This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Neelima Dwivedi, Executive Director, Public Policy, Communications & Market Access, MSD, Ruma Bhargava, Country Lead, Healthcare, World Economic Forum The two most prominent challenges in the sustained availability of equitable healthcare for all are affordability and accessibility. However, […]How public-private partnerships could be the booster dose for India’s healthcare ecosystem
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This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Neelima Dwivedi, Executive Director, Public Policy, Communications & Market Access, MSD, Ruma Bhargava, Country Lead, Healthcare, World Economic Forum The two most prominent challenges in the sustained availability of equitable healthcare for all are affordability and accessibility. However, […]This Indian state is overhauling its agriculture strategy — and innovation is at the forefront
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This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Ajit Kesari, Additional Chief Secretary, Department of Farmer Welfare and Agriculture Development, Government of Madhya Pradesh, Jaskiran Warrik, Project Lead, Food Innovation Hub, World Economic Forum As the world population continues to grow and food prices rise, farming […]Overheating megacities are a climate problem and solution – a Latin America case study
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This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Robert Muggah, Co-founder, SecDev Group and Co-founder, Igarapé Institute, Mac Margolis, Washington Post Columnist and Associate, Igarapé Institute It can seem like climate change affects all communities equally. From flash floods and wildfires to record-breaking heat waves, its […]Half of US teens use the internet ‘almost constantly’. But where are they spending their time online?
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This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Stefan Ellerbeck, Senior Writer, Formative Content Almost half of US teenagers aged 13-17 say they are online “almost constantly”, according to a new Pew Research Center survey.The most popular social media platforms among this age group are YouTube, […]The US is planting a billion trees to fight climate change
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This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Stephen Hall, Writer, Formative Content Tree planting is the ‘most powerful solution in the fight against climate change’, an ETH Zürich scientist says.The US is aiming to plant 1 billion trees over the next 10 years to help […]Devastating floods hit Pakistan – and other environment stories you need to read this week
August 30, 2022 by 1 Comment
This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Kate Whiting, Senior Writer, Formative Content This weekly round-up brings you key environment stories from the past seven days.Top stories: Devastating floods hit Pakistan; Europe facing worst drought in 500 years; US government to spend more than $500 […]How India can finance and scale digital innovations in agriculture
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This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Arindom Datta, Executive Director & Head, Rural and Development Banking/Advisory, Rabobank India, Abhay Pareek, Lead, Fourth Industrial Revolution for Agriculture, World Economic Forum, India India’s agriculture sector is expected to sustain income for 100 million smallholders while facing […]Why the US Inflation Reduction Act is an important step in the transition to clean energy
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This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Humzah Yazdani The Inflation Reduction Act was signed into law in the US in August 2022.It has the potential to significantly curb the country’s greenhouse gas emissions.Its provisions pertaining to climate change mitigation, clean energy and energy innovation […]Brazil’s biggest favela has been mapped using 3D laser scanning. It’s important not just for technology, but also for human rights
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This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Victoria Masterson, Senior Writer, Formative Content Favelas 4D – a project from MIT’s Senseable City Lab – has created a 3D model of Brazil’s biggest favela, Rocinha in Rio de Janeiro.Traditional technology such as satellite mapping cannot map […]How female-led start-ups can transform Africa
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This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Aimée Dushime Women make up 58% of Africa’s self-employed population and contribute around 13% of the continent’s GDP.Until gender parity is improved throughout the African continent, female entrepreneurs will remain under-earning compared with their male counterparts.Governments and policymakers […]Building resilience and youth entrepreneurship in Africa
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This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Grégory Renand, Head, Z Zurich Foundation, Asheesh Advani, President and Chief Executive Officer, JA Worldwide Africa is blossoming with entrepreneurial potential and now boasts seven unicorns, up from zero in 2015.But as other continents have been fostering entrepreneurship […]How city and state diplomacy can strengthen US foreign policy
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This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Erin Bromaghim, Visiting Senior Fellow for City and State Diplomacy, Truman Center for National Policy City and state diplomacy is an important part of international cooperation, but right now it has no link to US foreign policy – […]How consumer credit can drive growth in Africa’s emerging e-commerce sector
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This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Fehintolu Olaogun, CEO and Co-founder, CredPal E-commerce in Africa increased by 57% between 2019 and 2020.Lack of access to consumer credit is holding back the retail sector.Credit could expand purchasing power and increase e-commerce. Retail in Africa is […]Palestine: EU announces €261 million in support of UNRWA’s operations
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This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. The European Union confirmed today its role as a long-standing, predictable and reliable partner of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) and one of its largest donors. The European Commission adopted €261 million as the […]A crisis is coming – 4 steps to address Africa’s urgent financing needs
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This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Caroline Kende-Robb, Senior Fellow, African Center for Economic Transformation (ACET) Amid social unrest, economic crises and political conflicts, 23 African countries are at high risk of – or already in – debt distress.Of the IMF’s $650 billion global […]How next-gen technology in agriculture can make food safer in India
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This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Taranjeet Bhamra, Co – Founder, AgNext Food adulteration in India is a persistent problem.The COVID-19 pandemic inadvertently put a spotlight on the importance of monitoring and addressing food safety issues, which were previously common in the value chain.Many […]How digital payments bring new economic opportunities for women in rural India
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This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Reema Nanavaty, Executive Director, Self-Employed Women’s Association (SEWA), Ruth Goodwin-Groen, Managing Director, United Nations-based Better Than Cash Alliance In India, millions of women entrepreneurs living rurally, dealing solely in cash, were hard hit during the pandemic.Digital payments offer […]How women’s empowerment can drive competitiveness in the Middle East
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This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Maroun Kairouz, Head of the Middle East and North Africa, World Economic Forum, Kelsey Goodman, Community Lead, Regional and Geopolitical Affairs MENA, World Economic Forum LLC Progress is needed to secure economic equality for women in the Middle […]Can parametric insurance mitigate Africa’s climate risk?
