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Driving Inclusive Growth in South Africa: Overview
28th February 2025 The new political context emerging from the May 2024 elections provides a unique opportunity for South Africa. The alignment of economic and... →
Evaluating Macroeconomic Resilience: The Case of South Africa and Botswana
27th February 2025 Between 2000–2022, a series of financial shocks plunged both the South African and Botswanan economies into a crisis of declining per capita... →
WHO global water, sanitation and hygiene: annual report 2023
26th February 2025 This report summarizes the World Health Organization’s (WHO) global work on water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) during 2023. It describes how the... →
Media and Digital Platforms Market Inquiry (MDPMI) – Provisional Report
25th February 2025 The provisional findings on search and personalised feeds are as follows: 1.1. Google’s monopoly position and the unequal bargaining position of... →
African Financing Stability Mechanism (AFSM) Technical and Operational Report
25th February 2025 Africa’s development financing needs are rising, but the global financial architecture is not appropriately structured to deliver the required... →
The United Nations Set of Principles and Rules on Competition: Implementation after 40 years
25th February 2025 This publication commemorates UNCTAD's 60th anniversary in 2024, and 44 years after the adoption of the Set of Multilaterally Agreed Equitable... →
Implementing the Digital Trade Protocol of the African Continental Free Trade Area: expected impacts, early experiences and challenges ahead
21st February 2025 The Digital Trade Protocol (DTP) of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) represents a significant step forward for Africa's economic... →
Southern-led multilateral channels for climate finance
21st February 2025 Multilateral development banks (MDBs) led by Global South countries are emerging as channels for directing climate finance to emerging market and... →
Africa’s Macroeconomic Performance and Outlook - January 2025
18th February 2025 Countries across the world are struggling to navigate a difficult global economic landscape characterized by persistent disruptions – from... →
Scaling Financing for Coal Phase-out in Emerging Economies
18th February 2025 This paper examines how emerging and developing economies (EMDEs) can transition away from coal-based energy with innovative financing strategies... →
