The Covid-19 crisis is causing the biggest fall in global energy investment in history
The Covid-19 pandemic has set in motion the largest drop in global energy investment in history, with spending expected to plunge in every major...
More than one in six young people out of work due to COVID-19
More than one in six young people have stopped working since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic while those who remain employed have seen...
Strengthen Inclusion and Empower the World’s Invisible Billion
The World Bank announced today the launch of the second Mission Billion Challenge for innovative solutions to increase inclusion and access to digital platforms...
Enabling Europe to lead the green and digital transition
The Commission released today its latest report on the EU's Science, Research and Innovation Performance, through which it analyses how Europe performs in the...
World Bank: Belarus’ Economy Can Face a Severe Shock
As a small, open, commodity-exporting economy, Belarus is heavily exposed to shocks caused by deep contractions in its main trading partners, the collapse of...
More Unified Approach to Public Procurement Needed to Boost Kazakhstan’s Economic Recovery
Kazakhstan has made significant efforts over the past two decades to bring its public procurement system closer to international standards, but a considerable part...
Japan-EU Leaders’ meeting
H.E. Mr. Shinzo Abe, Prime Minister of Japan, H.E. Mr. Charles Michel, President of the European Council, and H.E. Dr. Ursula von der Leyen,...
Austria’s efforts to accelerate its clean energy transition
Austria is committed to reaching carbon neutrality by 2040 at the latest – 10 years earlier than the goal set by the European Union....
Future Vaccines, Wearable Bio-sensors, Aerospace Navigation: 2020 Cohort of Young Scientists
The World Economic Forum today announces its Class of 2020 Young Scientists, representing 25 exceptional researchers at the forefront of scientific discovery.
Recognition of the...
Economic Transition into the ‘New Normal’
Bernardo Calzadilla-Sarmiento, Director at the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) has participated in a webinar entitled “Economic Transition into the ‘New Normal’: How...