International Monetary Fund, pension funds and climate: The heat is on

The most vulnerable need protection from the volatility of climate and market

Africa Climate Summit 2023: Private sector commits to invest in green growth, mitigation & adaptation

They also committed to a just and equitable transition that ensures their supply chains, value chains

Investment to fight climate change: Three African countries need $280 billion by 2050

South Africa will require the largest share of this investment, followed by Ethiopia and Kenya 

Darkening shadow over drug access

The Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership is another trade pact that will tighten patent laws

Again, stop talking about GDP

India missed another opportunity to shed its obsession with a bad measure of economy

91% of sub-Saharan African workers don’t save for old age: Why that’s a problem and how to fix it

A well-developed pension system that provides adequate income to the elderly will help sub-Saharan countries in many ways

G20’s coal declaration is cosmetic and too little, too late

With a Code Red for humanity, the world expects nothing less than absolute withdrawal from all new investment in coal

Areas in Africa with more Chinese-backed projects were more likely to experience protests

Areas with a larger number of Chinese projects do see lowered trust in local government; protests can also occur when citizens feel that economic …

Private and government: Who is investing how much on agriculture?

Prime Minister Narendra Modi wants more private investment in agriculture, but it is already sustaining on private investment

Growth in sub-Saharan Africa to slow down in 2016

The fall in commodity prices caused a significant shock for a region for which commodities make up a large share of exports, the report said

Economic downturn eats into climate mitigation, adaptation funding: UNCTAD

Reduced green investment will put a spanner in the efforts to fasttrack solutions for climate change. 

Leg up for green bonds amid record sustainable debt in 2020

Sustainable debt worth $732 billion issued globally; $305 billion of that in green bonds

Government funds are not ‘taxpayer money’ — media and politicians should stop confusing the two

Kowtowing to a myth of ‘taxpayer money’ may act as a handbrake on decisive action

Union Budget 2019-20: Same old wheel, neither oiled nor cleaned

The precipitous economic situation requires government to take control of the economy rather than sub-contract it to private capital

World Bank to lend $1 billion to India’s solar programme

This is the Bank’s largest ever support for solar power in any country

India to stand steady against global financial volatility: World Bank

Weak farm output and halted bills may hamper growth trajectory for the country

Experts warn about the dangers of signing RCEP

At a media interaction in New Delhi, experts from civil society organisations enumerated damages that could be caused to various sectors of the …

Report urges sustainable infrastructure development to fight climate change

The global South will account for roughly two-thirds of infrastructure investment worth US $ 4 trillion per year. Asian and African nations need …

Africa is not risky for infrastructure investment, says ECA

Africa's quest for regional integration makes trade and transboundary infrastructure critical

Sino-US trade war: Why China can’t win it

China has no future of becoming a game-changer and a lasting and trusted global leader

Global FDI down 35% due to COVID-19: UNCTAD

The pandemic caused collapse in investment flows to sectors relevant for Sustainable Development Goals in developing countries, flags report

Over $1 trillion needed by 2030 to put world on track to reach net-zero by 2050

Unless much strong action than current investment levels is taken, energy-related CO2 emissions in emerging economies will grow by five billion …

Why we need basic universal income in post-COVID world

Without much larger injections of cash, we would still be facing a reduction in aggregate demand and an inevitable recession  

Government allows 100% FDI in coal mining

The Union cabinet decides to further liberalise FDI rules in four sectors to boost economic growth  

Give industry clearance on time or pay penalty, Telangana tells officers

In a bid to attract investment to the state, Telangana government entitles industry promoters to the ‘Right to Clearance’