development

A Good but Incomplete Start to Debt Relief

2020-11-25

After initially responding to the pandemic induced economic crisis with an initiative to postpone developing countries debt payments, the G20 has now come back to the table to offer a more plausible solution. But the new common framework for....

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The Open Secret of Development Economics

2019-10-29

To many in China, this years Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences seems to have shone a spotlight on one area of development economics at the expense of another. While randomized controlled trials might be useful for creating or improving welfare pro

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How AI Can Promote Social Good

2019-09-25

Artificial intelligence has the potential to improve billions of peoples lives but only if it creates and delivers value directly to those most in need, rather than fattening corporate profits

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Planetary Thinking

2019-08-29

As policymakers, academics, and activists prepare for next months United Nations climate summit in New York

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IMF Executive Board Concludes 2019 Article IV Consultation with Iraq

2019-08-21

An improved security situation and the recovery in oil prices have improved near-term vulnerabilities

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Kuwait charts new path in changing region

2019-08-11

Kuwait is carefully positioning itself among its Gulf neighbors as a regional trading hub looking to enter the Chinese and Asian markets, while maintaining its regional relationships and alliance with the West.

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Where the Water Is

2018-06-03

Sustainable Development Goal 6 calls for universal access to clean water and sanitation. But if governments do not embrace unconventional water resources

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Improving the Sustainability of Development Finance

2018-03-09

Trillions of dollars will be needed to fund the world s human development goals, and domestic banking sectors in rich and poor countries will be part of the solution

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Education in the Digital Age

2018-02-26

Technology is displacing humans in the workplace

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Blockchains Will Change the Way the World Votes

2018-02-02

The extra costs of a recount may be conscionable, but the lasting social cleavages spurred from days of indecision in tense electoral circumstances are not

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Why do nations collapse?

2017-08-14

The collapse starts when the individual or the society will be unresponsive and will not be practically affected by its results

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Leveraging Islamic Finance for Sustainable Development

2016-06-05

Islamic finance has important advantages over conventional financial products

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