POST-PANDEMIC, WORLD FACING GLOOMY STEW OF DEBT, TRADE WARS AND POOR PRODUCTIVITY
Men work at the construction site of an apartment building in Beijing, China, July 29,…
SINGAPORE PASSPORT REPLACES JAPAN’S AS WORLD’S MOST POWERFUL
Singapore passport holders have visa-free access to 192 out of 227 global destinations. PHOTO: ST…
ANALYSIS: A YEAR LATER, SRI LANKA’S TENTATIVE ECONOMIC RECOVERY ELUDES THE POOR
A general view of the main port in Colombo, Sri Lanka June 29, 2023. REUTERS/Dinuka…
BILLIONAIRE GEORGE SOROS HANDS CONTROL OF EMPIRE TO SON ALEX
Billionaire investor George Soros speaks to the audience at the Schumpeter Award in Vienna, Austria…
THE WORLD’S RICHEST 25 PEOPLE LOST $200 BILLION LAST YEAR—JEFF BEZOS’ NET WORTH FELL THE MOST
Jeff Bezos attends at “The Lord Of The Rings: The Rings Of Power” World Premiere…
LOYALTY ISLANDS EARTHQUAKE: NEW ZEALAND AUTHORITIES WARN OF ‘STRONG AND UNUSUAL’ CURRENTS, ‘UNPREDICTABLE SURGES AT SHORE’
The region at risk of a possible tsunami after a magnitude quake hit near the…
IMRAN KHAN: DOZENS OF POLICE SEIZE EX-PM OUTSIDE COURT IN PAKISTAN
BBC - 9 May, 2023 Pakistan's former prime minister Imran Khan has been arrested at the High…
CELEBRATIONS AS KING CHARLES AND QUEEN CAMILLA CROWNED
BBC - 5 May, 2023King Charles has been crowned at his Coronation, the first in…
WORLD BANK BOARD ELECTS US NOMINEE AJAY BANGA AS PRESIDENT
The World Bank's board of governors on Wednesday elected former Mastercard CEO Ajay Banga to a five-year term as president
FIRST DRIVERLESS METRO TRAIN CROSSES SYDNEY HARBOUR UNDERWATER
A driverless metro train has travelled under Sydney Harbour for the first time in what…
MILLION-YEAR-OLD VIRUSES HELP FIGHT CANCER, SAY SCIENTISTS
Source: BBC Relics of ancient viruses - that have spent millions of years hiding inside…
JAPAN, FRANCE AND INDIA TO LAUNCH PLATFORM TO COORDINATE SRI LANKA DEBT
Japanese Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki attends a news conference after a meeting of G7 leaders…
FOURTH COVID WAVE UNLIKELY, EXPECT PEAK IN 20 DAYS, SAY EXPERTS
Considering the experience of the last three waves of Covid that caused massive disruption to public life, concerns have yet again gripped the national capital amid the rising cases of Covid
IS THE US DOLLAR LOSING ITS STATUS AS THE KING OF CURRENCIES?
The National - April 04, 2023Last year, the US dollar was king of the world. The…
SAUDIS, OTHER OIL GIANTS ANNOUNCE SURPRISE PRODUCTION CUTS
Saudi Aramco engineers walk in front of a gas turbine generator at Khurais oil field…
ELON MUSK AMONG EXPERTS URGING A HALT TO AI TRAINING
BBC - 31 March, 2023 They have signed an open letter warning of potential risks, and say…
ACCESS TO EDUCATION FOR ALL
Home-Based Learning Supports Learning Continuity during Crisis UNICEF Sri Lanka UNICEF - 24 March 2023 Seven-year-old…
FACTBOX: MIDDLE EAST FLASHPOINTS THAT COULD BE AFFECTED BY SAUDI-IRAN DEAL
Here is a summary of the situation in parts of the Middle East where Iran and Saudi Arabia have been involved in proxy conflicts and which could be affected by a Beijing-brokered deal to re-establish relations between the two regional powers
INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY 2023: ACCELERATING EQUALITY AND EMPOWERMENT
On the occasion of International Women’s Day 2023, we at the World Bank Group will celebrate women’s achievements and contributions
