Global economic growth could drop to a three-decade low without ambitious moves to boost labour supply, productivity and investment, the World Bank says.
G7 leaders pledged to raise $600 billion to finance infrastructure in developing countries. Observers hope the scheme will underpin stronger global growth.
216 million people could be forced to migrate within their own countries by 2050 due to climate change, according to a new report from the World Bank.
The G7 are to donate a billion COVID-19 vaccine doses to poorer countries, but some experts fear it offers only a small lifeline to global vaccine equity.
Female leadership across global finance has risen in recent years, with research suggesting the positive benefits of such an increase.
The incoming chief of the World Trade Organisation, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, told Reuters her top priority was to ensure the WTO does more to address the pandemic.
La economía mundial tardará mucho más tiempo de lo previsto inicialmente en recuperarse plenamente de la conmoción causada por el nuevo coronavirus.
If supply chains are starved of supplies, the health systems of import-reliant countries may suffer - with the impact felt by COVID-19 patients.
“Por lo tanto, ciertamente vemos circunstancias en las que el uso de máscaras, tanto caseras como de tela, a nivel comunitario puede ayudar en una respuesta global integral a esta enferme...
President Donald Trump has announced major travel restrictions, banning travel to the U.S. from Europe, in a bid to prevent the spread of COVID-19 coronavirus.
Even in Norway, one of the most egalitarian countries in the study, women did 20% more unpaid work than men, while in Pakistan they did 1,000% more, Georgieva said.
Berlin's BVG transit authority will be offering women a discount of up to 21% on their fares, to highlight the country's gender gap.
