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The Federal Government has established the Digital Economy Industry Working Group (DEIWG), a Public Private Dialogue (PPD) platform to be formed by the

WorldStage Newsonine-- The Federal Government of Nigeria has launched the Digital Economy Industry Working Group (DEIWG) to facilitate the digital economy agenda.

James Kon ASEAN ministers expressed concern over the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic to food, agriculture and forestry sectors and potential disruption to the food supply chain in the region during the 44th Meeting of the ASEAN Ministers on Agriculture and Forestry (44th AMAF Meeting) on Wednesday. The meeting, which took place via video conference, […]

A senior Cornwall Council officer has said he is “nervous” that Government plans to cut public spending could mean less funding for Levelling Up…

This blog is a biweekly feature highlighting recent working papers from around the World Bank Group. It introduces four papers published from October 1 to October 15 on various topics, including gender, industrial trends, COVID-19, and air transport markets.

CITY leaders are set to agree which projects in the area will receive a portion of funding from the UK Shared Prosperity Fund.

Global growth is slowing, and inflation has reached the highest levels seen in decades. The cost-of-living crisis has led to rising malnutrition and real income losses for households around the world. How can fiscal policy protect basic living standards when public finances are already strained after the pandemic? How can governments build a resilient society and reverse setbacks to poverty reduction?  

India was ranked 102 among 117 countries on the Global Hunger Index 2019, but it has slipped five positions, to 107 out of 121 countries, in the latest report, released last week. This was followed by good tidings offered by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), which revealed that since

Download logoThe African Union (AU) in collaboration with the International Organization for Migration (IOM), and the Republic of Rwanda launched the 7th

The World Bank's 2022 Poverty and Shared Prosperity report offers the first comprehensive look at the global landscape of poverty in the aftermath of COVID-19—showing what fiscal policies work best in a crisis and what policies should be avoided.