Saudi Arabia ratifies the Protection of Wages Convention
On 7 December 2020, the Government of Saudi Arabia deposited with the International Labour Office the instruments of ratification for the Protection of Wages...
XPRIZE and ASPIRE $15 million Feed The Next Billion competition to secure food supply
Today, XPRIZE, in partnership with ASPIRE and with the support of The Tony Robbins Foundation, is excited to announce the launch of XPRIZE Feed...
Support for a stronger Samoa in the wake of COVID-19
The World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors today approved US$25 million in grants to support Samoa’s social and economic response and recovery from COVID-19...
WEF Special Annual Meeting 2021 to Take Place in Singapore in May
The World Economic Forum will convene the Special Annual Meeting 2021 in Singapore from 13-16 May. It will return to Davos-Klosters, Switzerland, for the...
World Bank supports Morocco’s social protection response and reform
The World Bank Board of Executive Directors today approved a US$400 million program to support Morocco’ social protection system, as part of the kingdom’s...
ADB, Gojek to Initiate Research on Digitization, COVID-19 Impact on MSMEs
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and Gojek, formally known as PT Aplikasi Karya Anak Bangsa, today signed a collaboration agreement to conduct joint research...
Award-winning UNIDO paper focuses on factors driving successful industrialization
Today, during its 30th anniversary event, the renowned academic journal ‘Structural Change and Economic Dynamics’ announced that the UNIDO paper “What factors drive successful...
Building science, technology and innovation capacity in developing countries
The United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) is contributing to a series of online training courses and workshops to build national capacity on science,...
Revealed: The cost of the pandemic on world’s poorest countries
More than 32 million of the world’s poorest people face being pulled back into extreme poverty because of COVID-19, leading UN economists said on...
Sarah Frier wins the Financial Times and McKinsey & Company Business Book of the Year Award 2020
Stephen Boyle wins the Bracken Bower Prize 2020
The Financial Times and McKinsey & Company today announce that Sarah Frier is the winner of the...