100 days on from advent of COVID-19, more action is needed
With Thursday marking 100 days since the World Health Organization (WHO) was first notified about what is now officially known as COVID-19, the agency’s...
COVID-19 Drives Sub-Saharan Africa Toward First Recession in 25 Years
Growth in Sub-Saharan Africa has been significantly impacted by the ongoing coronavirus outbreak and is forecast to fall sharply from 2.4% in 2019 to...
The world of work and COVID-19: How countries are responding
The COVID-19 pandemic has affected labour markets in nearly every country in the world, leading to unprecedented losses in working hours and employment.According to...
UNIDO and CUTS look to e-commerce to counter economic impact of COVD-19
The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted and impacted the daily lives of people and hampered economic activities in many countries across the world. The coronavirus’s...
Coronavirus-driven debt crisis threatens poor countries already at risk
As governments struggle to cope with the COVID-19 pandemic, billions of people living in countries teetering on the brink of economic collapse are being...
ESCALAR: Up to €1.2 billion to help high potential companies grow and expand in Europe
Commission is launching ESCALAR, a new investment approach, developed together with the European Investment Fund (EIF), that will support venture capital and growth financing...
4 Things to Know Before Investing in Cryptocurrency
Cryptocurrency has come to represent a very intriguing investment opportunity for a lot of people all over the world. However, it’s also a brand...
Commercial Drone Market to Hit 2.91 Million Units by 2023
Frost & Sullivan’s recent analysis, Global Commercial UAS Market Outlook, 2020, finds that the industry is transitioning from a nascent to a growth stage....
ADB Promotes Innovation and Efficiency to Bolster Anticorruption Efforts
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) is promoting innovation and efficiency to enhance its anticorruption efforts by streamlining case management and expediting the assessment of...
Staying on Course: Renewable Energy in the Time of COVID-19
Statement by Francesco La Camera, IRENA Director-General
In a short few weeks, much of the world has been shut down due to the novel coronavirus,...