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Global arms industry: US companies dominate the Top 100, Russian arms industry moves to second place
Sales of arms and military services by the world’s largest arms-producing and military services companies—the SIPRI Top 100—totalled $398.2 billion in 2017, according to...
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...
ADB Report Shares Best Practices in Chinese Cities to Combat Climate Change
Cities in developing Asia and the Pacific are growing fast, but this surge in urbanization has led to increasing pollution and environmental concerns, threatening...
Asia Pacific should reduce inequalities in access to care for the most marginalised groups
Access to healthcare has improved in the Asia Pacific region over the past decade but women in low-income households in rural areas still have...
Growth in Gulf Countries to Rebound in 2018-2019
A sustained increase in oil prices over the past two years has driven an economic recovery in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries, but...
Greenhouse gas levels in atmosphere break another record
Levels of heat-trapping greenhouse gases in the atmosphere have reached another new record high, according to a report issued on Thursday by the United...
Oil Market Report: Heeding the warnings
In last month’s Report, we noted that since the middle of the year oil supply had increased sharply, with gains in the Middle East,...
Organisations are not doing enough to prepare for the future of work
While the majority of businesses recognise which capabilities are important for their future success, many are failing to take the actions needed today to...
Making power systems more flexible as global energy transition accelerates
The global energy landscape is witnessing a rapid and disruptive change driven by an unprecedented growth in renewables. Last year alone, a record-breaking 168...
From unemployment to growing cyber-risk: Business executives have different worries
There are significant differences in risk perceptions across the eight regions covered in the World Economic Forum’s Regional Risks for Doing Business report. Over...