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The politics of free trade is fundamentally changing. Whether - and how the world ‘deglobalises’ - or whether we learn to manage trade conflict and share the gains of trade - will profoundly affect the livelihoods of billions of people.
on 09.10.20
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A more innovative China doesn’t mean a less competitive America. But international institutions like the IMF, World Bank, WTO and WHO are not coping well with rising conflict. The G20 could help.
on 09.10.20
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The Sustainable Development Goals remains crucial to building a better, just and sustainable future. But, we must streamline the fight against inequalities, to improve the well-being of people, the health of our planet and economic capabilities. That’s the way to foster inclusion and help talents, skills and sustainable i
on 09.10.20
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Almost half of all jobs in Africa could be lost as COVID-19 hits. Recovery requires seizing the opportunity to rebuild more robust, competitive, and inclusive economies that unlock the productivity of all 1.2 billion citizens of the African continent.
on 09.10.20
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COVID-19 has turned the public focus back towards the state: citizens around the world are looking to their governments and their ability to deal with the pandemic and its social and economic ramifications.
on 09.10.20
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NEW STRATEGIES TO TACKLE THE JOBS EMERGENCY The investment needed to rebound from COVID-19 could accelerate our path to a net zero carbon world. But a new Social Contract is an essential component of the plan for change.
on 09.10.20
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NEW STRATEGIES TO TACKLE THE JOBS EMERGENCY Key to recovering well will be Governments that quickly connect decision-makers, scientists and civil society organise intelligence effectively apply lessons to economic renewal and to decarbonization.
on 09.10.20
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Around the world parliamentarians are laser-focused on action to save lives and save livelihoods. As I write, the death toll from COVID-19, mounting every day, has now reached well over 400,000 people.
on 25.08.20
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South Africa is under a severe lockdown since 27 March. Only essential service workers, businesses, public transport and local travel for essential needs are allowed. There are no flights or sells of hot food, alcohol, cigarettes. Schools and universities are closed, though some of them are functioning through e-learning. A
on 23.08.20
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The imperative for Madagascar, after three months of fighting the COVID-19 pandemic, is predominantly social. The great majority of the population lives day to day. The survival of the household depends on the journey earnings, which is already insufficient in normal times.
on 23.08.20
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Turkey has developed a macro-scale plan that covers health, economy, agriculture, security and diplomacy. The Coronavirus Scientific Advisory Board was set up by the Ministry of Health on 10 January 2020, just following the emergence of the coronavirus outbreak, before the World Health Organization confirmed it mid March as
on 23.08.20
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Canada has been hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic. With 79,000 cases as of May 20th, Canada is set to overtake China soon in terms of confirmed cases, yet our cases per capita remains less than half that of our neighbours to the south, the United States.
on 23.08.20
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As of mid of April, most Sub-Saharan African countries had reported that they are facing COVID-19, totalling over some 10,000 cases, including around 500 deaths. These figures are constantly changing as the pandemic progresses, and cases reported do not necessarily reflect the total magnitude of infection because the amount
on 23.08.20
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The COVID-19 pandemic has had a dramatic health, social and economic impact on the lives of citizens across the globe. In the face of this adversity, civil society has moved quicker than governmental institutions. We are seeing unprecedented levels of community-based solidarity through grass-root movements in both urban and
on 22.08.20
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For the countries of the Euro-Mediterranean region, the crisis has severely tightened external financing conditions across the income spectrum. It has disrupted trade, supply chains, investment flows, with a sharp fall in consumer and investor confidence.
on 16.06.20
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I would like to start with a recent quote from the UN-Secretary General, who said: “The COVID-19 pandemic is a public health emergency… an economic crisis, a social crisis and a human crisis that is fast becoming a human rights crisis.”
on 24.04.20
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Italy has been one of the hardest-hit countries by the pandemic. The response from citizens has been exemplary, yet the principles of Democracy were also hit hard.
on 24.04.20
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From an early stage, the State of Morocco has been aware of the urgency of the situation and set up a strategy on several axes; a strategy involving all the actors, public and private sectors and civil society, who have taken rapid and coordinated actions to mitigate the health, social and economic impact of the crisis.
on 24.04.20
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In my capacity as Co-Chair of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Mediterranean (PAM) Panel on Trade and Investment, I would like to share with you the approach adopted by our Assembly to facilitate the dissemination of data, official information and practices among our members.
on 24.04.20
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While COVID-19 pandemic has brought forth an unprecedented crisis around the world, it has made us realise one basic thing – the wellbeing of an individual or the welfare of any country, nation or even a region is not an isolated issue, confined within parameters of only its own welfare.
on 24.04.20
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In Kosovo, we are dealing currently with a pandemic – but also with one of the worst political crises that we've had in the past years, which is making the situation much worse than we expected.
on 24.04.20
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Below you may find information on some of the latest initiatives from the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund concerning the implementation of measures to fight the spread of coronavirus. In parallel, you will find updated information about the policy initiatives taken by Parliaments around the world to cope with
on 01.04.20
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The World Bank Group and the Parliamentary Network on the World Bank and IMF held a Virtual Parliamentary Briefing on Pandemics with a special focus on COVID-19, on 24 April 2020, to engage legislators from across the globe with World Bank Group senior management and experts on how to take rapid, coordinated action to miti
on 21.11.19
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Jeffrey Franks, the Director of the IMF Europe Office, met for an informative meeting with the President of the Finance Committee of the French National Assembly Eric Woerth, and Vice President Jean-Nöel Barrot, on Thursday, December 6 2018. Mr. Franks presented the latest IMF’s Regional Economic Outlook for Europe and
on 10.12.18
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