Disruptive technology applications and the Future of Food
While food security is a global issue, its impacts are all too often hidden. Aiming to address global demand for food, we have created...
With Innovative Business Models, We Can Make Internet for All a Reality
The World Bank launched today a new report that shows how new technologies and business models can help developing countries expand high-speed internet access....
Private capital is key to Vietnam’s future energy development
The changing macroeconomic and sectoral context in Vietnam requires a new approach to financing electricity and gas investments, a new World Bank Group report...
A human-centred agenda needed for a decent future of work
The ILO Global Commission on the Future of Work has called on governments to commit to a set of measures in order to address the...
CEO confidence in growth dips dramatically
What a difference a year makes. Nearly 30% of business leaders believe that global economic growth will decline in the next 12 months, approximately...
Slowdown –Rather than Collapse– in Global Growth Anticipated for 2019
Slowing growth could pose risks for the global economy in 2019, as experts predict flattening or declining rates for economies ranging from the United...
Global economy to see ‘steady’ growth of three per cent in 2019 despite risks
The global economy grew at a “steady” 3.1 per cent last year and similar levels of growth are expected in 2019, but these headline...
The global public overwhelmingly favours multilateral cooperation
A global opinion poll published today by the World Economic Forum finds that a clear majority of people in all regions of the world...
Oil Market Report: A marathon, not a sprint
Last month, we asked if there was a floor under prices following the signing of a new Vienna Agreement that aims to re-balance the oil...
Macroeconomic Stability in Lao PDR Amidst Uncertainty
Economic growth in Lao PDR is estimated at 6.5 percent in 2018, down from 6.9 percent in 2017, in part due to the adverse...