1 OverviewTrade tariffs and related uncertainty contributed to strong fluctuations in economic activity during the first half of 2025, with frontloading of activity, especially in Ireland. The unwinding of these factors in the second half of the year is expected to entail further volatility, blurring signals of the underlying momentum of the euro area econ...
1. New report shows climate finance by multilateral development banks rose 10% in 2024 compared with previous year.2. MDBs’ climate finance for low- and middle-income economies increased 14% to more than $85 billion.3. Mobilised private finance for climate investments worldwide jumped 33% in 2024.Global climate finance by multilateral development ban...
Executive SummaryThe objective of this framework is to guide the ASEAN Member States, particularly ministries responsible for small and medium enterprise (SME) development and SME development agencies, in enhancing the capacities of businesses to develop inclusive business (IB) models and to cultivate talent that can support inclusive businesse...
新华社香港9月10日电（记者曹霁阳、刘英伦）由香港特别行政区政府与香港贸易发展局合办的第十届“一带一路”高峰论坛，10日在香港会议展览中心举行。论坛为期两天，以“合作求变 共建未来”为主题，汇聚超过90位来自共建“一带一路”国家和地区的政商界领袖及逾百个代表团，与会者逾6000人。9月10日在香港会议展览中心拍摄的第十届“一带一路”高峰论坛。新华社记者 陈铎 摄香港特区行...
第十屆「一帶一路高峰論壇」今日（九月十日）開幕，為期兩日，吸引超過6 000名參加者，包括超過90位政商界代表發言，以及逾100個代表團參與，共同探討商貿、投資、創科、綠色發展等多方面的發展機遇，其間促成約50份政府和企業合作備忘錄，創歷史新高，突顯香港作為「一帶一路」功能平台的角色。 香港特別行政區（特區）政府自二○一六年起舉辦論壇，是香港參與及助力共建「一...
New report shows climate finance by multilateral development banks rose 10% in 2024 compared with previous year.MDBs’ climate finance for low- and middle-income economies increased 14% to more than USD85 billion.Mobilised private finance for climate investments worldwide jumped 33% in 2024.Global climate finance by multilateral development banks (MDB...
The creative and cultural industries are vital economic engines. Yet the question remains: how do we measure something as vibrant and intangible as culture?In response to the urgent need for stronger tools to capture culture’s role in sustainable development, the UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), in collaboration with the UNESCO Culture Sector and wi...
Key messages• Despite the rapid pace of digitalisation, international trade in goods remains mostly paper based. Understanding the policies required to transition from this to trade that relies on digitised information and processes – the process of going paperless – is a policy imperative.• There are five building blocks to going paperless. Goin...
Key messagesAn increasing number of people are using crypto-assets. Crypto-assets present opportunities to people with regard to the diversification of investment portfolios, higher returns on their investments, or cheaper and faster cross-border remittances and payments.At the same time, given the high price volatility of many crypto-assets and the limite...
Key messagesAn increasing number of consumers rely on digital payments to transfer money and to buy goods and services. Between 2021 and 2024, the percentage of individuals who made or received a digital payment in developing economies increased from 55% to 62%, and it is 96% across OECD countries.A significant percentage of consumers using digital payment...
