Recommendations
Trade and Development Report Update (April 2024)
19th April 2024 The report forecasts global economic growth to 2.6% in 2024, barely above the 2.5% threshold commonly associated with a recessionary phase. This... →
Aid under pressure: 3 accelerating shifts in official development assistance
19th April 2024 Official Development Assistance (ODA) is more than just cash. It is a powerful way to make a difference where it matters most. It is aimed at... →
The State of Social Enterprise: A Review of Global Data 2013–2023
19th April 2024 This report provides a comprehensive synthesis of the global state of social enterprise, using data from more than 80 countries gathered between... →
Geopolitics of the energy transition: Energy security
19th April 2024 The acceleration of a renewable-based global energy transition represents our only option to ensure the world remains on a 1.5°C-compatible... →
International co-operation to accelerate green hydrogen deployment
19th April 2024 This report from IRENA's Collaborative Framework on Green Hydrogen assesses progress in green hydrogen deployment. The report gauges the success... →
Financing the fight against poverty and hunger - mobilising resources for a sustainable development goal reset
19th April 2024 The world’s governments are falling far short of the pledges they made in 2015 to eradicate extreme poverty and create a world with “zero hunger”... →
Making finance flow to adaptation in small-scale agrifood systems: The role of the third long-term goal of the Paris Agreement (Article 2.1 (c))
19th April 2024 Article 2.1(c) of the Paris Agreement aims to make finance flows consistent with climate-resilient development. For small-scale agrifood systems,... →
Terrorist financing risk assessment for the NPO sector in South Africa
18th April 2024 South African government and private sector partners published a report on the terrorist financing risk assessment on the non-profit organisation... →
MENA Economic Update, April 2024: Conflict and Debt in the Middle East and North Africa
17th April 2024 The global economy is in its third year of deceleration amidst declining inflation and oil prices. The MENA region grew at 1.9 percent in 2023 and... →
The Great Reversal: Prospects, Risks, and Policies in International Development Association (IDA) Countries
17th April 2024 The 75 economies eligible for low-interest loans and grants from the World Bank’s International Development Association (IDA) had made notable... →