Industrial policy and the road to recovery
The COVID-19 pandemic is posing enormous challenges to economic development, yet it may also unveil new opportunities to ‘build back better’. Renewed industrial policies...
New Asian trade bloc could play key role in driving investment
A new trade bloc covering a huge swathe of the Asia-Pacific region will play an important role in developing poorer economies and in post-pandemic...
World Bank to Support Serbia Manage Fiscal Risks
The World Bank has launched a new advisory project to support Serbia build further resilience against fiscal risks and reduce the country’s vulnerability to...
Agriculture in Latin America and the Caribbean Poised for Transformational Changes
As agriculture and food systems across Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) try to recover from the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, policy makers...
Poland should urgently implement reforms to boost fight against foreign bribery
The OECD Working Group on Bribery has, since 2013, repeatedly urged Poland to reform its laws to ensure it can effectively investigate and prosecute...
NBU Governor reaffirms commitment to IMF conditions on visit to US
The National Bank of Ukraine (NBU) has concluded a series of constructive high-level meetings with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in Washington DC. For the NBU Governor Kyrylo...
Rethink Education to Prepare Developing Asia for the Future of Jobs and Skills
As technological change and automation increasingly disrupt many aspects of daily life, developing economies in Asia and the Pacific must rethink education and training...
Russian Police Will Question Nestlé-Russia in Connection With Theft of Land
A criminal investigation into an alleged theft of land from OOO NLMK-Kaluga is led by Kaluga Regional Department of Internal Affairs. The disputed plot...
Green Horizon Summit to Accelerate the Race to Zero, Highlight Innovative Solutions
The City of London Corporation, in collaboration with the Green Finance Institute, and supported by the World Economic Forum, is hosting a virtual summit...
Climate finance for developing countries rose to USD 78.9 billion in 2018
Climate finance provided and mobilised by developed countries for developing countries totalled USD 78.9 billion in 2018, up 11% from 71.2 billion in 2017....