Keynote speech by Philip R. Lane, Member of the Executive Board of the ECB, at ECB-SAFE-RCEA International Conference on the Climate-Macro-Finance Interface (3CMFI)Frankfurt, 23 March 2026IntroductionArtificial intelligence (AI) stands out as a potentially-transformative general-purpose technology (GPT).[1][2] Like electricity or the internet before i...
Bangkok, Thailand, 23 March 2026 – Thailand, in partnership with the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) and with support from Environment and Climate Change Canada, has concluded the Decarbonization of the Cement and Concrete Sectors project, marking an important step toward reducing emissions in one of the country’s most car...
On March 23, 2026, the New Development Bank held a ribbon-cutting ceremony to inaugurate the NDB Gallery, a permanent modern exhibition space at the Bank’s Headquarters in Shanghai intended to document the Bank’s operational history. The Gallery also highlights the NDB’s contributions to the respective development agendas of its member countri...
The Sixth Annual Meeting of the Global Education Coalition will take place on 24 March 2026 at UNESCO in Paris under the theme “Turning vision into value: Transforming education together.” It will gather Member States, Coalition partners and education leaders to discuss how digital transformation and artificial intelligence can generate meaningful social...
1 OverviewThe euro area economy remained resilient in 2025, despite uncertainty and trade policy shocks. Growth expectations were consistently revised up over the course of last year and the economy broadly maintained this positive momentum into the start of 2026. However, the war in the Middle East has brought renewed uncertainty and the economic outlook ...
The Governing Council today decided to keep the three key ECB interest rates unchanged. It is determined to ensure that inflation stabilises at the 2% target in the medium term. The war in the Middle East has made the outlook significantly more uncertain, creating upside risks for inflation and downside risks for economic growth. It will have a material im...
WASHINGTON, March 19, 2026— Rebalancing water use across the global food system is key to meeting future food demand sustainably and could generate 245 million long-term jobs, largely in Sub-Saharan Africa, according to a new World Bank Group report launched today.The report – Nourish and Flourish: Water Solutions to Feed 10 Billion People on a Liva...
Representatives from the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI), the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), and the European Union (EU), pose for a group photo during the ICT equipment handover ceremony, with partner Negosyo Centers from across the country joining virtually. The initiative supports 14 Negosyo Centers in geographically isolated and di...
On 19 March, ahead of the 14th Ministerial Conference (MC14) in Yaoundé, 79 WTO members participating in the Trade and Environmental Sustainability Structured Discussions (TESSD) unveiled a package of outcome documents showcasing progress achieved over the past five years and highlighting the group's substantive analytical work across several workstre...
Vienna, 18 March 2026– The United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), the Government of Japan and the Government of Ukraine convened the first Tripartite Industrial Policy Dialogue in Vienna on 16-17 March 2026. The meeting brought together representatives from UNIDO, Japan’s Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) and Ukrain...
