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Bookmark or Share- What is the Bretton Woods Agreement? - The World Economic ForumThe World Economic Forum’s Global Risks Report 2023 highlights “new developments in the global risks landscape, including unsustainable levels of debt, a new era of low growth, low global investment and de-globalization, a decline in human development after decades of progress… and the growing pressure of climate change impacts”.
- These are the biggest global risks we face in 2024 and beyondThe World Economic Forum’s Global Risks Report 2024 says the biggest short-term risk stems from misinformation and disinformation. In the longer term, climate-related threats dominate the top 10 risks global populations will face. Two-thirds of global experts anticipate a multipolar or fragmented order to take shape over the next decade.
- What is green finance and why is it important?Green finance is any structured financial activity that’s been created to ensure a better environmental outcome. The value of green bonds traded could soon hit $2.36 trillion. The European Central Bank is getting heavily involved in green finance. The top three green bond issuers are the US, China and France.
- What is sustainable finance and how it is changing the worldSustainable finance has a key role to play in the world’s transition to net zero by channelling private money into carbon-neutral projects, says the European Union, whose Green Deal Investment Plan aims to raise $1.14 trillion to help pay the cost of making Europe net zero climate change emissions by 2050.
- Global debt is at $307 trillion. Why does it matter ... - World ...Global debt has already hit a record $307 trillion in 2023, the Institute of International Finance says. This covers borrowing by governments, businesses and households. While recession concerns have eased in some quarters, 6 out of 10 chief economists expect the global economy to weaken this year, according to the World Economic Forum's latest ...
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