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Public banks can finance SDGs more, but 2030 is a rush

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INTERNATIONAL

The UNCTAD report urging public banks to do the “heavy lifting” to meet UN Sustainable Development Goals is ambitious

Saudi instability risk will rise if reforms fail

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SAUDI ARABIA

The kingdom's eroding public finances raise questions over its long-term resilience

Official aid is under pressure; private aid is growing

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INT

Large US budget cuts risk squeezing public foreign aid, but more private co-funding may fill some of the gap

The looming pensions crisis requires policy attention

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INT

Straining pension systems, 25% of people in high-income nations will be aged 65 or more by 2040, twice the share in 2000

Rising inequalities will increase climate change costs

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INT

Carbon emissions inequality between and within nations fuels internal and multilateral debates about climate funding

Insecurity mars China-Pakistan Economic Corridor

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CHINA

The 46 billion dollar corridor is the most ambitious symbol of strengthening China-Pakistan ties

Pandemic deepens impact of global technological gaps

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INT

Although internet use is rising, serious access gaps persist across regions, gender and ethnic groups

Member state differences to hamper EU migrant response

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EUROPE

EU states' diversity and unwillingness to cooperate conflicts with the right to free travel

Many countries have more fiscal scope than they think

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INT

The OECD economic outlook highlights many countries that could increase public spending without endangering stability

Public-sector issuance aids ESG investment regulation

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INTERNATIONAL

Self-labelled AUM invested sustainably totalled USD18.4tn in 2021, 70% in Europe and 24% in the United States