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This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Lesley Ndlovu, Chief Executive Officer, African Risk Capacity (ARC) Ltd In Africa, 490 million people (40% of the population) are living in extreme poverty.As a result, communities are highly vulnerable to natural disasters, which are increasing in frequency […]Commission welcomes international condemnation of Russia for violation of aviation rules and EU sanctions *
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This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. The Commission welcomes the decision by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) to call on the Russian Federation to immediately cease its infractions of international aviation rules, in order to preserve the safety and security of civil aviation. The ICAO decision refers to the […]This Indian project is helping women into tech
August 1, 2022 by 1 Comment
This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Victoria Masterson, Senior Writer, Formative Content TechSaksham is a tech skills project for women college leavers in India run by software companies Microsoft and SAP.India has one of the world’s youngest workforces.But it also has skills and gender […]Ukraine’s food exports by the numbers
July 28, 2022 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Spencer Feingold, Digital Editor, Public Engagement, World Economic Forum Ukraine is one of the world’s top exporters of staple grains.Russia’s invasion has significantly hindered Ukraine’s agricultural sector, threatening food security worldwide.Here’s a look at its top agricultural exports, […]For Australia’s Indigenous communities, preserving their languages is a matter of life and death
July 28, 2022 by 1 Comment
This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Yarlalu Thomas, Precision Public Health Fellow, Rare and Undiagnosed Diseases, Roy Hill Community Foundation, Rani Charuruks Ong, Program Manager, Lyfe Languages, Gareth Baynam, Medical Director, Rare Care Centre, Perth Children’s Hospital, Kevin Doxzen, Hoffmann Fellow, Precision Medicine and […]EIB Board, supported by the EU Commission, approves €1.59 billion of EU financial assistance for Ukraine
July 26, 2022 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. The EIB, the EU bank, is providing €1.59 billion, supported by guarantees from the EU budget, to help Ukraine repair the most essential damaged infrastructure and resume critically important projects addressing the urgent needs of Ukrainian people.This is the second package of support for Ukraine […]Boosting Africa’s commercial aviation sector, a sure route to recovery
July 21, 2022 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Hassan El-Houry, Group CEO, National Aviation Services Commercial aviation generates $6 of related economic activity for every $1 value created, providing African leaders with an opportunity to bolster economic recovery once it overcomes the aviation gap in the […]Jobs in renewable energy are growing in the US – here are the highlights
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This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Victoria Masterson, Senior Writer, Formative Content Green jobs grew across every US energy sector in 2021, a new report finds.Electric and hybrid vehicles defied the COVID-19 slowdown and continued to add jobs.In electricity generation, solar was the fastest […]Russian ruble: How resilient against sanctions is Russia’s economy?
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This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: John Letzing, Digital Editor, Strategic Intelligence, World Economic Forum & Minji Sung, Data Visuals and Content Specialist, Strategic Intelligence, World Economic Forum In many ways Russia’s economy seems to have successfully weathered the sanctions applied in response to […]Ukraine: EU grants access to funding under the EU4Health programme
July 18, 2022 by 1 Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. Today, as part of the Commission’s ongoing efforts to provide support in the area of health, Commissioner Kyriakides visited Ukraine to meet Minister of Health Viktor Liashko and pay a visit to a medical centre for children as well as a patient rehabilitation centre. […]Ukraine crisis: How can the private sector be a force for good?
July 15, 2022 by 1 Comment
This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Henrietta H. Fore, Director Emeritus, Chief Executives for Corporate Purpose (CECP) The war in Ukraine has displaced nearly two-thirds of the country’s children.International cooperation is critical to protect and children and their families.The private sector can take direct […]Implementation of sanctions: Commission provides additional guidance on the transit of goods from Russia
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This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. The European Commission has today published further guidance to Member States on the transit of goods from Russia. This is part of regular technical exchanges on the practical implementation of EU restrictive measures, which have been unanimously imposed by the Council, in response to […]Russian invasion of Ukraine: Commission consults Member States on proposal to amend State aid Temporary Crisis Framework
July 12, 2022 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. The European Commission has sent to Member States for consultation a draft proposal to adjust the State aid Temporary Crisis Framework, initially adopted on 23 March 2022 to support the economy in the context of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Executive Vice-President Margrethe Vestager, in […]India invested record amounts in renewables last year – so what next for green power in the country?
July 11, 2022 by 1 Comment
This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Joe Myers, Writer, Formative Content & Ian Shine, Senior Writer, Formative Content Investment in renewable energy hit a record level in India during the last financial year.We spoke with the author of a new report to uncover more […]Bahrain women in tech are leading the way. What can the world learn?
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This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Nada AlSaeed, Executive Director, Bahrain Economic Development Board Diversity and inclusion in tech are no longer a nice-to-have but a critical policy that has become an industry standard.A recent ranking by Meta and the Economist Internet Inclusive Report […]
