Economic Development
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Growing or shrinking? What the latest trends tell us about the world’s population
The global population reached nearly 8.2 billion by mid-2024 and is expected to grow by another two billion over the…
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Digital boom could well be a bust for the environment, warns UN trade agency
Did you know that producing a computer weighing two kilogrammes (kg) requires a staggering 800kg of raw materials? Or that…
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China-based inventors lead on global GenAI patents: UN report
China-based inventors are filing the highest number of generative artificial intelligence patents, a new report from the UN World Intellectual…
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Global foreign investment declines for second year as geopolitical tensions rise, UN trade body reports
Foreign direct investment (FDI) fell by two per cent to $1.3 trillion in 2023 amid global economic slowdown and rising…
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Guterres hails 60 years of UN trade and development action
The right to development is inextricably linked with trade which the world’s poorest countries – now “mired in debt” through…
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More climate funding needed to ‘transition from rhetoric to decisive action’
Climate action taken so far to help fund efforts in cash-strapped small island developing States (SIDS) “does not measure up…
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Global unemployment set to decline slightly this year: UN labour agency
Global unemployment numbers will fall modestly this year, but unequal access to jobs is still a problem worldwide, particularly for…
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UPDATING LIVE: Small island States meet in Antigua and Barbuda charting new course to sustainable prosperity
Good morning from the blue waters and lush green hills of the Caribbean. We’re reporting live from the high level…
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In Antigua, island youth build ‘wall of commitment’ to turn tide against climate crisis
It may be built out of recyclable cardboard boxes, but when world leaders officially open the Fourth International Conference on…
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Global economic growth improves but ‘downsides’ lurk
The global economic picture has improved since January, but vulnerabilities remain, the mid-year update of the World Economic Situation and…
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