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Lives or livelihoods: Latin America and the Caribbean’s pandemic dilemma
Three World Bank experts assess the relationship between stringent lockdown measures and loss of household income in Latin America and the Caribbean.
What shifting foreign investment patterns mean for Africa's recovery
Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) is key role to helping Africa achieve a rapid economic recovery, boosting growth and productivity, after the pandemic.
COVID-19: What you need to know about the coronavirus pandemic on 2 June
Top stories: US surpasses 296 million vaccines, EU asks rich countries to consider global shortages and Sinovac vaccine approved for emergency listing.
How to protect healthcare workers – and improve pandemic preparedness
Healthcare workers are our greatest assets in fighting a pandemic. By investing in this workforce, we can better prepare for the next health emergency.
How COVID-19 is ending the stigma of online learning
In the post-COVID workplace, employers are revisiting candidate evaluation criteria and how online education can prepare students for the future of work.
Europeans are paying up to 40% of their earnings on rent
Data from the IMF shows that the COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in thousands of Europeans paying a greater share of their earnings on rented accommodation.
COVID-19: What you need to know about the coronavirus pandemic on 1 June
Top stories: South Asian cases continue to rise; WHO calls for pandemic preparedness treat; COVID variants assigned Greek letters.
5 research-backed reasons working from home will stick
Working from home is expected to be a long-lasting trend that benefits employers and staff, but will hit spending in city centres, an NBER report shows.
How COVID-19 has affected international labour migration – and the path to enduring reintegration
With migrant remittances and employment devastated by COVID, migrant workers need greater economic and social protections. Here's how governments can help.
Back to the office? Here's how tech company Salesforce thinks that might look
The reopening of businesses isn’t just about the future of work. It is about the next evolution of business culture and of society – with business helping to build a resilient platform fo...
Can people vaccinated against COVID-19 still spread the coronavirus?
Preliminary evidence suggests COVID-19 vaccines make it less likely someone who’s vaccinated will transmit the coronavirus, but the proof's not yet ironclad.
COVID-19: What you need to know about the coronavirus pandemic on 28 May
Top stories: Britain's Indian variant cases double, WHO urges African vaccine support and South Asia surpasses 30 million cases.