Digitalization of MSMEs needs broad support package
Micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) in Europe and Central Asia need an integrated package of financial and non-financial instruments to help them adapt...
DR Congo’s fragile detente ‘could yet unravel’
Planning for a drawdown of the UN peacekeeping mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is well underway, but much work still...
Guinea: Steer clear of campaign hate speech
Given the history of intercommunal violence in Guinea, two high-level UN Officials voiced concern on Tuesday over the risk of “incitement to hostility, discrimination...
World Bank Confirms Economic Downturn in Sub-Saharan Africa
Driven by the economic fallout of the COVID-19 global pandemic, growth in Sub-Saharan Africa is predicted to fall to -3.3 percent in 2020, pushing the region into...
Contracts Worth $1.7 Billion Awarded for ADB-Funded Malolos–Clark Railway Project
Construction of the Malolos–Clark Railway Project, a flagship Philippine project funded by the Asian Development Bank (ADB), is expected to begin soon, following the...
India Needs to Sustain Reforms to Stem Economic Slowdown
Faced with an unprecedented downturn, India needs to continue with critical reforms to reverse the sudden and steep impacts of COVID-19 on its economy,...
Space sector works to keep societies and economies on track during COVID-19
Decades of developments in the space sector are being utilized during the COVID-19 pandemic, helping countries to keep their citizens safe and economies on track, the head of the...
Global trade amid COVID-19: Signs of rebound, but recovery uncertain
Global trade is showing signs of bouncing back from a deep, COVID-19-induced slump, the World Trade Organization (WTO) has said, with the caveat that...
Starvation used as weapon of war in South Sudan conflict
Starvation is being intentionally used as a war tactic in South Sudan’s brutal conflict, a UN-backed human rights panel said on Tuesday, releasing its...
Belarus: ‘There is no sustainable development without human rights’
Belarus has been rocked by mass demonstrations, and violent state crackdowns, since the disputed August presidential election that saw Alexander Lukashenko returned to power....