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Climate policies to alter global business environment

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INTERNATIONAL

Accelerating climate change threatens vast human and economic loss. In response, developed-country governments are legislating to force businesses to change while also seeking to…

Productivity increases could lift living standards

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INTERNATIONAL

While productivity concerns continue to occupy economists, businesses and policymakers, the public is growing increasingly alarmed about working conditions, indebtedness…

Policy can deal with climate and development together

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INT

Emerging markets and developing economies (EMDEs) bear little responsibility for the build-up of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions but are highly vulnerable to climate change…

COP27 climate summit looks likely to disappoint

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INTERNATIONAL

This COP comes amid growing calls for urgent climate action, from bodies such as the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) and others. Discussion looks likely to be…

Climate adaptation action to strengthen globally

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INTERNATIONAL

This is likely to be the first indicator of a push to drive adaptation up the political agenda in 2024.

The great GDP contraction may herald huge crowding out

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INTERNATIONAL

Economic stimulus schemes and gaps.

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…

Growing refugee debate ups pressure on Erdogan

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TURKEY

Erdogan is partly motivated by domestic alarm at the prospect of more Afghan refugees, which has heightened discontent over his policies regarding migration and the large, mainly…

Policy must look beyond pay to raise living standards

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INTERNATIONAL

Elections have already given the public an opportunity to vent their anger about low wages and the scarcity of better job opportunities -- the former is prevalent among low-paid…

End of post-1945 economic order bodes ill for growth

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INTERNATIONAL

The system of international institutions to promote cooperation and open trade was built on the political preferences of a group of the world's wealthiest states. Over time, the…