3 days ago2 minWorking productively from homeby GEO Strategic Partners Team COVID-19 has forced many office-based workers to work from home. Before COVID-19, working from home was slowly increasing. In ...
3 days ago2 minEconomic Policies for the COVID-19 WarThis blog is part of a special series on the response to the coronavirus. By Giovanni Dell’Ariccia, Paolo Mauro, Antonio Spilimbergo, and Jeromin Zettelmeyer...
3 days ago1 minThinking ahead: For a sustainable recovery from COVID-19STÉPHANE HALLEGATTE | STEPHEN HAMMER; Source: World Bank Blogs Across the World Bank Group, efforts are underway to help governments respond to the crisis tr...
3 days ago1 min5 things to know about coronavirus today, 2 AprilLinda Lacina Digital Editor, World Economic Forum In this round-up, find coronavirus news updates, tips and tools to help you stay informed and protected. To...
Mar 271 minCoronavirus: how values drive decisions in science, not dataWhile we like to think that science is largely free of values, they often play an important role in the way we interpret the results of scientific practices ...
Mar 271 minOnly a fifth of countries provide sick pay - The big challenges for work in a pandemicby Ceri Parker | Source: World Economic Forum Sharan Burrow, General Secretary of the ITUC, shares her thoughts on the exceptional challenges facing the worl...
Mar 261 minWe must catch everyone in the coronavirus safety netby Caroline Molloy | Source: openDemocracy I am lucky, but millions are not. The government must guarantee a liveable income for everyone – now. It will save...
Mar 251 minCoronavirus: what makes some people act selfishly while others are more responsible?by Domen Bajde | Source: The Conversation Many were horrified to see huge numbers of peopleignoring government advicein the UK recently, enjoying a weekend i...
Mar 241 minWe can’t travel, but we can take measures to preserve jobs in the tourism industryby Caroline Freund | Source: World Bank Group The tourism industry is at a standstill. Even as policymakers around the world seek ways to mitigate the econom...
Mar 243 minWorld Bank Group Increases COVID-19 Response to $14 Billion To Help Sustain Economies, Protect JobsFocus on private sector and workers spearheaded by IFC to mitigate financial and economic impact of crisis Read the Press Release on World Bank Group The Wor...
Mar 231 minCoronavirus: beyond human rightsI live and breathe human rights, but what’s at stake is even more important. by Koldo Casla | Source: openDemocracy I write this in haste, like everything th...
Mar 203 minCybersecurity in the Time of CoronavirusGEO Strategic Partners Team The Coronavirus outbreak has been the cause of a fundamental change inhow a large number of companies manage their daily operatio...
Mar 201 minCoronavirus Economic Planning: Hoping for the Best, Prepared for the WorstThis blog is part of a special series on the response to the coronavirus. Read full article on the International Monetary Fund By Martin Mühleisen | Source: ...
Mar 201 minSwift action can help developing countries limit economic harm of coronavirusby CEYLA PAZARBASIOGLU | Source: World Bank Blogs The novel coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak has already exacted a high cost in human life and has been recogn...
Mar 201 minMost people see COVID-19 as an economic crisis first, health risk second, survey findsby Laura Oliver | Source: World Economic Forum The economic impact of coronavirus is a rising strain across the world. A new survey found respondents in Viet...
Mar 172 minCoronavirus and the radical right: conspiracy, disinformation, and xenophobia by Julia DeCook | Source: openDemocracy How is the radical right using the COVID-19 pandemic to advance their political agenda? On March 11, 2020, the World ...
Mar 131 minHow the coronavirus market turmoil compares to 2008 – and what we can do Source: World Economic Forum The coronavirus outbreak is wreaking havoc on global financial markets.The 2008 recession can provide helpful insights and lesso...
Mar 134 minGovernments must act to stop the coronavirus – but we can't return to business as usual by Laurie Macfarlane | Source: openDemocracy For the first time in eleven years, the World Health Organization has declared a pandemic. At the time of writin...
Mar 61 minThe theme of International Women’s Day 2020, explained Written by Darren Thackeray, Writer, Formative Content | Source: World Economic Forum Sanna Marin, Prime Minister of Finland, speaks at the 'Getting to 50-50...
Mar 61 minCoronavirus in China – insights on the impacts and opportunities for change Source: World Economic Forum Written by Zhu Ning, Professor, PBC School of Finance; Associate Dean, National Institute of Financial Research, Tsinghua Univer...
