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World Bank Confirms Economic Downturn in Sub-Saharan Africa
Driven by the economic fallout of the COVID-19 global pandemic, growth in Sub-Saharan Africa is predicted to fall to -3.3 percent in 2020, pushing the region into...
India Needs to Sustain Reforms to Stem Economic Slowdown
Faced with an unprecedented downturn, India needs to continue with critical reforms to reverse the sudden and steep impacts of COVID-19 on its economy,...
Space sector works to keep societies and economies on track during COVID-19
Decades of developments in the space sector are being utilized during the COVID-19 pandemic, helping countries to keep their citizens safe and economies on track, the head of the...
Global trade amid COVID-19: Signs of rebound, but recovery uncertain
Global trade is showing signs of bouncing back from a deep, COVID-19-induced slump, the World Trade Organization (WTO) has said, with the caveat that...
Coronavirus and US President Trump
After hearing the news that President Trump and First Lady also tested, Corona Positive has saddened everyone. We pray for their quick recovery and...
Coronavirus in Africa, Less Deadly than Elsewhere in the World
Politicians and medical experts, at first, feared that Africa would be deadly hit by the coronavirus pandemic during the first half of 2020. With...
Bridge for Cities 2020: Mayors discuss urban development during COVID-19 crisis
The Bridge for Cities 2020 event provided a forum for mayors and other urban stakeholders to discuss and exchange views on relevant experiences, challenges...
Investing in People is Crucial to Economic Recovery in Central Asia
Central Asian economies are on course to contract by 1.7 percent this year, a sharp reversal from the 4.9 percent growth in 2019, says...
Amid COVID-19, these 10 countries are aiming to kickstart their economies by repairing nature
In 1933, U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed an executive order allocating US$ 10 million for emergency conservation efforts under the New Deal, putting...
Nuclear Decision-Making And Covid19 Impairments: Existential Perils Of The Trump Presidency
"In a surrealist year….some cool clown pressed an inedible mushroom button, and an inaudible Sunday bomb fell down, catching the president at his prayers...