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Challenging the Saudi Crown Prince: Alwaleed bin Talal toughs it out
Incarcerated for almost two months in a gilded cage in Riyadh’s luxurious Ritz Carlton Hotel, Saudi billionaire businessman Prince Al-Waleed bin Talal appears to...
Green economy initiatives reconcile people and nature in Ghana
The people living in and near the Bia Biosphere Reserve, in Ghana, are highly dependent on what the forest can provide for their livelihoods....
Risk and Capital Requirements for Infrastructure Investment in Emerging Market and Developing Economies
Mobilizing private investment in infrastructure will be key to increase growth and resilience in developing countries. Well-planned infrastructure can raise potential output growth and...
The geopolitics of sanctions against Russia
The US and EU sanctions currently operating against the Russian Federation were imposed following the Russian support for the "separatists" of the Eastern areas...
How Can Cities Leverage the Potential of the ‘Sharing Economy’?
According to Google Trends, the popularity of the phrase “sharing economy” has increased sixteenfold since 2013. But what is it? Sharing economy is often...
How MDBs Can Unlock Private Finance for Development
Financing the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) is a huge challenge that will not be met through public money alone. Dramatic increases in private investment—both...
Quadrilateral Bloc: Threatening China’s Regional Dominance
Undoubtedly, ‘Co. Gang States’ Australia, India, Japan and the United States of America are trying to buffer the rising power of China. This could...
Republican Tax Reform: A Windfall If Done Right – Updated
Tax reform will be the litmus test for Republicans and President Trump and will be decisive in determining the latter’s re-election. With repealing and...
India-Taiwan synergies: Beyond the economic sphere
Authors:Tridivesh Singh Maini & Sandeep Sachdeva
On December 14, 2017 a pact was signed between Tien Chung-kwang, representative of Taipei Economic and Cultural Center (TECC) in...
Sustainable Tourism: A roadmap towards 2030
Participants from around the world joined the Official Closing ceremony of the International Year of Sustainable Tourism for Development 2017 at the Palace of...