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Embracing Technology is Key for the Jobs of Tomorrow in Latin America and the Caribbean
New technologies provide a pathway to poverty reduction and could usher in a wave of higher productivity and growth across Latin America and the...
Thailand Expected to Post 4.1% Growth in 2018 – Best Economic Performance Since 2012
Thailand’s economy is expected to grow by 4.1 percent in 2018, the fastest pace since 2012, says the latest edition of the World Bank’s...
No WWIII: The Odd Logic of the New Fake Cold War and the Curious Reality of Feather Pillow Proxy Wars
There has been an awful lot of noise and blowing wind of late across all forms of social media about an impending WWIII between...
Mongolia’s Economic Recovery to Continue in 2018 and 2019
Mongolia’s economic growth will remain solid in 2018 and 2019, albeit with slight moderation, following a strong performance in 2017 as coal exports and...
Bangladesh Development Update: Building on Resilience
Bangladesh is continuing its strong development trajectory, even as the pace of poverty reduction has slowed down, according to a new World Bank report,...
Turning Qatar into an Island: Saudi cuts off its nose to spite its face
There’s a cutting-off-the-nose-to-spite-the face aspect to a Saudi plan to turn Qatar into an island by digging a 60-kilometre ocean channel through the two...
Uncertainties Delaying Economic Recovery in the Pacific
Growth in the Pacific is expected to remain weak in 2018, as economic and political uncertainties, fiscal challenges, and natural disasters hold back some...
The current financial regulation in China
The power of a newly established Chinese public organization, namely the Financial Stability and Development Committee, is growing. Said organization was created precisely on...
Indian Ocean politics and Pakistan’s economic interests
Indian Ocean is among the world’s largest oceans. It comprises nearly one‐fifth of the entire oceans of world. In the west of Indian Ocean...
Private Sector Investment Needed to Support Growth in Afghanistan
Afghanistan’s economy is forecast to moderate to 2.5% growth in 2018 and 2019 due to the challenging security and political situations in the country,...