China: Addressing Structural Challenges to Ensure Broad-Based Growth

Growth in China has decelerated more than previously expected amid weakening industrial growth and cooling domestic and external demand. A more accommodative policy stance has helped...

Global Wave of Debt Is Largest, Fastest in 50 Years

Debt in emerging and developing economies (EMDEs) climbed to a record US$55 trillion in 2018, marking an eight-year surge that has been the largest, fastest, and...

Only 10 years to achieve SDGs but businesses remain on starting blocks for integration and progress

Analysis by PwC of over 1000 published reports from listed, private and public sector organisations, highlights that with only ten years to deliver the Sustainable Development Goals...

Estonia: Use robust growth to improve income equality and well-being

Estonia’s economy is performing well, and public finances are in excellent shape, yet growth is softening and spending pressures from infrastructure needs and an ageing population are...

E-Commerce Can Spur Growth, Boost Trade in South Asia

E-commerce can become a driver of growth across South Asia and boost trade between the region’s countries, but its potential remains largely untapped, says a new...

Sharp rise in women-owned businesses in Central America

The share of women-owned businesses in Central America rose by almost 60 per cent (from 13.9 to 24.5 per cent) between 1991 and 2018, according to...

Whether Shipping by Planes, Trains or Automobiles, the Future of Freight is Evolving

With growing eCommerce, shifting trade patterns and infrastructure constraints, three key pillars will likely underpin the next-generation supply chain — connected community, holistic decision-making and intelligent automation. Significant disruption within the...

Economic Diversification Can Create More and Better Jobs in Ghana

Ghana’s economic growth has been strong over the past decade, with annual GDP per capita growth at 4.4 percent between 2006 and 2017. Growth however has...

Income Growth Sluggish for Malaysian Youth, Lower- Income Households

Slowing income growth among lower-income households and younger workers has contributed to perceptions of being “left behind”, according to the 21st edition of the World Bank’s...

Inequality threatening human development

Despite global progress in tackling poverty, hunger and disease, a “new generation of inequalities” indicates that many societies are not working as they should, the UN Development Programme (UNDP)...

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