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Date of Publishing: December 2022.
No. of Pages: 22.

Air transport makes an important contribution to global economic development. The wider economic benefits of the industry reflect a combination of the rise in connectivity between countries and cities – enabling the flow of goods, people, capital, technology, and ideas – as well as the long-term trend decline in real air transport costs which underpins these flows. The impact of Covid-19 saw an abrupt and massive decline in connectivity in 2020, with the number of unique city pairs falling by 30% or more than 6,500 routes. The recovery since that time has been more subdued, as travel restrictions have gradually been removed and routes re-opened around the world. To date, domestic air connectivity has recovered to around 89% of its pre-COVID level and international connectivity is currently at around 68% of the level of 2019. The gap between the two is closing, reflecting the broader re-opening of international routes over the course of this year. Despite the observed recovery in the number of city pair routes, it is important to note that at least initially, the frequency on those routes is unlikely to be immediately restored to pre-pandemic levels. In other words, the return of capacity will lag the recovery in the absolute number of city-pair connections. 

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Contents:

1. The Big Picture.

2. Significant headwinds.

3. Oil.

4. Inflation.

5. Central banks.

6. The strength of the US dollar.

7. Recent Trends in Air Transport.

8. The Outlook for Air Transport.

9. Industry Financial Performance.

10. Underlying assumptions.

11. Consumers.

12. The wider economy.

13. Capital providers.

14. Labor.

15. Fuel.

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16. Regions.

17. Risks.

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Date of Publishing: 2021.
No. of Pages:  4.

The green loan market aims to facilitate and support environmentally sustainable economic activity. The Green Loan Principles (GLP) have been developed by an experienced working party, consisting of representatives from leading financial institutions active in the global syndicated loan markets, with a view to promoting the development and integrity of the green loan product.

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Contents:

 1. Introduction.
 2. Green Loan Definition.
 3. Green Loan Principles – Core Components. 
 3.1. Use of Proceeds.
 3.2. Process for Project Evaluation and Selection.
 3.3. Management of Proceeds.
 3.4. Reporting.

 4. Review.

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Date of Publishing: 2024.
No. of Pages: 12.

Contents:

1. HIGH RISKS HIGHLIGHT THE IMPORTANCE OF BOOSTING 
   RESILIENCE TO SHOCKS .
2. SECURING FISCAL SUSTAINABILITY IS KEY.
3. RAISING PRODUCTIVITY GROWTH SHOULD BE PRIORITISED.
4. THE GOVERNMENT AIMS TO MEET CLIMATE GOALS, WHILE 
   ENSURING ENERGY SECURITY.
5. LIMITING DEMOGRAPHIC HEADWINDS REQUIRES 
   MULTIPRONGED REFORM.

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Date of Publishing: 2024.
No. of Pages: 129.

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Contents:

1. Happiness and Age: Summary.
   Helliwell, Layard, Sachs, De Neve, Aknin, and Wang
2. Happiness of the Younger, the Older, and Those In Between.
   Helliwell, Huang, Shiplett, and Wang
3. Child and Adolescent Well-Being:
   Global Trends, Challenges and Opportunities.
   Marquez, Taylor, Boyle, Zhou, and De Neve
4. Supporting the Well-being of an Aging Global Population: Associations between Well-being and Dementia.
   Britton, Hill, and Willroth
5. Differences in Life Satisfaction Among Older Adults in India.                                          Paul, Pai, Thalil, and Srivastava __________________________________________________________________________________________

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Date of Publishing: 2024.
No. of Pages: 124.

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Contents:

Chapter 1: Global Risks 2024: At a turning point.

1.1. The world in 2024.

1.2. The path to 2026.

1.3. False information.

1.4. Rise in conflict.

1.5. Economic uncertainty.

1.6. Looking ahead Endnotes.

Chapter 2: Global Risks 2034: Over the limit.

2.1. The world in 2034.

2.2 Structural forces.

2.3. A 3°C world 2.4 AI in charge.

2.5. The end of development?

2.6. Crime wave.

2.7. Preparing for the decade ahead Endnotes.

Chapter 3: Responding to global risks.

3.1. Localized strategies.

3.2. Breakthrough endeavors.

3.3 Collective actions.

3.4. Cross-border coordination.

3.5. Conclusion Endnotes.

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Digital Report - immediate delivery to your email.

Date of Publishing: 2023.
No. of Pages: 250.

As Africa’s population grows, creating more and better jobs for youth will be essential for poverty reduction and shared prosperity. This report, Digital Africa: Technological Transformation for Jobs, makes the case for putting digital technologies at the center of a good-jobs strategy for the continent. The report’s overview of current challenges establishes that, although Africa’s mobile internet availability has increased in recent years, its internet infrastructure and the quality of available services still lag behind other regions. Divides in the availability of quality digital services remain an issue in all countries, especially in remote and poorer subregions. Additionally, Africa lags behind other regions in the use of internet services. 

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Contents:

CHAPTER 1

Digital Technologies: Enablers of Technological Transformation for Jobs.

1.1. What are digital technologies?

1.2. Africa’s jobs and technology challenges.

1.3. Impacts of digital technology use on jobs and poverty.

1.4. Africa’s large internet uptake gap.

1.5. Data and knowledge gaps for future work.

CHAPTER 2

2.1. Enterprises: Creating Better Jobs for More People through Innovation.

2.2. Digital technology use by African enterprises.

2.3. COVID-19 and digital divides.

2.4. Drivers of enterprise use.

2.5. Technology policies for more and better firms.

CHAPTER 3

Households: Supporting Productive Use of DTs for Inclusive Economic Impact. 

3.1. Household internet use is low, uneven, but growing.

3.2. The COVID-19 paradox: Increased internet usage but widened digital divides.

3.3. Understanding constraints to household internet use.

3.4. A policy framework to transform use into inclusive impact.

CHAPTER 4

Digital and Data Infrastructure: Stimulating Greater Availability and Use through Policy and Regulatory Reforms.

4.1. Market challenges of internet connectivity: Affordability, use, and quality.

4.2. Affordability to increase use.

4.3. Availability to reduce digital divides.

4.4. Data infrastructure and regulation for affordability and willingness to use.

4.5. Looking ahead: Regional integration and climate transition.

4.6. Summary of key findings for more inclusive use. 

 

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