Xi Jinping Calls for Greater Global Cooperation to Tackle Common Challenges
President Xi Jinping of China called for stronger international cooperation in overcoming shared global challenges including defeating COVID-19, revitalizing the economy and addressing climate...
Competition to Find Solutions to Reduce Overfishing in Coastal Fisheries
The World Bank Coastal Fisheries Initiative – Challenge Fund (CFI-CF) is launching a competition to seek collaborative solutions to reduce overfishing by supporting coordination...
Vietnam’s economic growth is expected to accelerate to 5.5% in 2022
Vietnam’s economic recovery is likely to accelerate in 2022 as GDP growth is expected to rise to 5.5% from 2.6% in the year just...
Unifying Cryptocurrency ESG Efforts Key to Boost Global Adoption
Environmental and social impact is top of mind for investors as climate change and social cohesion top the list of Global Risks 2022.Cryptocurrencies provide...
Davos Agenda 2022 to Mobilize World Leaders around Global Challenges
Two years since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, global leaders will convene for the World Economic Forum’s Davos Agenda 2022, from 17-21 January....
Why cash is a critical resource with no substitute in cashless societies
Many people feel that their right to use cash is at risk. The reason this is so significant might be lost on some, but...
COVID-19 variants, rising debt, threaten global economic growth
Global growth will slow down over the next two years in the face of “fresh threats” from COVID-19 variants and rising inflation, debt and...
‘Keep speaking out’, UN chief urges in message to World Youth Forum
Although everyone has been deeply affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, the impact on young people has been “especially heartbreaking”, UN Secretary-General António Guterres said...
Global Growth to Slow through 2023, Adding to Risk of ‘Hard Landing’ in Developing Economies
Following a strong rebound in 2021, the global economy is entering a pronounced slowdown amid fresh threats from COVID-19 variants and a rise in...
Global food prices rose ‘sharply’ during 2021
The UN’s benchmark food and commodity prices index rose sharply on average through 2021, compared with the previous year, the Food and Agriculture Organization...