New systemic approach needed to tackle global challenges
The impacts of the coronavirus on people’s health and daily life, stock
markets, and businesses illustrate the increasingly interconnected nature of
the challenges facing governments around...
How Culture Influences Our Financial Decisions
Financial
analytics and economic experts have long known about the connection between
culture and our finance, especially the decisions we take based on cultural
factors. For most,...
Challenge Met: Regional Dialogue during an Outbreak
The first cluster of APEC meetings in 2020 was received by a regional
outbreak of a new strain of coronavirus that has already affected thousands.
The...
Biodiversity ‘fundamental’ for global food systems, at “heart’ of development
Because the production of everything we eat transforms the
environment, the United Nations agriculture chief told a
high-level UN meeting on biodiversity that careful
discussions are needed to decide on the scale
of acceptable transformations.
Qu Dongyu, Director-General of the Food and Agriculture
Organization (FAO), told negotiators on Monday that as agriculture...
ADB Approves CNY130 Million Private Sector Loan to Support Coronavirus Response in China
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) today signed an agreement for a private
sector loan of up to CNY130 million ($18.6 million) to Jointown Pharmaceutical
Group Co....
Uganda Can Create Higher Labor Productivity Jobs by Improving Trade and Business Environment
Uganda’s economy needs to gradually create more jobs for its fast-growing
and youth population. To accelerate economic growth and drive transformation,
these jobs will need to...
Future EU-UK Partnership: Q&A on the negotiating directives
What has the Council adopted today?
The General Affairs Council has today adopted a decision, as expected, to
authorise the opening of the future partnership negotiations...
Towards advancing green business and circular economy in Africa
Policy makers and stakeholders across Africa are meeting to chart green
economy opportunities in the agriculture sector under the lead of the Switch
Africa Green programme....
With Gaza violence ‘escalating as we speak,’ UN envoy calls for ‘immediate stop’
It is no longer enough to reaffirm past agreements
on resolving the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, according
to a senior UN envoy, who said on Monday that it is
time to “find our way back to
a mutually agreed mediation framework” to
resume meaningful negotiations towards a two-State
solution.
“While there may be different...
The EU’s Response to COVID-19
The European
Commission is working on all fronts to support efforts to tackle the COVID-19
outbreak. This includes ongoing coordination with Member States to share
information, assess...