Vietnam’s Development Strategy for Next Decade Must Put Productivity Growth Front and Center
A productivity-driven development model–combining innovation with balanced development and allocation of private, public, human and natural capital–will be key for Vietnam to achieve its...
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...
The social enterprise at work: Paradox as a path forward
Deloitte Study: When Resilience Can Determine Organizational Survival, Only 16% of Business Leaders Expect to Significantly Increase Investment in the Continual Reinvention of the...
Decisive Reforms Needed for Vietnam to See Full Benefits of EU Trade Agreement
Vietnam needs to fill major legal gaps and address key implementation issues to reap the full benefits of the European Union Vietnam Free Trade...
Use SDGs and Paris Agreement to Guide Recovery from COVID-19
The United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP), Asian Development Bank (ADB), and United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) jointly...
The Covid-19 crisis is hurting but not halting global growth in renewable power capacity
The world is set to build fewer wind turbines, solar plants and other installations that produce renewable electricity this year because of the impact...
Horn of Africa Borderland Communities can Achieve Economic Prosperity
Borderlands across the Horn of Africa are isolated, poor, and insecure, yet they hold real economic potential driven by a wealth of natural resources...
Report: Recession, Job Losses, Another Pandemic and Protectionism Are Top Worries
Economic distress and social discontent will rise over the next 18 months unless world leaders, businesses and policy-makers work together to manage the fallout...
Post-pandemic ‘green shift’ in transport could create up to 15 million jobs
Transforming the transport sector to be more environmentally-friendly in the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic, could create up to 15 million new jobs worldwide...