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Business in Times of Corona: Trillions mobilised to Prop Up Economies
There seems to be no upper limit to the volume of funds that governments can deploy to keep the fires burning. As the US administration mulls a whopping $1.2 trillion stimulus package, the European Central Bank (ECB) on Wednesday surprised
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Business in Times of Corona: The Human Factor
War, pestilence, and other major calamities that threaten to rip apart the fabric of society, usually bring out the best in people. However, if there is one factor that strategists and planners consistently overlook as they prepare for the worst,
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Business in Times of Corona: Steering Economies by Dead Reckoning
Ridiculed and even vilified last week for refusing to drive interest rates deeper into negative territory, President Christine Lagarde of the European Central Bank proved ahead of the curve as she urged – up to four times in about thirty
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Business in Times of Corona: Avoid the Herd and Hold the Line
In times of crisis, when circumstance conspires against clarity and doom inspires basic instinct, philosophy becomes a beacon of reason. “Everyone has a plan until they get punched in the mouth.” Mike Tyson was the source of that insightful yet
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OECD: Private Finance for Sustainable Development
OECD Secretary-General Angel Gurría opened the third edition of the annual PF4SD Conference, highlighting the urgent need to step up action to align finance with the SDGs. We are only a decade away from delivering on the SDGs, yet progress
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Coronavirus Fears Put Stocks in Correction Territory
After the U.S. stock market had been largely unaffected by the coronavirus outbreak in China, things took a turn for the worse as the virus started spreading outside of China. A broad market sell-off led by technology and airline stocks has lasted
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UNOG on Perception Change Project (PCP): What Does the PCP Do for SDGs?
Negative news dominating the headlines leads people to believe that the state of the World is worsening. This is a misconception. Positive developments related to global challenges are happening every day — so why aren’t these stories being told? The
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Ian Fletcher, Director IBM IBV: The Trust Economy – What’s My Data Worth?
How Do Organisations Ensure We Get a Fair Return? The driving force behind “stakeholder capitalism” – the theme of this year’s World Economic Forum meeting at Davos – is the conviction that businesses should balance the needs of all their
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Evan Harvey, Nasdaq: SDG Awareness and Action – A Report From the Global Exchange Community
The UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) seek to alleviate social, economic, and environmental problems by the year 2030, but progress has been slower than necessary and scattershot in impact. Certain SDGs tend to attract awareness and action from companies if
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Q&A with the Executive Secretary of the UNCDF: Judith Karl
How would you sum up in three single words what characterises your team at UNCDF? Innovative Nimble Trusted What are you trying to accomplish? We aim to make finance work for the poor. In the current global financial ecosystem, finance
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