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World Bank on COVID-19 in Africa: Can Safety Nets Ease Social and Economic Impacts?
Across the world, governments have geared up to respond to the socio-economic shock of the coronavirus pandemic. Early action in countries hard-hit by the crisis range from economic stimulus packages and the lowering of interest rates to social safety nets
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Vietnam – No Stopping Country on the Ascendancy
After two decades of recording full employment and boisterous growth rates, Vietnam has taken a significant, though far from fatal, economic hit even as the country received near-universal praise for its deft handling of the Corona Pandemic. Though most of
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Otaviano Canuto: Brazil, South Korea – Two Tales of Climbing an Income Ladder
The “middle-income trap” has captured many developing countries: they succeeded in evolving from low per capita income levels, but then appeared to stall, losing momentum along the route toward the higher income levels of advanced economies (Gill & Kharas, 2007,
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Sweden – A Controversial Approach Belatedly Vindicated
The Swedes are a trusting lot. Asked if they usually confide in ‘other people’, almost two-thirds of Swedes answered ‘yes’. In the US and the UK, the comparable numbers hover around the 30 percent mark. According to data tabulated by
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Women’s Brain Project on COVID-19: Sex and Gender Differences Paving the Way for Precision Medicine
On February 10, an executive committee member of the Women’s Brain Project (WBP) travelled to China, taking medical aid and scientific knowledge to help in the first COVID-19 outbreak. While she was not able to reach Wuhan, during her time
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Kristalina Georgieva, Managing Director of the IMF: Europe and the Global Recovery in 2021
We are at a point in our history where it is paramount to concentrate on what this crisis entails, what are the risks and opportunities a recovery will present to us, and how to bring the world together. These will
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PwC Africa: Africa’s Finance Leaders Take Steps to Ensure the Safety of Workers
As lockdown regulations are eased all over the world, business leaders are recognising that they have a critical role to play in the safety, health and stability of their employees and customers. While business leaders implement new policies and processes
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Chairman and CEO of JPMorgan Chase Jamie Dimon: Outspoken, Ambitious, and Smart
He is the archetypal Davos Man and, as such, no stranger to controversy – or grand visions. What makes Jamie Dimon endearing is his eagerness to go out on the proverbial limb with bold statements that, at times, bespeak of
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Lord Waverley: Making the Case for Emerging Markets
The world awaits what emerges from post-Covid traumas. States will be required to consider how to balance budgets, how to derive income from which aspects of the economy to pay for essential services. There will be those who will dig
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C2FO: Cash Flow During Times of Crisis — or Expansion
C2FO, whose stated mission is to deliver a future where every company, anywhere in the world, has the capital it needs to grow. In these turbulent times it is concentrating on helping businesses to survive — but in some cases,
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