Dr Rachid Yazami: A Battery-Powered Future

Dr Rachid Yazami almost single-handedly invented a global business now worth some $15bn annually. But, he’s not in it for…

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Noam Chomsky: Unravelling Established Truths

It is hard, if not downright impossible, to gain the upper hand in a debate with a logician who is…

10 years ago

World Bank Supports Increased Financing for Medium & Small Businesses in Nigeria

The World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors today approved a US$500 million International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD) credit…

10 years ago

New Report Identifies Major Clean-Tech Market Opportunity for Small Businesses in Developing Countries

Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in developing countries can generate significant growth and create jobs by seizing a potential $1.6…

10 years ago

New UN Report Calls for Major Changes in Global Economic Governance, Management

Six years after the start of the global economic and financial crisis, the world economy has still not found a…

10 years ago

World Bank Group, FAO Aim to Boost Women’s Land Ownership in Central Europe

Women's land ownership in the Western Balkans often involves a complex web of statutory, customary, and religious laws. World Bank…

10 years ago

What Does Carbon Pricing Success Look Like? Ask These Leaders

British Columbia, Sweden, California and China have been pioneering carbon pricing systems to lower emissions and help shift their economies…

10 years ago

Otaviano Canuto, World Bank Group: Liquidity Glut, Infrastructure Finance Drought and Development Banks

The world economy faces huge infrastructure financing needs that are not being matched on the supply side. Emerging market economies,…

10 years ago

Chollywood: Chinese Film Industry Set to Expand Rapidly

The French Lumière Brothers are credited with enabling the birth of modern cinema but since the 1920s this is indisputably…

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How Much Does Pollution Cost?

As it becomes increasingly necessary to reduce emissions, organizations and governments are looking for ways to compensate for the harmful…

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