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Outbound Tourism Spending from the Gulf is Six Times the Global Average
A new report from the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) and the European Travel Commission (ETC) shows that outbound tourism from the Gulf Cooperation Council...
Emerging, Developing Economies to Face Challenges if Global Inflation Rises
Further upward acceleration of global inflation from record low levels may impair efforts in emerging and developing economies to sustain the low inflation environment...
Kazakhstan Needs Robust Reforms to Boost Productivity and Growth
Kazakhstan needs to boost productivity to reverse the slowdown in economic growth, says a new World Bank report released today.
The new Country Economic Memorandum...
China: A Watershed Moment for Water Governance
Effective management of water resources is central to China’s economic prosperity. Despite significant investments in water management and infrastructure, more tangible innovative policies and...
African economies sustain progress in domestic resource mobilisation
Africa has sustained gains in domestic resource mobilisation made since 2000, as tax revenues remained stable in 2016, according to Revenue Statistics in Africa...
More needs to be done to bridge the digital gender divide
Barriers to access, education and skills, as well as ingrained socio-cultural biases, are driving a digital gender divide that is holding back women’s participation...
Report: Growing Exponentially, Floating Solar Opens Up New Horizons for Renewable Energy
Floating solar technologies are creating major new opportunities to scale up solar energy around the world, particularly in countries with high population density and...
Report: Rich economies not a promise of education equality
High national wealth does not guarantee equal access to a quality education, a new report released on Tuesday by the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF)...
Korea should improve the quality of employment for older workers
Korea should reform its employment regulations and improve social protection in order to make work more rewarding for older workers and tackle old-age poverty,...
Major oil and gas exporters face unprecedented challenges in years ahead
Major oil and gas exporters have weathered many upheavals in recent decades but a renewed commitment to reform and economic diversification will be vital...