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Renewables

Networks and storage needed

The global transition towards renewable energy can only succeed if the necessary networks and storage capacities are available

Universal basic income

Social transfers stabilise aggregate demand

The Covid-19 crisis is the right time to test UBI policies

UN forecast

55 countries will see their population shrink by 2050

UN statistics show that migration has an impact on how individual countries’ populations develop

Blog

Gender implications of Covid-19

Covid-19 hits women harder, warns OECD

Our view

The opportunity of crisis

Covid-19 has dramatically reduced energy consumption around the world, providing an opportunity for a rethink

Global crisis

Debt swaps make sense

Donor governments must not let Covid-19 undo the development success of past decades

Pandemic response

Why lockdowns may prove deadly

Neglect of how the urban poor live, is making Covid-19 responses dangerous in many low-income countries

Blog

Covid-19 as seen by World Bank board member

Covid-19 crisis provides clues on how global governance must improve

IDPs

Greater international commitment is needed

A study calls for a sharper international focus on the problem of internal displacement

Social inequality

Care-giving and household chores keep women poor

Social inequality is hampering efforts to overcome poverty – women and girls are particularly affected

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