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    Nepal: Economic Prosperity vs. Rising Debt and Inflation

    With vegetable inflation exceeding 40 per cent, consumers face the brunt of soaring costs, while weak market monitoring and governance exacerbate the issue.
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    Accountability

    Sri Lanka: Cost of Living to Rise in Second Half of 2025

    Sri Lanka’s central bank embraced deflationary measures that allowed currency appreciation and restored external stability. Critics argue, however, that these gains may be short-lived without structural reforms and tighter inflation targets.
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    Agri-business

    New Report Highlights Critical Food System Trends and Challenges in Countdown to 2030

    Case studies from Ethiopia, Mexico, and the Netherlands highlight how targeted actions, informed by robust governance and a focus on resilience, can catalyse broader progress.
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    Clean tech

    Nature Goes to Court

    For UNDP, this is not only an area that requires urgent action but also a natural point of thematic convergence that brings together two of our areas of expertise: climate action and governance.
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    Climate change

    Amid Continuing Turmoil, Guterres Highlights ‘Hope Through Action’ for 2025

    He described the UN as “a force of construction” that is always strengthening how it works and delivers, proving the maxim that global problems need global solutions.
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    Accountability

    The Davos Disconnect

    The 2025 Annual Meeting of The World Economic Forum's relevance as a global gathering sits within and beyond the official programme.
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    Finance and Economy

    Pakistan Eyes Expansion in Chinese Capital Markets and Hong Kong Listings

    Pakistan is taking significant steps to deepen its financial and economic engagement with China, aiming to tap into the world’s second-largest capital market and expand corporate opportunities in Hong Kong.
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    Disaster Management

    The Challenges Facing the World’s Fifth Largest Economy

    India must urgently integrate population planning into climate change initiatives and sustainable development goals to forge long-term policies that protect our planet.
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    Artificial Intelligence

    New AI-Powered Universal Vaccine Developed by Cambridge Scientists Offers Hope Against Future Pandemics

    As the world reflects on lessons from COVID-19, this development arrives at a critical time. It signals a future where science, powered by AI, stays one step ahead of nature’s unpredictability.
    Afghanistan

    Taliban Decree Grants Supreme Leader Final Say on Opponents’ Assets

    Taliban leader Hibatullah Akhundzada gains sweeping personal control over opponents’ assets under a new decree, raising fears of property...
    Agriculture

    Sri Lanka’s Poverty Line Surges Past Rs. 17,100 Amid Lingering Economic Strain

    If Sri Lanka is to prevent a permanent underclass from forming in the wake of the 2022 crisis, economists argue that the focus must shift aggressively from mere stabilization to equitable growth.

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    Taliban Decree Grants Supreme Leader Final Say on Opponents’ Assets

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    Karachi’s Triple Crisis: Water, Gas, and Power Shortages Turn Eid Celebrations into a Daily Struggle for Survival

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