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Gabon’s New Government is Best Placed to Support Energy Industry Recovery

Gabon has always set the tone in Africa when it comes to sustainability and inclusive growth July 2020/AEC The new Gabonese government announced last week by President Ali Bongo Ondimba demonstrates Gabon’s intention to work on a post-Covid19 recovery based on sustainability, transparency and a sound and stable business environment. […]

Why Sustainable Food Systems are Needed in a post-COVID World

July 14, 2020/IMFBlog By Nicoletta Batini, James Lomax, and Divya Mehra Food systems are essential to economic activity because they provide the energy that we need to live and work. However, macroeconomists have long ignored them in the belief that the global agri-food industry, now highly mechanized, subsidized and concentrated, […]

Monitoring Group publishes its Recommendations to Strengthen the International Audit and Ethics Standard-Setting System

July 15, 2020/IOSCO The Monitoring Group (MG) is pleased to present its recommendations Strengthening the International Audit and Ethics Standard-Setting System. The MG is responsible for the overall governance of the international audit and ethics standard-setting process and the review of its effectiveness. The set of recommendations fulfills the overall […]