent in 2021 following a projected contraction of 5.8 percent in 2020 caused by the COVID-19...
Iceland should step up efforts to detect and enforce its foreign bribery offences
Detection of foreign bribery, as well as awareness of related risks, are still lacking in Iceland. In spite of having been one of the...
Employers must remove barriers to work for all generations
Governments and employers should work together to promote multi-generational workforces to adapt to ongoing changes in the world of work that have been accelerated...
Georgia Launches This Year’s Best Annual Report and Transparency Award
The European Union and World Bank joint project - Georgia Financial Inclusion and Accountability – in partnership with the National Reforms Support Foundation in...
EU: A common agenda for our recovery and renewed vitality
Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, European Parliament President David Sassoli and Chancellor Angela Merkel, on behalf of the Presidency of the Council, signed...
Madagascar Needs Bold Reforms to Reopen the Country
The latest World Bank economic update for Madagascar estimates that the economy contracted by 4.2 percent in 2020 due to COVID-19 disruptions to global...
Tigray crisis: Humanitarian aid for children must be a priority
Providing aid to millions of children uprooted by the ongoing crisis in the Tigray region of Ethiopia must be a priority, the head of...
China undermining human rights by locking up rights lawyers
China has mounted a "shocking" five-year assault on lawyers who stand up for human rights, putting them in prison and even torturing them, an...
Brexit: Withdrawal Agreement to be fully operational on 1 January 2021
The EU-UK Joint Committee met virtually today to endorse all formal decisions and other practical solutions related to the implementation of the Withdrawal Agreement,...