Emerging and developing economies are less well positioned today to withstand a deeper global downturn, should it occur, than they were before the 2009 global recession,...
The average tax-to-GDP ratio for the 26 countries participating in the new edition of Revenue Statistics in Africa was unchanged at 17.2% for the third consecutive year in 2017....
As Narendra Modi brands his government of making new leaps; similarly, the World Bank’s annually published report, “Doing Business” has largely become a tool to evaluate...
Authors: Zhou Dong chen &Francis Kwesi Kyirewiah* On November 13-14, the 11th BRICS Summit was held in Brasilia, capital of Brazil, where Chinese President Xi Jinping...
Authors: Laura Cozzi and Tim Gould* Every year, the World Energy Outlook scenarios are updated to take into account the latest data and developments in policies,...
The OECD Working Group on Bribery urges Brazil, one of the founding Parties to the Anti-Bribery Convention since 1997, to preserve the full capacity and independence...
Deep disparities define today’s energy world. The dissonance between well-supplied oil markets and growing geopolitical tensions and uncertainties. The gap between the ever-higher amounts of greenhouse...
Austria stands out for its high levels of economic and social well-being. Preserving these will require reforms to improve competition in the service sector, increase access...
Greece has taken significant action to improve the business environment but entrepreneurs face different regulatory hurdles depending on where they establish their businesses, highlighting opportunities for...
The IEA’s World Energy Outlook 2019 published this week highlights the increasing disparity between the calm oil market of today and heightened geopolitical tensions. The calmness...
Authors: Apurva Sanghi and Glenn-Marie Lange Vedemosti (Russia) Which would you rather be: rich or wealthy? And what exactly is...
India is set for a modest recovery after a loss of momentum, as reforms to simplify taxation, lighten business regulations...
Authors: Do Quynh Anh & Paul Wang It is true that NATO was founded 70 years ago during the heyday...
Professor Huntington introduced the concept of the third wave of democratization in five phases. They are the emergence of reformers,...
Energy security, EU-Eastern relations and geopolitical challenges are set to be among the focus points of the 8th session of...
The provision of clean water to its citizens is one of the most urgent and important issues for the Government...
The Iranian port city of Bandar-e-Mahshahr has emerged as the scene of some of the worst violence in Iran’s brutal...