covid-19

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…

4 years ago

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’.…

4 years ago

Anshula Kant, MD and CFO of the World Bank Group: Power of Capital Markets in the Battle Against COVID-19

Managing Director and World Bank Group CFO Anshula Kant reflects on the crisis engulfing the world, and the opportunities we…

4 years ago

Chinese Tech Companies Face US Ban

This is perhaps not the best time to confront China. The corona pandemic is far from over and its effects…

4 years ago

Interest Rate Hike Key to Turkey’s Economic Fortune

Amidst the cacophony produced by Messrs Trump and Jinping, the drumbeat of a small war was almost drowned out. Last…

4 years ago

Harvard Business School Impact-Weighted Accounts: Accounting as a Force for Humility and Prosperity

Amid the immeasurable human tragedy and losses from the COVID-19 pandemic, there are innumerable lessons to be learned. While it…

4 years ago

EU Cements Union and Recovery Package

Union leaders have agreed on a landmark €750 billion post-corona EU recovery package that authorises the European Commission to issue…

4 years ago

Otaviano Canuto: Economic Recovery From the Pandemic May Come to Resemble a Square Root

Signs of recovery in various parts of the global economy started in May, after the depressive dip imposed by Covid-19.…

4 years ago

Reimaging Leadership Post COVID-19: Dreaming Health, Social and Planetary Equity Into Being

To achieve a limitless mindset-based leadership, a leader not only needs to be a visionary, a good strategist, focused on…

4 years ago

Global Markets Stall as Future Remains Uncertain

In this era of big and bigger numbers, the size of the US budget deficit – $864 billion in June…

4 years ago