GGovernments around the world are accounting for nature in their fiscal planning at an accelerating pace, signaling a shift in how economies value and finance our ecological life-support systemsWith support from BIOFIN, more than 30 countries in Africa, and 132 globally, are advancing Biodiversity Finance Plans that can help close their biodiversity financ...
Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, delivered pre-recorded remarks at the 7th East Asia Summit (EAS) Clean Energy Forum held in Fuzhou, China, on 4 November 2025. In his message, he reaffirmed ASEAN’s strong commitment to advancing regional energy connectivity through the ASEAN Power Grid (APG) and enhancing collaborative efforts to mobili...
WASHINGTON, November 4, 2025 – Today the World Bank approved the Technical Assistance to the Southern African Power Pool (SAPP) project, also known as RETRADE SAPP, to support increasing and expanding the regional electricity market in the SAPP.The project will help crowd in private capital for transmission and deepen participation and liqu...
New report links poor land and water management to accelerating freshwater loss.WASHINGTON, Nov. 4, 2025— The world is losing 324 billion cubic meters of freshwater every year, enough to meet the needs of 280 million people annually, according to the first edition of the Global Water Monitoring Report released today by the World Bank. These loss...
Thank you, [Mr. Kisselevsky], for the kind welcome and to the ECB for hosting us once again here in Brussels at the House of the Euro.The year 2025 marks a period of profound transformation in the global economy, shaped by shifting trade policies.For Europe, these developments follow a series of crises—from the pandemic to Ru...
The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) will invest up to USD40 million in sustainable bonds for Project Manzara in Türkiye, reinforcing its strategic partnership with Rönesans Holding A.Ş. and supporting the country’s renewable energy transition.This marks the third closed transaction between AIIB and Rönesans, underscoring the strong a...
Economic, financial and monetary developmentsSummaryAt its meeting on 30 October 2025, the Governing Council decided to keep the three key ECB interest rates unchanged. Inflation remains close to the 2% medium-term target and the Governing Council’s assessment of the inflation outlook is broadly unchanged. The economy has continued to grow despite the cha...
2025 APEC Leaders’ Gyeongju Declaration1. We, the Economic Leaders of APEC, met in Gyeongju, Republic of Korea, from October 31 to November 1, 2025. This year, under the APEC theme “Building a Sustainable Tomorrow,” we have advanced our shared objectives through three priorities — Connect, Innovate, Prosper — during our meetings across the Korean citi...
APEC ministers issued a joint statement following the conclusion of their meeting in Gyeongju, co-chaired by Cho Hyun, Minister of Foreign Affairs, and Yeo Han-Koo, Minister for Trade of the Republic of Korea.Ministers reaffirmed their commitment to the Putrajaya Vision 2040 and underscored efforts to strengthen regional connectivity through promoting...
AbstractPublished twice yearly, FDI in Figures analyses key developments and trends in global foreign direct investment (FDI) flows using the most recent official FDI statistics. The note also includes a short section describing latest trends in cross-border mergers and acquisitions deals and announced greenfield investment projects.
