‘Global oil market set for surplus over slow demand, surging supply’
Omeiza Bilal Growth in the world’s demand for oil is expected to slow in the coming years as energy transitions...
World Economy
No shortage of public money to pay for a just energy transition
Rich countries have a bill to pay. A study in the journal Nature says they will owe low- and middle-income...
Geopolitics is corroding globalization
Adam Posen How should the IMF respond?The ongoing corrosion of globalization—reinforcing and being reinforced by geopolitical fragmentation—increases the vulnerability...
Harnessing Sub-Saharan Africa’s critical mineral wealth
By Wenjie Chen, Athene Laws, and Nico Valckx From electric vehicles to solar panels to future innovations, the global transition...
AfDB strengthens transition states’ capacity to manage debt
The African Development Bank Group has launched a series of training programmes to support 22 transition or fragile states in...
Global growth to stabilize first time in 3 years – World Bank
Omeiza Bilal The global economy is expected to stabilize for the first time in three years in 2024—but at a...
Global public debt hits record $97trn in 2023, UN urges action
Omeiza Bilal The United Nations has raised the alarm over escalating debt burdens vis-à-vis global prosperity. In a new report...
Fast-Growing $2 Trillion Private Credit Market Warrants Closer Watch
Charles Cohen, Caio Ferreira, Fabio Natalucci, NobuyasuSugimoto The private credit market, in which specialized non-bank financial institutions such as investment...
IMO: Acting to cut emission from ships
IMO is committed to supporting UN Sustainable Development Goal 13 - to take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts – in...
WFP expands emergency response to avert famine in war-torn Sudan
The UN World Food Programme (WFP) is urgently expanding its emergency food and nutrition assistance in war-torn Sudan amid the...
