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Inequality Has Likely Increased in PNG, with Bottom 40% Hit Hardest by Latest Outbreak

A joint World Bank and UNICEF report based on mobile phone surveys of Papua New Guinean families has found that while there was a...

How the Pandemic Stress-Tested the Increasingly Crowded Digital Home

The average U.S. household now has a total of 25 connected devices, across 14 different categories (up from 11 in 2019), including laptops, tablets...

Zimbabwe’s Economy is Set for Recovery, but Key Risks Remain

Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth in Zimbabwe is projected to reach 3.9 percent in 2021, a significant improvement after a two-year recession, according to...

Slow jobs recovery and increased inequality risk long-term COVID-19 scarring

The labour market crisis created by the COVID-19 pandemic is far from over, and employment growth will be insufficient to make up for the...

Universal Access to Sustainable Energy Will Remain Elusive Without Addressing Inequalities

During the last decade, a greater share of the global population gained access to electricity than ever before, but the number of people without...

Global energy investments set to recover in 2021 but remain far from a net zero pathway

Global investment in energy is set to rebound by nearly 10% in 2021 to USD 1.9 trillion, reversing most of last year’s drop caused...

6 ways to ensure a fair and inclusive economic recovery from COVID-19

As the world recovers from the COVID-19 pandemic, the challenge now is to ensure a consistent, fair economic recovery. The World Economic Forum brought...

Investing Less than 1% of World GDP into Nature-Based Solutions Can Tackle Climate Change

A total investment of $8.1 trillion in nature is required over the next three decades to successfully tackle the climate, biodiversity, and land degradation...

Digital Transformation Core to Boosting Zimbabwe’s Economy, Improving Services

The  Zimbabwe Digital Economy Diagnostic, a new report developed by the World Bank, finds that its digital financial services are the strongest foundation for...

Russia’s Economic Recovery Gathers Pace

Russia’s GDP growth is forecast at 3.2% in 2021, followed by 3.2% and 2.3% in 2022 and 2023, respectively, according to the World Bank’s...

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