Brave New World

The Queen is Dead, Long Live the King: History and Heredity Endure in Britain

When Queen Victoria was invited to officially open the new town hall in Manchester in 1868, she agreed — on…

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UN Chief: Countries Bound for COP27 Must Make Climate Action ‘The Top Global Priority’

As government representatives begin the finalize the agenda for the COP27 climate change conference in Egypt next month, for pre-COP planning in…

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IFC on Climate Adaptation: It’s Everybody’s Business

By Louise Muth The impacts of the climate crisis are rapidly intensifying, as evidenced by this summer’s deadly heatwaves. Beyond…

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IFC: Ukrainian Refugees Access Finance via New Digital Data Corridors

Virtual channels among international financial institutions help refugees verify credit histories and re-establish their careers in host countries As a…

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Nicole Hu: Tackling Disaster with Data — and First-hand Experience

California-based One Concern lets tech do the thinking and take the fear out of preparation for disasters and extreme weather…

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Working from Home, or Living at Work? Hybrid is ‘Hell’, and a Return to Office may be Worse

The future of work is remote, and many of the world’s corporate heads — and workers — are ready to…

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IMF: Turbulence and the Lessons of History

Opportunities are born of crisis, but the lines that connect them are far from direct Events of recent years, and…

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Modern Modem Mobsters are Costing the World a Fortune

The internet has come a long way since the good old days of dial-up. It was slow but relatively safe.…

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Northern Ireland Shilly-Shally has Experts Fearful of New Trade War

The UK’s disentanglement from the European Union has been a source of instability in international trade, and is now giving…

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What You Need to Know About Stockholm+50

On 2 and 3 June 2022, world leaders and representatives from government, business, international organizations, civil society and youth will…

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