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Climate change

Push to Top COP27 Agenda with Thorny Compensation Talks

Developing countries have high expectations from the ‘Africa COP’ due next month as the COP27 president, Egypt, says loss and damage finance is ‘well...

SciDevNet - 3 November 2022

Bangladesh

Bangladesh Stares at Severe Multiple Risks From Climate Change

Average tropical cyclones cost Bangladesh about $ 1 billion annually. By 2050, a third of agricultural GDP could be lost. In case of a...

OWSA Contributor - 2 November 2022

Bangladesh

Bangladesh: High Growth, But Little Employment

Many of the new jobless people are women, a large number of whom lost their jobs due to their failure to adapt to technology...

OWSA Contributor - 1 November 2022

Finance and Economy

Development Banks Should Reform Their Lending Practices

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank share a common goal of raising living standards in their member countries. This week, the...

Inter Press Service - 12 October 2022

Finance and Economy

Global Growth to Slow to 3.2 per cent in 2022, Says IMF’s World Economic Outlook

The report forecasts global growth to slow from 6.0 per cent in 2021 to 3.2 per cent in 2022 and 2.7 per cent in...

OWSA Contributor - 12 October 2022

Accountability

UNDP Calls for Unfreezing Afghan Assets as Taliban Have Reversed Gains of Past Decade

In its latest report on Afghanistan under Taliban rule, the UNDP says that ten years of Afghan economic growth have been reversed in just...

OWSA Contributor - 7 October 2022

Finance and Economy

Trade Growth to Slow Sharply in 2023 as Global Economy Faces Strong Headwinds

The new WTO forecast estimates world GDP at market exchange rates will grow by 2.8 per cent in 2022 and 2.3 per cent in...

OWSA Contributor - 6 October 2022

Finance and Economy

Inflation Phobia Hastens Recessions, Debt Crises

Inflation phobia among central banks is dragging economies into recession and debt crises. Their dogmatic beliefs prevent them from doing right. Instead, they take...

Inter Press Service - 28 September 2022

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