September 24, 2018/IMFBlog By  Christine Lagarde and Vitor Gaspar World leaders are gathering at the United Nations to discuss how to deliver on development for all that is economically, socially, and environmentally sustainable—“The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development,” and its 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The long road towards development The world […]

Culled—Proshare 18/9/2018/ By NOURIEL ROUBINI ,  BRUNELLO ROSA Project Syndicate  Although the global economy has been undergoing a sustained period of synchronized growth, it will inevitably lose steam as unsustainable fiscal policies in the US start to phase out. Come 2020, the stage will be set for another downturn – and, unlike […]

Gates Foundation warns that Nigeria and the Democratic Republic of Congo will be home to 44% of people living in such conditions by 2050 if trends continue September 18, 2018/WSJ By Betsy McKay and Gabriele Steinhauser The number of people living in extreme poverty is becoming concentrated in some of […]