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International Trade and Investment
7 lessons COVID-19 taught us about improving digital payments
COVID-19 accelerated the rise of digital payments, increasing financial inclusion but also raising risks. Here are seven ideas for how to combat them.
COVID-19
All at sea: the shipping crews stranded by COVID-19
COVID-19 emerged a year ago, but ships' crews are still blocked from landing in most ports. Two ships captains tell their stories to the World Vs Virus podcast.
Tech for Good
How COVID-19 accelerated the shift towards TradeTech
The pandemic has disrupted supply chains and global commerce, driving innovation in the TradeTech field.
Africa
African free trade bloc opens for business, but challenges remain
The African Continental Free Trade Area will allow nations to trade in a continent-wide free trade area. Trade under the AfCFTA was pushed back due to COVID-19.
Chemical and Materials Industry
Why the global trade of chemicals is key to COVID-19 recovery
Many countries began preventing the export of chemicals during the pandemic – but future success rests on a flexible and equitable trade of supplies.
International Trade and Investment
5 steps to safe and effective COVID-19 vaccine distribution
Governments must take several key steps to ensure timely, safe vaccine distribution, including avoiding bottlenecks at borders and ensuring cooperation.
Beyond Geopolitics
Should trade continue to be global after the pandemic?
Continued globalization, with a focus on equitable distribution and sustainable free trade, are important enablers on the road to collective recovery.
China
A green wave of ESG is poised to break over China
China is seeing an acceleration of ESG awareness and reporting - but companies have a few challenges to overcome in order to truly release this potential.
COVID-19
Why COVID-19 shows the future not the end of globalization
From developing vaccines to ecommerce, could 2020 be the year the world grasps how much our well-being depends on global connection and collaboration?
International Trade and Investment
A focus on foreign investment can drive our recovery from COVID-19
Interest in FDI is still strong - and investment promotion agencies around the world are demonstrating their criticality as we begin to recover from COVID-19.
Cities and Urbanization
These are the most expensive cities to live in around the world
Hong Kong, Zurich and Paris have topped a new list of the most expensive cities. A weaker dollar has sparked a relative fall in costs in the Americas.
SDG 14: Life Below Water
Overfishing is a social injustice. To end it, we need to eliminate harmful fisheries subsidies.
Overfishing is a social injustice. To end it, we need to eliminate the harmful fisheries subsidies that are overexploiting the ocean's resources.
International Trade and Investment
5 ways the WTO can make investment easier and boost sustainable development
The WTO is currently negotiating an international framework to make it easier to invest in development. Here are five provisions they should consider.
RacetoZero2020
Carbon border fees: EU eyes new ways to cut emissions for imports
With the aim of cutting EU greenhouse gas emissions to net-zero by 2050, the union is planning to apply fees to goods imported for the steel, cement and electricity industries.
International Trade and Investment
How COVID-19 has affected trade, in 8 charts
How has the pandemic affected countries' exports, and which sectors have been most affected? This new data visualisation tool can show us the answers.