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Investing in African Women Will Yield Outsize Returns

LUSAKA – The theme of this year’s International Women’s Day was “Invest in women – accelerate progress.” It was simultaneously an observation, a promise, and a call to action. In fact, investment in women is essential to build the positive “impact economies” that are envisioned in the United Nations 2030 Agenda for Sustainable

Inflation Targeting in an Age of Climate Change

Far from being an esoteric topic for academic economists to discuss among themselves, this is a serious practical challenge that

How the Sino-American Rivalry Is Reshaping the World Order

While the exact impact of the changing geopolitical balance remains unknown, it is clearly becoming an impediment to addressing global

The 1.5°C Target for Global Warming Must Prevail

Even if governments meet all their existing climate pledges, the odds against global warming staying below 1.5°C are seven to

Turning Challenges into Triumph: The Mahakali River Basin Story

Pranjal Devkota Water-related challenges, such as drinking water scarcity and the wise use of available resources, are significant issues in

The Danger of Premature ECB Rate Cuts

FRANKFURT – With inflation in the eurozone dropping from a peak of 10.6% in October 2022 to 2.6% in May 2024,

Why Republicans Go Crawling Back to Donald Trump

What’s missing from all these people’s calculations? The future of the United States. The single most important consideration in US

How Europe Can Get the Green Deal Done

Since the European Green Deal was introduced in 2019, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has touted it as

Iran’s Succession Crisis Is a Legitimacy Crisis

Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, who died in a helicopter crash on May 19, was an insubstantial man in an insignificant

Nurture republican values to meet people’s aspiration

The republic is an epoch-making regime change in Nepal. The first meeting of the Constituent Assembly on May 28, 2008