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By Ginger Taylor Last week in Maine an unprecedented event occurred. A mainstream media outlet hosted an extended, live debate on vaccines, invited a balanced panel and a balanced audience, let the audience questions drive the debate, and in no...

This blog highlights recent working papers from around the World Bank Group published from May 16 to May 31 on various topics, including migration, public-private partnerships (PPPs), vaccine equity, remittances, and land titling.

Many state and federal statutes provide that when property is used in certain prohibited ways, ownership of the property passes to the government. Often, the statutes allow these forfeitures to be declared in civil proceedings against the property itself, without the normal safeguards of the criminal process. Indeed, if no one claims the property after proper notice, the government’s assertion of ownership can become incontestable without any judicial proceedings at all. Statutes authori...

HBO Maxs Head of the Class episode "All We Do is Win" demonstrates what the series can accomplish when it puts its mind to it.

Share Bengaluru: The Mizuho India Japan Study Centre (MIJSC), an IIM Bangalore Centre of Excellence, will host an enlightening conversation with the bestselling author and consultant Jayaram Easwaran, Independent Director at Jindal Stainless Ltd, on May 28 (Friday), 2021 from 03.00 pm to 04.00 pm, as part of the centre’s flagship lecture series ‘Tatsujin-Speak’ or ‘Expert-Speak’. During this one-hour virtual dialogue titled, ‘Leadership Begins where Management Ends – Some Lessons ...

WB exec urges PH gov’t to address online work issues amid pandemic Share on email The government should address issues and challenges in online work such as digital divide, the lack of digital infrastructure, and weak social protection schemes. World Bank – Philippines senior economist Kevin Chua emphasized this during a recent webinar titled “Social Protection, Digital Divide, and Other Issues in Online/Platform Work” organized by the Philippine Institute for Development Studies (PIDS)...

Study urges PH gov’t to create ‘skills and training systems’ for online workers Share on email The government should create skills and training systems to help Filipinos make the most of the increasing demand for online jobs amid the coronavirus pandemic. This was highlighted in the study titled “Online Work in the Philippines: Some Lessons in the Asian Context” conducted by the Philippine Institute for Development Studies (PIDS) and funded by the Asian Development Bank. According to ...