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Hold the Salt: Harnessing Desalination for Water Security

Desalination offers a viable solution to water scarcity in the Pacific, but its success depends on careful planning, energy efficiency,…

1 year ago

Three mindset shifts to build digital and AI empowered education systems

Menab, 8, from Ethiopia attends a school without electricity and has never used the internet. His teacher, Bethel, 25, wants…

1 year ago

Financial inclusion in Africa: Progress, challenges, and the road ahead

Imagine that everyone in Africa, from vendors in the bustling markets of Cairo, to agricultural workers in the remote villages…

1 year ago

The bazooka diplomacy of Trump’s tariffs

President Trump’s recent pronouncements on tariffs have received considerable attention from analysts, policymakers, and commentators. This column takes a step…

1 year ago

Customer data access and fintech entry: Early evidence from open banking

Open banking enables customers to share their transaction data with other financial service providers – including incumbent banks or new…

1 year ago

Why unilateral decarbonization can pay for itself

Anthropogenic greenhouse gas emissions are rapidly warming our planet, with potentially severe economic, social, and health consequences. Conventional estimates of…

1 year ago

Gaining efficiencies by financing European public goods together

European public goods are public goods which can be more effectively provided at the EU level than the national level.…

1 year ago

Teaching at the right level: A promising educational approach for Lebanon

Imagine trying to learn algebra when you're still struggling with basic addition. Or being asked to read a text when…

1 year ago

Corporate tax incentives for green growth: Where, when, and how they are being used

Tax policy is a popular tool for governments around the world seeking to influence behavior, including for encouraging environmentally sustainable…

1 year ago

Canada wants new oil pipelines to avoid Trump tariffs; nobody wants to build them

The Canadian government would have to play a significant role in any project to build new oil pipelines in Canada…

1 year ago