Development issues

By Kenneth Rapoza : Forbes : 08-06-2021 Who wants to live in a city today? Between protests in the U.S. and London last year, and a pandemic where living in apartment buildings and touching things a hundred people just touched, and riding in their crowded trains,...

By Robert Hunziker : 28-06-2021. The news does not get much worse than a recent scientific report that the planet is trapping twice as much heat as it did only 14 years ago. If this one report does not turn heads and create a sense of panic to get off fossil fuels, as...

By Fiona Harvey : The Guardian : 17-06-2021. Countries urged to take urgent action on managing water and land and tackling the climate emergency. Drought is a hidden global crisis that risks becoming “the next pandemic” if countries do not take urgent action on water...

By Ross Levine : IMF : 11-06-2020 Finance and growth emerged as a distinct field of economics during the last three decades as economists integrated the fields of finance and economic growth and then explored the ramifications of the functioning of financial systems...

At this pivotal moment, there are growing calls for “building back better”. While the immediate priority is to respond to the health crisis, this moment in time also offers a unique opportunity to reflect on the fundamental drivers of growth and productivity that have...

Remember back in the spring when the nations of the world competed for personal protective equipment (PPE)? Canadians were shocked when US President Donald Trump tried to block the shipment of PPE to Canada. That wasn’t a one-off event. The fight to secure domestic...

Rich countries will miss a key promise they made to the poor world on the climate crisis by failing to provide the money necessary for them to cope with its effects, damaging the prospects for global action, the UN secretary general has said. Developing countries were...

Remember back in the spring when the nations of the world competed for personal protective equipment (PPE)? Canadians were shocked when US President Donald Trump tried to block the shipment of PPE to Canada. That wasn’t a one-off event. The fight to secure domestic...

The digital economy is bringing about significant changes worldwide. It is becoming increasingly relevant and indispensable for both consumers and businesses, offering opportunities for consumers such as finding the goods and services they need more easily and in a...