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Pandemic will speed Greece towards teleworking

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GREECE

Almost overnight businesses lost contact with their customer base and were largely unable to provide teleworking arrangements for staff. However, larger Greek businesses…

Global CSR rethink is likely ahead

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INTERNATIONAL

Outlook for corporate social responsibility.

Worldwide cyber risk coverage is fast evolving

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INTERNATIONAL

The WannaCry malware spread worldwide, affecting the healthcare, manufacturing, telecommunications, utilities, transportation and education sectors. On June 27, another ransomware…

Shift in US aid policy could reduce global prosperity

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INTERNATIONAL

US development policy.

Corruption and incompetence dog Albania’s energy plans

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ALBANIA

The authorities’ immediate aim was to prevent the escalation of sporadic protests against price rises. However, the prospects are also improving for the government’s plan to turn…

World Bank may shift global financing model for LICs

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INTERNATIONAL

The comments come as the World Bank is pressing donors to provide at least 65 billion dollars for the International Development Association (IDA), the Bank's financing arm for…

Sierra Leone’s anti-graft campaign faces obstacles

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SIERRE LEONE

The recently released Auditor General’s 2019 report was unable to account for almost seven times more than the amount the ACC has recovered since July 2018. Meanwhile, a deadline…

Sea-level rise to necessitate adaptation globally

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INTERNATIONAL

With ongoing sea-level rise now considered inevitable, and climate change mitigation efforts serving only to limit, rather than avert, the risks, adaptation will be a necessity in…

Prospects for climate change in 2021

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PROSPECTS 2021

US re-entry into the Paris Agreement will signal renewed climate engagement by Washington. Prospects for climate cooperation are better than they seemed a year ago, with net-zero…

Colombian capital braces for long-term water rationing

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COLOMBIA

The capital obtains almost all of its water from rainfall, rather than from subterranean aquifers. Concerns are mounting over water security as increasing temperatures and longer…