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Near the border between Sergipe and Bahia, two states in Northeastern Brazil, the village of Crasto has a waterfront full of colorful boats, a reminder of one of the region’s …

Over three days, participants reviewed progress since the last ICG/PTWS session in April 2025 Beijing, China and addressed emerging policy and technical issues, and prepared priorities for the next full …

In September 2016, exactly 10 years ago, Montevideo hosted the first edition of the Open Science Forum for Latin America and the Caribbean (CILAC), launching a regional space aimed at …

“Iuse technology to support financial inclusion in Lesotho,” says Lerato Masupha, the CEO and founder of Pay Lesotho. “It has been a difficult but rewarding journey. While we officially started …

The “Action Plan for Accelerating Digital Development in the Republic of Azerbaijan for 2026–2028” was approved by the President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev. The Action Plan was approved during a …

Located in China’s Zhejiang Province, Qiandao Lake is a national model for ecological protection and a lifeline for 13 million people in the Yangtze River Delta. Its unique aquatic ecosystem delivers critical ecological services—from clean drinking water to biodiversity conservation—while underpinning both …

Slowing productivity growth across Europe and Central Asia (ECA) has prompted governments to look beyond broad structural reforms. Industrial policy, targeting specific sectors, activities, or enterprises, has surged as a …

Europe’s economy continues to adjust to multiple overlapping shocks, and the recovery remains gradual. EU GDP growth is projected to remain moderate, at around 1 percent in 2025, supported mainly by private consumption and front-loaded exports. At …

BRUSSELS, March 12, 2026—Bulgaria, Croatia, Poland, and Romania could raise labor productivity by up to 10 to 15 percent through wider adoption of digital technologies, particularly software and AI-enabled tools, …

The UN World Food Programme (WFP) has reported that an estimated 318 million people worldwide now face crisis levels of hunger or worse, with hundreds of thousands already experiencing famine-like conditions. …