在联合国防治荒漠化公约（UNCCD）第17次缔约方大会（COP17）期间，年轻生态创业者迎来了前所未有的发展机遇。会议特别关注青年在应对土地退化、恢复生态系统及推动绿色经济中的关键作用。通过设立专项论坛、创业孵化计划和资金支持，COP17为青年创业者提供了展示创新解决方案的平台。来自全球的代表分享了成功案例，强调了青年领导力在实现可持续发展目标中的重要性。此次大会不仅促进...
本文探讨了在面临供给侧冲击和高债务水平双重挑战下，货币政策制定的复杂性与策略选择。文章分析了供给冲击如何导致滞胀风险，以及高债务如何限制政策空间。作者指出，传统的需求管理工具在此类情境下可能失效，甚至加剧经济波动。研究建议政策制定者需采取更加灵活和前瞻性的策略，包括与财政政策的协调配合，以平衡通胀控制与经济增长目标，同时避免债务不可持续的风险。
联合国贸发会议最新报告指出，全球数字服务出口正经历迅猛增长，成为推动国际贸易的重要引擎。然而，最不发达国家（LDCs）在这一趋势中严重掉队，其数字服务出口份额持续萎缩。报告分析认为，基础设施薄弱、数字技能匮乏以及监管环境不完善是主要障碍。若不采取紧急措施缩小数字鸿沟，最不发达国家将面临被进一步边缘化的风险，难以从全球数字经济红利中获益。
(Kampala) — The thriller You May Kiss the Bride Goodbye took home four awards at the 13th edition of the Uganda Film Festival, including the night's top award, Best Feature Film, resulting in talks for international distribution. The film entered the Festival – the largest of its kind in the country, attracting thousands of filmgoers – as the m...
Africa has long been regarded as the world’s next breadbasket. It has abundant arable land, fast growing demand, and a vibrant business environment that could provide jobs for millions of young people entering the labor market each year.Yet, Africa’s agricultural potential is still largely untapped. The continent imports large amounts of food while criti...
DOWNLOAD PICTUREThe Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) is making a USD5 million equity investment in Glory Ventures Investments Fund III to support early-stage companies developing technologies for green and technology-enabled infrastructure across emerging Asia. The investment further advances AIIB’s Venture Capital Investment Program for Green ...
Nearly 80 percent of Mongolia's territory shows signs of degradation, while drought, desertification and increasingly severe climate shocks are reshaping livelihoods across the steppes.Photo: UNDP MongoliaA herder in Mongolia does not experience land degradation as a technical concept. It is measured in grass. Enough grass means livestock survive the w...
Global trade opens opportunities for economic growth. However, moving goods across borders, between exporters and importers, involves counterparty risk such as payment and liquidity risk. Trade finance facilitates trade by mitigating these risks.Using a new dataset, we find that volatile global financial conditions constrict the availability of trade finan...
国际货币基金组织（IMF）发布了关于2026年挪威第四条磋商任务的员工结论声明。声明指出，挪威经济在强劲的全球需求和稳健的国内政策支持下保持韧性。尽管面临能源价格波动和全球贸易不确定性，挪威的财政状况依然健康，主权财富基金继续发挥稳定器作用。IMF建议挪威维持当前的财政纪律，同时关注劳动力市场改革和绿色转型投资，以确保长期可持续增长。此外，声明还强调了加强金融监管和...
Synthetic securitisation can free up bank capital. But does that mean banks lend more to firms? This ECB Blog post explores the effects of loan securitisation. We find that banks that issue synthetic securitisations lend marginally more, but also tend to pay more dividends.In theory, the securitisation of bank loans can strengthen the lending capacity of t...
