Faced with common global economic, social, and environmental challenges, the international community is in the process of defining a set…
Shifting attention away from the next quarter’s results towards sustainability parameters indicative of long-term objectives, has been a challenge for…
Carlos Rangel, the Venezuelan diplomat and essayist, once pointedly remarked that western nations often send their failed politicians – the…
Dr Rachid Yazami almost single-handedly invented a global business now worth some $15bn annually. But, he’s not in it for…
It is hard, if not downright impossible, to gain the upper hand in a debate with a logician who is…
The World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors today approved a US$500 million International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD) credit…
Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in developing countries can generate significant growth and create jobs by seizing a potential $1.6…
Six years after the start of the global economic and financial crisis, the world economy has still not found a…
Women's land ownership in the Western Balkans often involves a complex web of statutory, customary, and religious laws. World Bank…
British Columbia, Sweden, California and China have been pioneering carbon pricing systems to lower emissions and help shift their economies…