Industrial policy and the road to recovery
The COVID-19 pandemic is posing enormous challenges to economic development, yet it may also unveil new opportunities to ‘build back better’. Renewed industrial policies...
36 Pioneer Cities Chart a Course Towards a More Ethical and Responsible Future
The World Economic Forum announced today that 36 cities across 22 countries and six continents have agreed to pioneer a new roadmap for safely...
New Asian trade bloc could play key role in driving investment
A new trade bloc covering a huge swathe of the Asia-Pacific region will play an important role in developing poorer economies and in post-pandemic...
A deep dive into Zero Hunger: The seaweed revolution
If just two per cent of the Ocean were to be sustainably farmed, the world could easily be fed, according to experts. In the...
Roadmap to ‘Virtual Driver’s licence’ for AV Can Accelerate Development
The World Economic Forum today released guidance for policymakers to create performance-based regulations for autonomous vehicles (AVs). A sort of ‘virtual driver’s license,’ the...
Top 10 Emerging Technologies to Watch in 2020
From virtual patients to pain-free needles, synthesizing whole-genomes, and digital medicine, these top 10 emerging technologies are transforming our post-COVID-19 lives. An international steering...
Commission holds first meeting of EU COVID-19 national scientific advice platform
President Ursula von der Leyen welcomed Member States' COVID-19 scientific advisors to the first meeting of the EU scientific advice platform on COVID-19. The...
Libyan elections to take place in December 2021
National elections in Libya will take place on 24 December 2021, Stephanie Williams, the head of the UN mission in the country, announced on...
Deep-Sea Mineral Platform Launched Ahead of Battery Boom
A new way to meet the growing demand for minerals critical to electric vehicle, electronics and battery manufacturers could become commercially available within this...
World Bank to Support Serbia Manage Fiscal Risks
The World Bank has launched a new advisory project to support Serbia build further resilience against fiscal risks and reduce the country’s vulnerability to...