DOWNLOAD PICTUREThe Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) has approved a USD1 billion Climate-Focused Policy-Based Financing (CPBF) loan in support of the Government of Brazil’s actions toward achieving its climate goals under its Nationally Determined Contributions. The financing will support policy and institutional measures that facilit...
Real household income per capita in the OECD rose by 0.4% in Q2 2025, while real GDP per capita grew slightly faster at 0.5%.
Shanghai, China, 6 November, 2025 – UNIDO Director General Gerd Müller has concluded a visit to the People’s Republic of China, where he participated in the Eighth China International Import Expo (CIIE) alongside Chinese Premier Li Qiang and other Heads of State and Government. Müller also met with the Chinese Minister of Commerce Wang Wentao to a...
Business support organizations (BSOs) work on the ground to support entrepreneurs around the world. Our data tools help BSOs do their work better, so small businesses can thrive. A tool from the International Trade Centre (ITC) for business support organizations is now using data from 168 countries, drawn from organizations that have the potential to ...
UNCTAD calls for aligning markets and trade with the Paris Agreement to accelerate the low-carbon transition and finance climate action ahead of COP30.Default image copyright and description© Shutterstock/Hryshchyshen SerhiiTrade can be a powerful policy tool to achieving the Paris Agreement, the 2015 global accord under which all nations pledged to limit...
FREETOWN, November 6, 2025 - Sierra Leone’s economy is showing signs of stability in the face of heightened global challenges, with growth projected at 4.3 percent in 2025 and reaching 4.6 percent by 2027, according to the latest World Bank Sierra Leone Economic Update (SLEU) launched today in Freetown. This outlook is supported by expected...
The New Development Bank (NDB) is participating in COP30 (30th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, UNFCCC), hosted by Brazil in Belém, Capital of the state of Pará.On November 6, 2025, H.E. Mrs. Dilma Rousseff, NDB President, participated in the Plenary Session of the COP30 Leaders’ Summit.
The programme has already reached over 250,000 beneficiaries to date. With 11 solutions already on the market and 25 solutions in development, the number of beneficiaries is projected to reach 2.7 million peopleMore than 100 public and private partners collaborate at the local, national and global levels, with US$2.8 million in catalytic financing fr...
UNESCO Director-General Audrey Azoulay welcomes the Palestinian Authority’s commitment to align its curriculum framework with UNESCO’s 2023 Recommendation on Education for Peace, Human Rights and Sustainable Development.© UNESCO/Husniddin Ato6 November 2025Recognizing education as a cornerstone of peace and social cohesion, Ms. Azoulay announced UNESCO...
The Fifteenth Session of the ASEAN Community Statistical System Committee (ACSS15), hosted by Department of Statistics Malaysia, was held on 3 to 5 November 2025. The Session was chaired by YBhg. Dato Sri Dr. Mohd Uzir Mahidin, Chief Statistician of Department of Statistics Malaysia, with Ms. Minerva Eloisa P. Esquivias, Deputy National Statistician of Phi...
