The digital economy needs to become more “statistically visible”, particularly in developing countries, for evidence-based policymaking and inclusive development.Default image copyright and description© Shutterstock/GumbariyaUN Trade and Development (UNCTAD) recently launched a new global database on e‑commerce value, the first of its kind to...
China initiates dispute regarding Indian measures on solar cells and modules, and IT goodsChina has requested WTO dispute consultations with India regarding certain Indian measures on solar cells, solar modules, and information technology goods. China said the measures in question include India's tariff treatment and certain measures that China said ar...
Are independent central banks better at ensuring price stability? A study of 155 central banks over 50 years shows why independence makes a difference. Central banks that are shielded from government control are able to pursue more credible monetary policies and are therefore better at keeping prices stable.Recent political pressure on central banks in som...
Date: December 19, 2025Venue: The 22nd China International Finance Forum (CIFF), Shanghai, ChinaSpeaker: Vice-President and Chief Operating Officer Mr. Roman Serov Building an Intelligent Financial Ecosystem in the Digital Economy Era Distinguished guests, colleagues, friends,It is a great pleasure to join you at the 22nd Chin...
WASHINGTON, December 22, 2025 - The World Bank Group’s Board of Executive Directors today approved a project aimed at strengthening Croatia’s disaster preparedness and institutional, physical, financial and social resilience. The €100 million Disaster Preparedness and Resilience Development Policy Loan with a Catastrophe Deferred Drawdown Opti...
At the Partnership and Investment Day of UNIDO’s 21st General Conference and Global Industry Summit, a high-level side event underscored the central role of industrial recovery in rebuilding economies affected by conflict and crisis. The event brought together Member States and funding partners to mobilize investments while underlining how restarting indu...
The Ministers of Foreign Affairs of ASEAN convened a Special Meeting to address the current situation between Cambodia and Thailand in Kuala Lumpur on 22 December 2025, pursuant to the decision of the Prime Ministers of Malaysia, Cambodia and Thailand on 11 December 2025.Malaysia briefed the Meeting on the efforts undertaken by Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim...
Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, today met with The Hon. Dato’ Seri Utama Haji Mohamad bin Haji Hasan, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Malaysia and Chair of the ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Meeting (AMM) 2025, on the sidelines of the Special ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Meeting on the current situation between Cambodia and Thailand, in Kuala Lumpur...
To translate AI into real business value, it’s crucial that entrepreneurs in developing countries get the support they need in terms of skills, finance and enabling ecosystems.Default image copyright and description© Shutterstock/Amorn Suriyan | Engineers work to combine programmable logic controllers and artificial intelligence for industrial autom...
In this article, we draw on rich micro-level data from the ECB’s Consumer Expectations Survey (CES), covering the 11 largest euro area countries. Our findings suggest that many consumers would be open to using central bank money in digital form – a digital equivalent of cash. Under normal conditions, this digital equivalent of cash would primarily be use...
