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Finland’s Green Building Revolution

The Helsinki Central Library Oodi in Helsinki, Finland. (photo: Tuomas Uusheimo) IMF COUNTRY FOCUS November 2, 2021/IMF By Steven Dorst This article first appeared in the most recent issue of Finance & Development Magazine produced in conjunction with COP26 With fires, landslides, and floods raging around the world, the climate crisis demands […]

Ras Al Khaimah New Year’s Eve fireworks celebration to dazzle with two new Guinness World Record attempts to welcome 2022

A spectacular 12-minute show covering a 4.7km stretch along the waterfront between Al Marjan Island and Al Hamra Village November 1, 2021/Aetoswire The Organising Committee for the Ras Al Khaimah New Year’s Eve celebration is planning yet another Guinness World Records-worthy spectacular pyrotechnic fireworks performance, which will feature pyrodrones, lights, […]

The G20’s Urgent To-do List

October 29, 2021/IMF Weekend Read Welcome to the Weekend Read! In today’s edition we focus on an agenda for G20 leaders, the start of COP26, the role of the IMF in battling climate change, the need for a global approach to data in the digital age, India’s outlook, sub-Saharan Africa’s winding […]