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SDIS2021
4 things to know about financing sustainable development
How does the world finance UN Sustainable Development Goals like ‘no poverty’ and ‘zero hunger’? Here, we give a short explainer.
United States
What is the US infrastructure bill? An expert explains
The US Senate has passed the $1 trillion Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, promising vital investment in areas from roads, broadband access and drinking water.
Public Finance and Social Protection
What we know and what we don't know about universal basic income
Trials show how universal basic income performs in both stable and volatile settings but alternative and adjacent policy ideas need serious exploration.
Financial and Monetary Systems
What is decentralized finance? An expert explains
DeFi refers to financial services that operate entirely on blockchain networks, rather than through intermediaries like banks.
Infrastructure
This LA homeless housing complex is made from reused shipping containers
American firms NAC Architecture and Bernards have used shipping containers to create private apartments in a Los Angeles facility for homeless people.
Development Finance
ESG: How can we improve sustainable finance?
Sustainable finance is the practice of taking environmental, social, and governance (ESG) considerations into account when making investment decisions.
Financial and Monetary Systems
130 countries back global minimum corporate tax of 15%
130 countries, representing 90% of global GDP, have backed plans to introduce a minimum global corporate tax rate, in talks hosted by the OECD.
Africa
How to attract private finance to Africa’s development
Africa’s economic gains of the last two decades are in jeopardy due to COVID-19. But privately funded projects could provide a lifeline to its development.
Taxes
Corporate tax isn’t working – how can we fix it, globally?
Corporate tax payments will be key to post-pandemic recovery, but receipts must be shared fairly. Can the G7’s global minimum tax rate achieve this feat?
Development Finance
Crowdfunding raises over $34 billion a year. Here are four things you may not know about it.
The term crowdfunding was coined in 2006 but having a large number of people contribute to a cause has occurred throughout human history.
COVID-19
What lies ahead for inflation and interest rates?
The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported that current inflation rates sit around 4.2%, predominantly due to stimulus packages and furlough schemes.
Inequality
Building back broader: a new approach to fiscal and monetary policy
New report identifies three pathways for the transformation of fiscal and monetary policy which could foster a fairer, greener and more inclusive society.
International Trade and Investment
G7 countries to back minimum global corporate tax and support economy
G7 finance ministers will vow to support their economies as they emerge from the pandemic and reach an 'ambitious' deal on a minimum global corporate tax, a draft communique reveals.
JRS2021
To protect jobs we have to protect people first
Values-driven small and growing businesses and social enterprises have demonstrated that they are central to the fabric of inclusion and resilience.
JRS2021
New economic measures are needed to avoid collapse of families during pandemic
Argentina's GDP dropped by 9.9% in 2020, not accounting for the costs of unpaid caregiving. This vital work is hidden but it's what holds society together.