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Qatar’s decision to leave OPEC
The Emirate of Qatar will leave OPEC as from January 1, 2019.
The primary reason for this choice is the Emirate’s project to become the...
Report: Pakistan’s trade with South Asia can rise by eight-fold
Regional trade can create many more jobs and make the country prosperous if trade barriers with South Asia are removed, says a new World...
Gender and Climate Change: Where are we and what next?
Climate change affects women more profoundly than men. Often, women bear the brunt of extreme weather events because they lack economic, political and legal...
Iran: Which way to go?
The US withdrawal from the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), seriously hampered the chances for keeping the landmark accord in place.
The accord, signed...
New ILO figures show 164 million people are migrant workers
The International Labour Organization (ILO) estimates that 164 million people are migrant workers – a rise of 9 per cent since 2013, when they...
Growing gap between ambition and action as the world prepares for a future with increasing climate risks
While climate consciousness across the globe is on the rise, the fourth UN Environment Adaptation Gap Report released today has revealed a considerable gap...
Maintaining Stability is Crucial to Russia’s Growth and Poverty Reduction Goals
Russia’s growth prospects remain modest, forecast at between 1.5% and 1.8% for the period 2018-20, says the World Bank’s latest Russia Economic Report (#40...
Young Voices Program: Global Space for Youth Empowerment
Young people matter. Not just because they can be powerful constituencies to recruit or consumers to develop. They matter in their own right and...
G20 Summit: Looking for Compromise
The G20 is an important international forum, a meeting place for representatives of the world’s largest economies. Now, we can say that the division...
Changing world of work needs new jobs strategy
Governments need to do more to help workers and firms adapt to the fast-changing world of work and drive inclusive growth, according to the...