FORE International Business Conference: Future of Business in the New Global Realities
“India and Russia are connected with long standing relations that are based on a firm foundation of long-term friendship and mutual sympathy of our...
World Bank Provides Financing for Viable Micro and Small Firms in Turkey
A new project will help avert the closure of viable micro and small enterprises (MSEs) affected by the health and economic shocks of the...
Integral to societies, migrants are central to COVID-19 recovery
The UN marks International Migrants Day on Friday, highlighting their essential contribution to societies everywhere, and underlining migrants' central role in recovery from the coronavirus pandemic.
In a message, Secretary-General...
ADB to Scale Up Support for Philippines’ Infrastructure, Health, Job Recovery
ADB sovereign lending to the Philippines is expected to reach $9.4 billion between 2021 and 2023, with at least two-thirds going into infrastructure, health,...
Brazil: Reforms to spur competitiveness would strengthen COVID-19 recovery
Brazil was pulling out of a long recession when the COVID-19 outbreak hit, bringing the economy back into another, even deeper recession. However, swift...
Malaysian economy showing signs of recovery, projected to grow by 6.7 percent in 2021
Malaysia’s economy is expected to grow by 6.7 percent in 2021 following a projected contraction of 5.8 percent in 2020 caused by the COVID-19...
Iceland should step up efforts to detect and enforce its foreign bribery offences
Detection of foreign bribery, as well as awareness of related risks, are still lacking in Iceland. In spite of having been one of the...
Employers must remove barriers to work for all generations
Governments and employers should work together to promote multi-generational workforces to adapt to ongoing changes in the world of work that have been accelerated...
Georgia Launches This Year’s Best Annual Report and Transparency Award
The European Union and World Bank joint project - Georgia Financial Inclusion and Accountability – in partnership with the National Reforms Support Foundation in...
Building back better together: resilience cannot be achieved by turning inwards
The COVID-19 pandemic is putting globalization to the test.
In this context, the key challenges of assessing risks to global value chains and developing strategies...