Sustainability

IFC: Moving to Green Growth in Emerging Europe, Central Asia and the Greater Middle East

As global temperatures rise, weather patterns shift and natural disasters dominate headlines seemingly every other week, climate change has become…

11 years ago

IFC: Indonesia Needs Good Corporate Governance

Indonesia’s economy is facing tough challenges: A slowdown of gross domestic product growth, a depreciation of the rupiah and a…

11 years ago

World Bank: Helping Electrification Efforts in DRC

Sub-Saharan Africa is blessed with large hydropower resources that can bring electricity to homes, power businesses and industry, light clinics…

11 years ago

World Bank Support to Promote Transparency, Accountability and Job Creation in Jordan

A US$250 million loan, approved last week, will ease Jordan’s fiscal strains, which have been deepened by the influx of…

11 years ago

How to Tame an Unruly Bear

You heed Teddy’s advice: Speak softly and carry a big stick. That’s how a bear is brought to its senses.…

11 years ago

The World Bank: Accelerating Africa’s Aspirations

As Sub-Saharan Africa develops rapidly, it is estimated that the continent will need millions of engineers just to reach a…

11 years ago

OECD: Latin America’s Outlook Clouded by Asia’s Slowdown and Financial Uncertainty

The external scenario is less favourable for the region due to the downturn in global trade, the moderation in commodity…

11 years ago

European Environment Agency: EU 2050 – Green Economy Needs Fundamental Change

The EU is largely on track to meet its climate change-related goals for 2020. While this is a considerable achievement,…

11 years ago

OECD: Time, Trade and Trade Facilitation

Time is money and a lot of money and opportunities are being lost due to painstakingly long customs procedures, waiting…

11 years ago

World Bank Group: Financial Inclusion – Banking on Low-Income Households

Financial exclusion restricts economic opportunity and constrains poverty reduction. Yet today there are an estimated 2.5 billion adult people worldwide…

11 years ago