Search results

Diet-related health risks are set to rise globally

Location:

INTERNATIONAL

One contributory factor to rising obesity and non-communicable diseases (NCDs), such as diabetes, has been the rising cost of a healthy diet. Over the past 20 years, the average…

London faces pressure to bolster virus communication

Location:

UNITED KINGDOM

UK COVID-19 communication.

South-east Asia opium trade will likely increase

Location:

SOUTH-EAST ASIA

The report contains the results of opium poppy cultivation surveys in Myanmar and Laos during the 2022/23 poppy season. The ‘Golden Triangle’ -- centred on the…

Lack of people may be Russia's greatest challenge

Location:

RUSSIA

The population is set to shrink until at least 2036. To support labour productivity as a factor for GDP growth, President Vladimir Putin has set out plans to encourage families…

Ukrainian public will expect war to end in victory

Location:

UKRAINE

The Russian invasion has changed the lives of millions of Ukrainians, forcing many to seek refuge abroad or move to a safer place within the country. However, the war has pushed…

Rising interest rates cool Canadian housing sector

Location:

CANADA

After more than a decade of largely unchecked growth, a sharp rise in interest rates appears to be cooling the housing market. With the Bank of Canada committed to curbing…

India budget shows commitment to fiscal prudence

Location:

INDIA

It is only an interim budget because a general election is set to take place soon, most likely in April-May. The budget surprised many observers because of its lack of…

EU faces dilemma over wind energy

Location:

EUROPE

The initiative indicates the degree to which the sector has assumed strategic importance in terms of both energy security and the achievement of climate change targets, although…

Ukraine and Russia talk about talks, but gulf is huge

Location:

UKRAINE/RUSSIA

Ukrainian and Russian officials periodically discuss the possibility of talks, but from very different positions. Negotiations last took place in March 2022, ending when Russia…

New Kenya cabinet signals election strategies

Location:

KENYA

Kenya's political outlook.