SDIS2021
How emerging economies can overcome the private sector’s risk perception
Adopting a more comprehensive approach to risk mitigation is needed to improve the attractiveness and business environment of countries.
Global Issue
Industry
Economy
4th Industrial Revolution
Global Issue
Industry
Economy
4th Industrial Revolution
Regional Agenda
Environment and Natural Resource Security
How Indonesia is protecting its 'climate guardians'
Indonesia is working with local communities, government agencies and the World Bank to protect and restore its mangrove forests.
Digital Inclusion
How can we ensure that more people with disabilities have access to digital devices?
62% of adults with a disability say they own a desktop or laptop computer, compared with 81% of those without a disability, according to Pew Research Center.
Digital Communications
How community run internet is bridging the digital divide in Detroit
People in Detroit are installing their own internet network in a project run by the Equitable Internet Initiative to roll out affordable broadband.
United States
How did COVID-19 spike U.S. food insecurity levels?
Food insecurity increased in the US during 2020, according to a new report, with almost 15% of households with children classified as being food insecure.
China
What China's new Wealth Management Connect could mean for global markets
The new scheme, which connects the Greater Bay Area to Hong Kong wealth management products, could achieve more connectivity with global asset management.
SDIS2021
These 4 methods can help solve Ghana’s plastic dilemma
Ghana currently only has waste recovery and recycling rates of 12% and 10% respectively. Effective deployment of policies and social interventions can improve this.
Africa
Where is ‘mobile money’ being used the most?
Mobile money has become prevalent in unbanked areas, like the majority of Africa. In 2020, Africans exchanged $490 billion using mobile money providers.
India
This is how COVID-19 lockdowns affected India's schoolchildren
Nearly 40% of students in underprivileged households in India have not been studying during school closures, caused by COVID-19, according to a new report.
ASEAN
Papua New Guinea is battling the world's oldest pandemic: malaria. How can it get back on track?
After huge progress on the disease, malaria cases in Papua New Guinea have increased more than tenfold in five years. But eliminating it is still possible
United States
New business applications in the US hit historic highs last year
New business applications in the United States fell during the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic, but by summer 2020 they'd recovered to historic highs.
Systemic Racism
Racial and ethnic inequality has cost US economy $51 trillion since 1990
A new paper shows that racial and ethnic inequalities have cost the US economy $51 trillion in lost output since 1990.
COVID-19
This bus is delivering vaccines in Bangkok
The pilot bus service in Bangkok, Thailand, will ensure that the elderly and other vulnerable groups are vaccinated against COVID-19.
SDIS2021
Study: African forests hold more carbon than we thought
African tropical mountain forests are carbon-rich, are rich in biodiversity and also store as much carbon per hectare as those found in African lowlands.
Environment and Natural Resource Security
2021 was Europe's warmest summer on record
According to the EU's Copernicus Climate Change Service, Europe had its warmest summer on record in 2021, overtaking 2010 and 2018 which were slightly cooler.