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International Monetary Fund (IMF) and United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) deliver lecture at University of Zambia (UNZA) on opportunities to move Zambia from Economic Stabilization to inclusive growth

We need Chinas critical minerals technology, not their metals

Structural obstacles for small, medium enterprises need to be removed

Prodigious rainfall and the failure of long-deteriorated earthen dams caused a rush of waters through Derna, in Libya, on September 11.  Thousands of residents died, infrastructure was destroyed, and buildings ended up in the Mediterranean.

Mustafa al-Trabelsi, who was killed by the flooding, left behind a poem that is being read by refugees from his city and Libyans across the country, writes Vijay Prashad.  By Vijay Prashad Tricontinental: Institute for Social Research Three days before the Abu Mansur and Al Bilad dams co

It is crucial to bridge the skills gap by providing training in emerging technologies such as artificial intelligence and machine learning The rapidly changing nature of jobs and skills requirements across the world is creating a skills gap that hinders employment opportunities. Business leaders

The Commitment to Development Index (CDI) ranks 40 of the world’s most powerful countries on policies that affect more than five billion people living in poorer nations. The Index comprises eight components: Development Finance, Investment, Migration, Trade, Environment, Health, Security, and Technology. Each component is underpinned by a series of indicators of policy effectiveness in these areas, which are standardised and weighted according to their importance in development.

For 20 years, the Commitment to Development Index has assessed countries' policies and the level of effort they go to in order to contribute to international development. Because development depends on much more than foreign aid, the Index looks at countries’ performance across eight different policy areas. It rewards policies that encourage exchange (such as open trade and migration, and responsible investment), and that support global public goods (of environment, health, security, and ...

A new study shows that emigration is more strongly linked to socio-economic factors than climate change.

Vietnam's data center sector is expected to reach US$1.03 billion by 2028. We discuss key growth drivers and regulations impacting the sector.