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Bookmark or Share- Japan ends era of negative interest rates. Here’s whyIn a 7-2 majority vote, Japan’s central bank decided to increase short-term interest rates to 0-0.1%. The decision increased rates from the previously held minus 0.1% and marked the first rate hike in Japan in 17 years.
- Global income inequality: How big is gap between richest and poorest ...2020 marked the steepest increase in the global billionaires' share of wealth on record, the report found. Indeed, since 1995, the share of global wealth owned by billionaires' has risen from 1% to over 3%.
- 1% of adults identify as neither male nor female - Ipsos poll | World ...Globally, 1% of adults currently describe themselves as transgender, non-binary, non-conforming, gender-fluid or “in another way”, rather than as male or female, according to a new survey. More than 19,000 people, aged 16 to 74, were canvassed in 27 different countries between 23 April and 7 May for the Ipsos LGBT+ Pride 2021 Global Survey .
- Can desalination be a sustainable solution to the water crisis?According to the International Water Association (IWA), desalination only provides 1% of the world’s drinking water. Although thousands of plants have been contracted globally – most of which are in the Middle East – the world can still do more to harness the power of the ocean, which as the IWA recognizes is 'drought-proof' and 'limitless'.
- The gender health gap: It's more than a women’s issue. Here’s whyPoor sanitation takes 1.4 million lives annually, with women and girls bearing a disproportionate burden, according to the World Health Organization. Meanwhile, conditions such as premenstrual syndrome, depression and gynaecological diseases are among the leading conditions that restrict female contributions to GDP growth.
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