Priority reforms include improving childcare, recalibrating social transfers, and closing wage gapsWhen Brazil’s unemployment rate dropped to 5.2 percent in November 2025—the lowest in a quarter century—it punctuated an impressive turnaround from the pandemic. Yet, while men’s participation in the labor market has returned to its pre-COVID trend, women...
Kyiv, 10 February 2026 – UNESCO has today announced a new US$3.8 million contribution from Japan to support Ukraine’s recovery in the fields of culture, education, and communication and information, as the war is about to enter its fifth year on February 24. This new contribution will allow UNESCO to scale up and sustain its actions on the ground, and un...
Economic growth in the Asia-Pacific region is projected at 3.2 percent in 2025, with growth expected to hold at 3.1 percent in 2026, according to the latest APEC Regional Trends Analysis report, even as rising trade restrictions and policy uncertainty weigh on the medium-term outlook.The revised outlook marks an upward adjustment from earlier pro...
On 10 February 2026, the Philippines notified the WTO's Committee on Safeguards that it had initiated on 5 February 2026 a safeguard investigation on imports of ceramic tiles.In the notification, the Philippines indicated, among other things, as follows:"4. Provide a point of contact for the investigation and identify the preferred means for corre...
(Cairo, 10 February 2026) The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Egypt, in partnership with GSMA, launched a high-level training programme on Artificial Intelligence (AI) Capacity Building for Policymakers, bringing together senior government officials, regulators, and representatives from key national institutions at UNDP Egypt’s premi...
WASHINGTON, February 10, 2026 — The World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors today approved a $370 million financing to improve sanitation and solid waste management services, reducing water pollution and restoring rivers and canals in Dhaka and surrounding areas.The Metro Dhaka Water Security and Resilience Program will strengt...
Real household income per capita in the OECD again rose by 0.3% in Q3 2025, while still lagging behind growth in real GDP per capita of 0.5%. Both figures are unchanged from the previous quarter.Download in PDF (data tables included)Real household income per capita in the OECD again rose by 0.3% in Q3 2025, while still lagging behind growth in real GDP per...
A UN Trade and Development report examines why services growth in the world’s poorest countries has yet to deliver broader development.Services are now a key source of growth and jobs in least developed countries.Most service jobs remain low-productivity and informal, limiting income gains.Weak links to industry, exports, and technology hold back developm...
The need to scale finance for climate adaptation and resilience has never been greater, as climate-related impacts continue to accelerate in frequency and severity. The current supply of resilience-building capital is not keeping pace with the rising costs of climate impacts. Unlocking the volume of capital required will depend on our ability to measure wh...
The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) hosted its inaugural ASEAN Connectivity Day in Kuala Lumpur, bringing together public and private sector stakeholders to advance cross-border energy connectivity and private capital mobilization across ASEAN.The inaugural Connectivity Day convened policymakers, financial institutions and infrastructure specia...
