Twenty-five OECD Members and accession candidate economies now have social media age restrictions in force, enacted, or under active consideration, up from just one in 2023. This blog post looks at the latest data to show how fast this legislative wave is moving and where it is converging.The push for social media age restrictions is spreading fast, partic...
More than 100 government, business and academic leaders gathered in Willemstad in March to sharpen Curaçao's export ambitions and to agree on the steps needed to deliver them.Curaçao held its 2026 Trade Strategy Forum from 16 to 18 March with more than 100 people looking at how to accelerate the implementation of the National Export Strategy (NES) 20...
The ASEAN Foreign Ministers convened a second Special Meeting on 13 April 2026, via videoconference, to exchange views on the rapidly evolving situation in the Middle East and to address its various implications for ASEAN, including on energy, food security, and safety of ASEAN nationals. The Meeting also sought to follow up on the outcomes of their Specia...
Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, today attended the 30th ASEAN Finance Ministers’ Meeting (AFMM) via videoconference.Chaired by H.E. Frederick D. Go, Secretary of Finance of the Republic of the Philippines, the ASEAN Finance Ministers discussed the progress of ASEAN Finance Cooperation in the areas of infrastructure financing, insurance...
The 13th AFMGM was convened under the co-chairmanship of H.E. Frederick D. Go, Secretary of the Department of Finance of the Philippines, and H.E. Eli M. Remolona, Jr., Governor of the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas.We, the ASEAN Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors, convened to discuss regional and global developments, assess the progress of finance ...
Top row (left to right): AIIB President Zou Jiayi meets with Cambodia’s Prime Minister Samdech Thipadei Hun Manet, and with Malaysia’s Prime Minister Yang Amat Berhormat Dato’ Seri Anwar bin Ibrahim (fourth from right).Bottom row (left to right): President Zou meets with Lao PDR’s Minister of Finance and AIIB Governor Santiphab Phomvihane (fifth from r...
Innovative policy models, new capacity-building efforts, and practical reforms show how data governance is reshaping public services and artificial intelligence applications worldwide.As governments grapple with how to regulate data and artificial intelligence, UNESCO and United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) have launched a joint capacity‑building ...
World Bank GroupNEW DELHI, April 9, 2026 — Growth in India is projected at 6.6% in FY27, as higher energy prices caused by the Middle East conflict and supply chain disruptions weigh on economic activity. But even with the slowdown, India remains among the fastest-growing major economies in the world, says the World Bank’s latest economic update.Rel...
Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, today attended the interface meeting between the ASEAN Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors (AFMGM) and the ASEAN Business Advisory Council (ASEAN BAC), via video conference.The Meeting exchanged views on building robust public- private partnerships, particularly proposed initiatives led by ASEAN BAC t...
UNDP Mauritius and the UNDP Digital, AI and Innovation Hub, contributed significantly to the development of the National AI Strategy.The launch of Mauritius’ National AI Strategy and FAIR Guidelines marks a key milestone in building an ethical, inclusive and people-centred AI ecosystem, with technical support from UNDP.Stephane Bellerose @ UNDp mauritiusM...
