The world’s middle-income countries and middle classes are being caught in a “middle trap” as a result of the present global changes
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Mahmoud Mohieldin calls upon international development funding institutions to finance climate action projects through long-term facilitated loans extended to all low and middle income countries without exception
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The world is worse off today than it was seven years ago when pledges and commitments to climate action and development were made. What COP27 can do to change course.
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After decades in which the gap between the developing and developed nations has been closing, the post-Covid-19 world threatens to break apart once again
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This year’s meetings of the Islamic Development Bank Group in the Uzbek capital Tashkent sent out important messages on the condition of the world economy
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Crucial questions remain about this month’s US withdrawal from Afghanistan
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Digital currencies may soon become part of all our lives, but in their current form they still present various problems
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With rumours continuing to proliferate on the Internet disguised as facts, how can we be confident about our ability to distinguish real from fake news?
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A new approach to investment and growth linked to generating decent jobs is needed in the post-pandemic period that pays particular attention to the need to combat climate change
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Despite the upbeat atmosphere at this week’s G7 summit meeting, insufficient measures were announced on global vaccination against Covid-19 and climate change
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Halting the Covid-19 pandemic is financially and practically feasible as a result of the development of effective vaccines, but we are still awaiting the necessary political will
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The global economy needs to take effective measures against emerging obstacles in order to achieve growth in the post-pandemic world
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Policymakers worldwide face crucial questions as they prepare for economic recovery after the Covid-19 pandemic
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The world must confront the challenges of climate change through appropriate and flexible policies and not jargon-ridden recommendations
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A good crisis can be rife with opportunities, explained the Italian thinker Niccolò Machiavelli, but will this be the case with the present crisis over Covid-19?
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With the continued decline in average incomes in 150 countries, a hike in inflation should not be a concern, if expectations are adequately managed and self-fulfilling prophecies are avoided
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What was under the hood in the latest scheme to attract small investors to the US financial markets
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Countries around the world should focus on seven priorities in their fight against the coronavirus as they get used to the new normal and the promises made by US President Joe Biden
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The Covid-19 pandemic has shown that an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure
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