The European Investment Bank has released an essay, which reminds about the need for different thinking in protecting the environment, ensuring equality and making people's lives better around the world.

The essay is available in English, French, German languages via the following link.

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EBRD published a new episode of Pocket Dilemmas podcast where the past, present and future of poverty is discussed.

The podcast can be accessed in English here: https://www.ebrd.com/news/2019/what-is-the-future-of-poverty.html

Image: EBRD. Pocket Dilemmas podcast "What is the future of poverty?”

In this Pocket Economics podcast IMF former Chief Economist Maurice Obstfeld and EBRD’s Vanora Bennett discuss the economic impact of natural disasters, explaining why global warming is not just an environmental disaster but an economic one as well.

The podcast can be accessed in English here: https://www.ebrd.com/news/2017/the-economic-impact-of-natural-disasters.html

Image: EBRD. Pocket Economics podcast "The economic impact of natural disasters"

In this new EBRD paper, the authors present the structure and methodology of the EBRD Knowledge Economy Index, then analyse the 2018 results and the changes between 2011 and 2018.

Knowledge Index is an economic indicator, developed by the World Bank Institute to measure a country's ability to generate, adopt and disseminate knowledge.

Publication is available in English language via the following link.

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The International Financial Corporation and the World Bank presented the results of a joint diagnostic of the private sector in Kazakhstan. By this diagnostic those sectors with potential to create markets and have development impact were identified.

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), European Investment Bank (EIB), the International Financial Corporation (IFC), the World Bank (WB), together with development agencies of the United Kingdom (DfID) and Sweden (SIDA) launched a joint data base of published diagnostics.

The Platform for Accelerating the Circular Economy (PACE) and the UN E-Waste Coalition released a report “A New Circular Vision for Electronics. Time for a Global Reboot”. The report concludes that it is time to “… re-consider e-waste, re-evaluate the electronics industry and reboot the system for the benefit of industry, consumers, workers, the health of humankind and the environment. …”

ACCA published article explaining why “professional accountants will need to reassess their relationship with technology as the number of areas where automation meets emotional intelligence increase”. The article was first published in the International edition of Accounting and Business magazine.

The EBRD produced a short documentary film on the food revolution in the world and the importance of sustainable agriculture and food production.

Please follow the link to watch the film in English: https://www.ebrd.com/cs/Satellite?c=Content&cid=1395264873320&d=Default&pagename=EBRD%2FContent%2FContentLayout

Image: EBRD. Documentary film “Food for the Future”

In this Pocket Economics podcast Charlotte Ruhe, Director for Financial Products within the EBRD’s Small Business Initiative, discusses challenges women entrepreneurs face, how women entrepreneurs can overcome challenges and make their business more successful as well as available support.

The European Investment Bank (EIB) released a working paper that explains financial technology and blockchain, while exploring impacts of FinTechs and TechFins on the financial sector and financial inclusion, risks and challenges from new technologies as well as applications and services for international financial institutions and their clients.

The World Development Indicators (WDI) is the World Bank’s premier compilation of international statistics on global development. Drawing from officially recognized sources and including national, regional, and global estimates, the WDI provides access to almost 1,600 indicators for 217 economies, with some time series extending back more than 50 years.