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Date Time Building technological capacities can help countries escape commodity dependence, UN says Developing countries whose economies depend on commodities must enhance their technological capacities to escape the trap that leaves most of their populations poor and vulnerable, says UNCTAD’s Commodities and Development Report 2021, published on 7 July. About two thirds of developing countries were commodity dependent in 2019, meaning at least 60% of their merchandise export revenues came fr...

Notes on Class Struggle Unionism under Biden Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden meets with union leaders outside at the AFL-CIO headquarters in Harrisburg, Pa., Monday, Sept. 7, 2020. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster) This expands my remarks in a panel with Joe Burns, Donna Murch, and Paul Kirk-Davidoff, organized by Tempest,  about class struggle unionism under Biden.  Opening and closing remarks of on May 30, 2021 were recorded. The history of our tendency (I say �...

Daily Times June 28, 2021 The World Bank Group has announced its new Climate Change Action Plan that aims to deliver record levels of climate finance to developing countries, reduce emissions, strengthen adaptation, and align financial flows with the goals of the Paris Agreement. The Action Plan for 2021-25, which was announced last week, broadens the World Bank Group’s efforts from investing in green projects to helping countries fully integrate their climate and development goals. The Plan ...

La desigualdad amenaza con perpetuarse si la región no asume el desafío de disminuirla. | Sectores | ElTiempo.com

Los partidos políticos deben regresar con urgencia quirúrgica a la formación de militantes, dejar el pragmatismo electoral para volver a ser partidos propositivos, temáticas, analíticos y modernizantes, partidos conectados.

Evidence shows that ECE sets a strong foundation for later learning, helps make education systems more effective and efficient, and is an effective strategy for promoting economic growth.

Beyond the 2021 Economic Survey, what economic narrative is driving your view of Budget 2021?

Assessing outcomes of revolutions is a precarious business, especially with a mere ten years of hindsight. Even more difficult is the assessment of revolutionary waves for the simple reason that there have been so few of them in modern history. Bearing

The Cathay Pacific Group recently released its 2020 Sustainable Development Report that summarizes the initiatives that were brought about by the pandemic, including new safety measures and policies introduced to support its customers and employees through the global health crisis. The report also points at the progress made in reducing carbon footprint, along with measures

AMMAN — Approved on Saturday by the World Bank Group Board of Executive Directors, the Performance and Learning Review (PLR) summarises the progress of the World Bank Group (WBG) Country Partnership Framework (CPF) for Jordan for the fiscal years 2017-2022, and adds a new CPF pillar focused on COVID-19 response and green, resilient and inclusive recovery.