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The Economic Revival of Japan
Amidst the uncertainty weaved by the pandemic, the stock markets around the world have shunned the preconceived notions associated to their functionality over the...
A Better Strategy for CARES Funding
Almost a year after Congress passed the Coronavirus (COVID-19) Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations (CARES) Act to stimulate the pandemic-stricken economy, only a fraction of...
Forced Cremation: Another bout of marginalisation in Sri Lanka
The agony of the Sri Lankan civil war is not worn off from history as yet. The 26-year war decimated the foundations of the...
COVID infections drop 16% worldwide in one week
In its latest update on the COVID-19 pandemic, the World Health Organization (WHO) said that although the number of gobal infections have fallen by 16 per cent in a week – 500,000 fewer cases – regions, including Europe, are still in the grip of the virus whose variants are spreading.
The number of coronavirus deaths also declined...
Services trade restrictions increased in 2020, compounding COVID-19 economic shock
The global regulatory environment for services trade became more restrictive in 2020, with new barriers compounding the shock of the COVID-19 pandemic on exporters,...
RUSAL Receives Guinea’s Best Company Awards For Fight Against COVID-19
Russian Aluminium, a leading global aluminium producer, announced early February that its representative office in Guinea was awarded the Guinea Best Company Awards for...
Corona pandemic: Realism limitation in solving 21st century security threats
Today, most serious threats of the 21st century are not ones we can protect ourselves by using armies or advanced weapons. Indeed, the popularity...
In Azerbaijan, Human Capital Investments are the Key to Resilient Growth in the era of COVID-19
By limiting access to health, education, social protection, and jobs, the COVID-19 pandemic threatens to reverse human capital gains in Azerbaijan. In a recently...
First World Bank Support for COVID-19 Vaccine Rollout in Africa
The World Bank approved today an additional financing of $5 million from the International Development Association (IDA) to provide the small island nation of...
COVID fuelling risk of recruitment and use of children in conflict
More children could be pushed into the joining armed forces and armed groups due to the impact of the coronavirus pandemic, senior United Nations...