Sustainability

Myanmar’s Opportunity to Double Rice Export and Reduce Poverty

New Report Advises Myanmar to Rethink its Rice Export Strategy to Expand Rice Production and Help Farmers Improve their Livelihoods.…

10 years ago

Marketable Skills Set Young Women on Path to Prosperity in Nepal

Vocational training programs for young women, 16-24, in Nepal are giving them gainful employment, economic independence and bringing trust in…

10 years ago

China’s Growth Moderates with Continued Economic Transformation

China’s growth will moderate over the medium term as the economy continues to rebalance gradually. Growth is expected to slow…

10 years ago

Turkey’s Public Finances: Time for a Fiscal Policy Pivot?

New World Bank report recommends shift to more sustainable growth model. The World Bank today launched a new report, Turkey in…

10 years ago

UN Labour Report Shows Solid Return for National Investments in Quality Jobs

Developing countries that invested in quality jobs from the early 2000s grew nearly one percentage point faster every year since…

10 years ago

Otaviano Canuto, World Bank Group: Macroeconomics and Stagnation – Keynesian-Schumpeterian Wars

Policy makers in the advanced economies at the core of the global financial crisis can make the claim that they…

11 years ago

United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS): Infrastructure to Empower Women

On the face of it, building a road is simply about connecting two points. In reality, a road is so…

11 years ago

Norwegian-African Business Association (NABA): Private Business as Educator – Bridging Africa’s Job-Skills Gap

In the wake of the global financial crisis, Africa’s sustained economic growth over the last decade has compelled the global…

11 years ago

PwC Study: High Demand for Quality Infrastructure in Emerging Markets

Relentless urbanisation is driving increased demand for higher quality, more affordable and greener urban infrastructure in emerging and developed markets.…

11 years ago

Solar Power in Brazil: Waking Up to the Power of the Sun

Boosting Brazil’s deficient energy production with large-scale solar power would seem a no-brainer: Both the required vast tracts of land…

11 years ago