Report: Recession, Job Losses, Another Pandemic and Protectionism Are Top Worries
Economic distress and social discontent will rise over the next 18 months unless world leaders, businesses and policy-makers work together to manage the fallout...
Covid-19: the EU plan for the economic recovery
On 15 May Parliament called on the European Commission to present a major economic stimulus plan to help mitigate the shock from the coronavirus...
Post-pandemic ‘green shift’ in transport could create up to 15 million jobs
Transforming the transport sector to be more environmentally-friendly in the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic, could create up to 15 million new jobs worldwide...
Democracy must not become the silent victim of the coronavirus pandemic
As extraordinary measures to fight the covid-19 pandemic continue to prevail around the world, the Kofi Annan Foundation alongside 28 global leaders have published...
ADB Finances First Wind Power and Battery Storage Project in Thailand
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has signed a THB235.55 million ($7.2 million equivalent) loan with Lomligor Company Limited (Lomligor), a subsidiary of BCPG Public...
Better Management of Public Finance at All Levels Will Boost Public Services for Ukrainians
The World Bank and the European Union released today the results of two sub-national Public Expenditure and Financial Accountability (PEFA) assessments of Khmelnitskyi oblast and...
COVID-19 could help turn the tide on ocean health in Asia-Pacific
The COVID-19 pandemic could help turn the tide on the well-being of oceans in the Asia-Pacific region, according to a UN report published on...
UNWTO Releases a COVID-19 Technical Assistance Package for Tourism Recovery
The World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) has released a Tourism Recovery Technical Assistance Package to offer guidance to Member States in response to COVID-19. The...
Deadly gas leak in India, grim wake-up call for global chemical industry
Last week’s deadly toxic gas leak at a Korean-owned polymer plant in south-eastern India, is a grim wake up call for the chemical industry...
G7 nations need to get gender equality right for a better future for women at work
The International Labour Organization, UN Women and the European Union have called on G7 nations to put in place measures to promote gender equality...