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The coronavirus pandemic is placing enormous budget pressure on state and local governments, threatening deep and potentially lasting cuts to education, infrastructure, and other important investments.  

In Georgia, Human Capital Investments are the Key to Resilient Growth in the Era of COVID-19 Fadia M. Saadah, World Bank Human Development Regional Director for Europe and Central Asia Email The report Survive, Learn, Thrive: Strategic Human Capital Investments to Unlock Georgia’s Potential - a collaborative effort by the government of Georgia and the World Bank - highlights the current state of human capital outcomes in Georgia, explores the challenges that remain ...

From:ChinaDaily   |  2021-01-11 10:40 An extraordinary year is behind us, and the global community entered 2021 with the hope that both the public health and economic situation will normalize when the COVID-19 vaccines become widely available. The global virus count is expected to drop sharply by the second half of this year. We expect over a third of the global population to have been vaccinated by the end of this year. Our above-consensus forecast is for global growth of 6.3 percent this...

 24 Dec 2020 - 9:04 The Peninsula Doha: Qatar has achieved advanced positions in several areas that are among the main pillars covered in the World Economic Forum’s (WEF) reports in previous years. Qatar was ranked first in the Arab world and among the top 10 countries in many indicators. In the institutional pillar, Qatar ranked 7th globally in the “efficiency of the legal framework” index, 6th in the “government response to change” index, and 8th in the “long-term government vis...

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Digital lenders call for laws that will grow sector Thursday December 17 2020 Kenyans turn to the digital micro-loans mainly for short-term working capital owing to their convenience. FILE PHOTO | NMG By KEVIN ROTICH Digital lenders have asked the Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) and legislators to enact laws that will spur the growth of the sector. This comes in the wake of the Central Bank of Kenya (Amendment) Bill, 2020 that seeks to curb high digital lending rates. The bill, which is yet to be a...

Few economies ready for long-term prosperity through improved public services: WEF study SECTIONS Last Updated: Dec 16, 2020, 10:23 PM IST Share Synopsis "Almost one year after the onset of the COVID-19 crisis, the deep economic recession it has triggered continues to have profound economic and social consequences," the WEF said while noting that no nation has emerged unscathed. "Germany, Denmark, Switzerland and the UK are relatively better prepared than others to combine adequate labour prote...

Taiwans economic resilience recognized in 2020 WEF report 12/16/2020 11:45 PM CNA file photo Taipei, Dec. 16 (CNA) Amid the global economic fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic, the resilience Taiwan has demonstrated was recognized in the special edition of the Global Competitiveness Report for 2020, published by the Swiss-based World Economic Forum (WEF) on Wednesday. Taiwan won praise for displaying three out of five features of competitiveness that were believed to be important for countries t...

Adjust font size: COPENHAGEN, Dec. 16 (Xinhua) -- A report released by the World Economic Forum (WEF) on Wednesday said Denmark has the necessary preconditions to weather the current COVID-19 crisis. According to the WEF Global Competitiveness Report, Denmark has the capability to emerge on the other side of the current pandemic and transform its economy into one that both sustains growth and incorporates environmental and human development. In the report, which made a direct comparison with 3...

Photo: Depositphotos.com The Netherlands is one of the countries best placed to emerge from the coronavirus crisis in terms of their economies, according to a new report from the World Economic Forum. The latest edition of the WEF’s Global Competitiveness Report suggests companies with advanced digital economies and skills, with a strong social security network and experience with previous epidemics will be best able to limit the impact of the pandemic, website Nu.nl reported. The agency look...