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The future of funding the Kansas City Police Department is now in the hands of the Missouri Supreme Court.

Around the world, countries increasingly use public-private partnerships (PPPs) to accelerate investment in much-needed infrastructure. While PPPs provide an important tool for governments, PPPs are also sensitive to economic ups and downs as the COVID-19 pandemic demonstrated with a 52 per cent drop in investments committed following the economic slowdown in 2019 and numerous

While PPPs provide an important tool for governments, they are sensitive to economic ups and downs. A new World Bank study shows a sound and practical Fiscal Commitment and Contingent Liabilities (FCCL) framework can help manage PPPs’ fiscal risks and sustain benefits.

NICOLA Sturgeon has announced that she will step down as First Minister after more than eight years.

As the world has pledged to transition towards cleaner energy to combat climate change, a latest report said the governments of Brazil, Russia, India, Indonesia, China and South Africa (BRIICS) need to act now to decarbonize and start adjusting their fiscal policies to account for declining fossil fuel use or they could face a USD 278 billion revenue gap by 2030.

In the 2015 Paris Agreement, countries agreed to hold "the increase in the global average temperature to well below 2 degrees Celsius and to pursue efforts to limit the temperature increase to 1.5-degree celsius".

New Delhi, July 7 (PTI): India will have to bear a steep fall in revenues from fossil fuels in its efforts to limit global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius, but advance planning can avoid shortfalls in total revenues, according to a new report by the International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD). India earned a revenue of USD 92.9 billion from fossil fuel production and consumption in 2019 which accounted for 18 per cent of its total government revenue. It could fall to around 65 per ...

How Should Sri Lanka Finance COVID-19 Vaccination Rollout? Daily News (via HT Media Ltd.) An effective vaccination strategy is a necessity for countries to move beyond COVID-19. However, it also requires careful policymaking to balance the financial cost of purchasing and delivering vaccines while stimulating economic growth. This article, based on a recent IPS analysis, provides an overview of the approximate costs associated with the COVID-19 vaccination rollout in Sri Lanka a...