MENA Labor Markets Need Level Playing Field
Ensuring the private sector can gain access to markets and compete equally with government-run businesses is vital for countries across the Middle East and...
Amid Multiple Crises, Major Transformation of Commodity Markets Is Underway
Global commodity markets are being reshaped in lasting ways as a result of COVID-19, the war in Ukraine, and the impacts of climate change—a...
Focus on Quality Key to Effective Healthcare Reform in Developing Nations
Funding medical care projects in low- and middle-income countries with Performance-Based Financing (PBF) increases the number of patients treated but often falls short of...
Urgent Action Needed to Ensure a Resilient Energy Transition Amid Severe Global Challenges
A special report on the state of the global energy transition, released today by the World Economic Forum indicates that urgent action is required...
Better prevention and targeting of root causes needed to combat food crises
The number of people facing acute food insecurity, requiring urgent life-saving food assistance and livelihood support, continues to grow at an alarming rate, according...
A Decade of Stalled Progress on Reducing Global Gas Flaring
Ten countries account for three-quarters of gas flaring; ending flaring and methane emissions is key to the energy transition
Global progress to reduce gas flaring,...
Private equity firms can be catalysts to fighting climate change, here is how
New whitepaper, “Creating Value through Sustainability in Private Markets,” released by the World Economic Forum offers key steps the private equity industry can use...
Sub-Saharan African Growth Slows Amid Ongoing and New Economic Shocks
As the Sub-Saharan African economy struggles to recover from the 2020 recession induced by the COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic, the region now faces new economic...
World Bank forecasts uneven recovery in Middle East and North Africa
Economies in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region are expected to grow by 5.2% in 2022, the fastest rate since 2016, on...
Recovery in Latin America and the Caribbean Requires Urgent Reforms
Economies in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) are on track to recover from the COVID-19 crisis, but the scars of the pandemic remain...