More than three-quarters of respondents to an Ipsos survey are optimistic that this year will be better than the last. Sentiment towards global COVID-19 vaccination programmes is similarl...
COVID-19 relief packages and trade issues have put average gross government debt in emerging markets up by almost 10 percentage points since 2019.
The LDCs' reliance on commodities export is holding them back. But there are ways for these under-resourced nations to join the Fourth Industrial Revolution.
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) is the sum of the value of all goods and services produced in a country each year. Is it time to rethink it for a new era?
On 19 October 2021, the European Commission adopted a Communication relaunching the public consultation on the EU’s economic governance framework.
Climate finance is set to be a key topic at COP26, but new research looks at the areas where it's already falling short in Africa.
The COVID-19 pandemic exacerbated inequity – and the recovery is set to be unequal. A new Forum-LSE paper outlines an action programme to build back better and broader.
This report outlines a global vision and concrete, practical guidance to grow forward towards more resilient economies which serve all parts of society and ensure nature and the environme...
Understand blue carbon credits and the four ways businesses driving their demand can help optimise outcomes for people and planet.
Evergrande debt is now over $305 billion. The world’s most indebted real estate company is on the brink of collapse, and the news sent global markets tumbling.
Both corporations and consumers need to drive more responsible consumption. New research from JD.com and Kearney provides a simple framework for doing it.
We are far from achieving health equity. The private sector has an important role to play in addressing health inequities and the root causes of them.
COVID-19 set back progress on poverty, hunger and inequality –and we're off track to meet many SDGs. Now, the climate crisis threatens to make it worse.
Universities can be places of exclusion as well as enlightenment – unless they are set up to provide upward mobility for all. Here's how to do it
A new study suggests that the need to provide decent living standards (DLS) for poverty eradication also aligns with climate mitigation action globally
