Myanmar exemplifies the structural challenges for Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) implementation in a country long characterised by crony capitalism, underscoring the importance of ...
The significant shocks that have buffeted the global economy over the past five years have weighed heaviest on low-income countries and fragile and conflict-affected states. The post-pandemic recovery ...
More than half of sub-Saharan Africa’s population lives in fragile and conflict-affected states (FCS)—economies that face profound challenges such as stagnant economic growth, weak institutions, ...
Some 1 billion people across 38 fragile and conflict–affected states experience lower economic growth and are more vulnerable to shocks than those in other countries. In most cases, fragility and ...
Despite registering an average annual investment gain of 10.3% and raising funded ratios by nearly five percentage points in 2024, public pensions remain in a “fragile state,” according to the Equable ...