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According to the International Monetary Fund (IMF), economic growth is expected to fall to a rate of 3% this year — the worst figure since the global financial crisis in 2007.

These 8 countries will dominate global growth in 2024, says the IMF

By: EBR | Thursday, October 31, 2019

Global economic growth will increasingly slow down in the coming years, according to IMF projections analyzed by Bloomberg

WIth 32 seats (up from 10), the Quebec nationalists are now a strong regional force in national politics, a party whose only mission is to protect what public opinion in the province of Quebec sees as its interests.

Trudeau Survives, But …

By: EBR | Friday, October 25, 2019

The elections have made Canadian politics more complex: It is now chess — not checkers

“Our public discourse is both ill-informed and compulsive.” The discussion following Turkey’s offensive in northeastern Syria is a perfect illustration.

Is Europe Endangered by Its Impotence in Syria?

By: EBR | Thursday, October 24, 2019

A selection of experts answer a new question from Judy Dempsey on the foreign and security policy challenges shaping Europe’s role in the world

The success of India’s moves to prevent other countries—or companies—from criticizing it is linked to the size and power of its market. Or at least that’s the lesson India can draw from China.

Is India Becoming More Like China?

By: EBR | Wednesday, October 23, 2019

New Delhi is weighing retaliation against Kuala Lumpur and Ankara after recent criticism over Kashmir

Trump provides a choice between the comfort of so-called fake news, which pleases voters unwilling to inform themselves immensely. Time and again, they are baited by Trump playing to their instincts, not their intellect.

Trump: A Loser?

By: EBR | Wednesday, October 23, 2019

Trump is like the Phantom Menace: He should be gone, but he keeps coming back

The Global Competitiveness Report 2019 is a much-needed economic compass, building on 40 years of experience of benchmarking the drivers of long-term competitiveness and integrating the latest learnings about the factors of future productivity

5 trends in the global economy – and their implications for economic policymakers

By: EBR | Tuesday, October 15, 2019

Global imperative ... the transition to a greener and more equal economy is within our grasp.

No country is immune from disaster displacement. The IDMC has recorded it in 190 countries and in 2018, with more than a million displaced people, the US was behind only India, China and the Philippines.

The world is facing more disasters. This is how data can help us reduce that risk

By: EBR | Tuesday, October 15, 2019

Risk is an everyday feature of our lives. How we react to it, who pays and who benefits, reveals much about our societies and their values

Justin Trudeau says he remains the best option for Canadians who want a progressive government, but he can no longer campaign as an outsider on a promise of change.

Get Prime Minister Justin Trudeau a second term in office or are his days numbered?

By: EBR | Monday, October 14, 2019

Canadians will be going to the polls on October 21, to decide whether to give Prime Minister Justin Trudeau a second term in office

In 2017, Taiwan’s police agency made 130 requests to other countries seeking information or assistance in investigations, but received responses in only 46 cases. This demonstrates that only by participating in INTERPOL will Taiwan be able to surmount political interference and acquire timely and complete criminal information, safeguard border security, enforce law and order, and engage in closer cooperation with police agencies worldwide to combat cross-border crime.

Taiwan cannot be absent from the global fight against transnational crime

By: EBR | Thursday, October 10, 2019

The World Drug Report 2018 published by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) pointed out that North America, East Asia and Southeast Asia are key regions in the production and consumption of amphetamine

It should also be emphasized that a censure based purely on national security concerns has potential bipartisan appeal. Not only is it subsequently harder to run on “America First” once you have been censured for profound neglect of this most critical of presidential duties, it is also emphasizes a key reason for impeachment (to avoid ongoing risks to the nation’s security).

Censuring Trump in the Age of Disinformation

By: EBR | Wednesday, October 9, 2019

Why censuring Trump matters and what it accomplishes

The four industrial revolutions overlay and sometimes we move back to previous inventions, like the sail in ocean shipping.

Fourth Industrial Revolution: What’s Next?

By: EBR | Friday, October 4, 2019

The Fourth Industrial Revolution is the accelerated development and convergence of the physical, digital and biological spheres

By targeting each customer as a single market, super apps build a business model that is transforming lives in emerging markets.

Super Apps: How to Create a Mass Market of One

By: EBR | Friday, October 4, 2019

For the average smartphone user in China, it is hard to imagine life without the country’s super apps, the juggernauts of the mobile realm that offer online messaging, social media, marketplaces and services under one umbrella

How can India rebrand itself from an outsourcing destination to a centre of technological innovation?

This is how India can become the next Silicon Valley

By: EBR | Friday, October 4, 2019

India has long branded itself as the world’s leading outsourcing destination for global companies, particularly for those in the technology sector - but in the Fourth Industrial Revolution, the time is ripe for the world’s most populous country to reinvent itself

China’s integration into an increasingly globalized economy, notably through its accession to the World Trade Organization in 2001, has proven to be a major source of growth and development for the Chinese economy.

US-China Relations: A structural Clash

By: EBR | Wednesday, October 2, 2019

Since the fall of the Soviet Union, if not from the birth of the People’s Republic of China (PRC) itself, relations with United States have proven to be a central factor in China’s strategic calculus and a major driver of Chinese foreign policy

"Joe Biden and his son are corrupt, but the fake news doesn’t want to report because they’re Democrats".

Impeachment insanity

By: EBR | Thursday, September 26, 2019

President Donald Trump calls the Democrats impeachment inquiry as a continuation of their ‘witch hunt’ against him

"There has never been a better time to mobilize technology and human capabilities to solve global challenges”

We Have the Climate Solutions – Now We Need the Partnerships

By: EBR | Tuesday, September 24, 2019

The World Economic Forum’s third annual Sustainable Development Impact Summit opened in New York City with an affirmation that the world has the science, data, know-how and public awareness to solve the challenge of climate change – what is needed now is intensified collaboration and communication to implement and scale solutions

Cities are home to 54% of the global population and the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) say they consume approximately 70% of energy and 75% of global carbon emissions.

Climate change: won or lost in cities or by cities?

By: EBR | Friday, September 20, 2019

Extinction Rebellion disrupted London and brought many transport routes to a standstill on Easter Weekend in 2019. A key demand for the direct action group was for the government to declare a climate emergency

In meetings with the European delegates, speakers highlighted the need to think globally from day one, while emphasizing responsibility to the local community. In the close-knit world of Israeli tech, even global companies give back.

From Israel’s ’start-up nation’, 4 lessons in innovation

By: EBR | Friday, September 20, 2019

Only a short flight separates Tel Aviv from many European capitals, but the seaside city’s leadership on innovation and its bustling start-up culture can make it seem worlds away. Ranked sixth in the world by Start-Up Genome’s Start-Up Ecosystem Rankings in 2019, Israel has been recognized internationally as the start-up nation, punching above its weight for a country with a population of only 8 million

The costs of climate change on people and the economy are clear. The toll on human life is irrefutable. The question is, how will the world respond: will we delay and pay more or plan ahead and prosper?

If we fight climate change properly, it could inject $7 trillion into the economy

By: EBR | Friday, September 20, 2019

The costs of climate change on people and the economy are clear. The question is, how will the world respond? Will we delay and pay more or plan ahead and prosper?

The THE says: "Overall, China’s universities have improved in the areas of citation impact, share of international staff and share of international co-authorship over the past year, driven by higher levels of funding."

These are the best universities in the world

By: EBR | Friday, September 20, 2019

So vital is education to the future of society, billionaire Jack Ma has just stepped down from Alibaba to focus on it. But does it matter where you go to be educated?

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