Recommendations
Global Gender Gap Report 2025
20th June 2025 The Global Gender Gap Index annually benchmarks the current state and evolution of gender parity across four key dimensions (subindexes): Economic... →
Policies for advancing the renewables-based electrification of road transport
20th June 2025 Road transport – namely the use of cars, two- and three-wheelers, buses and trucks – plays an important role in the global energy transition. It... →
Getting on board with e-buses: Emerging climate-smart business opportunities
19th June 2025 Central to South Africa’s low-carbon and climate-resilient transition is the transport sector, with a focus on reducing transport needs, shifting... →
Improving the IMF and World Bank’s Debt Sustainability Framework for low-income countries
18th June 2025 The IMF and World Bank are reviewing their Debt Sustainability Framework for Low-Income Countries (LIC-DSF). The World Bank and IMF’s debt... →
Revitalising finance for adaptation: what role for the multilateral climate process?
18th June 2025 Despite repeated calls to scale up finance for adaptation, the multilateral climate process has not effectively integrated lessons and good... →
Gender equality and the climate crisis: where do international commitments stand?
18th June 2025 This briefing note examines pledges that bring together efforts to achieve gender equality and climate goals. We analyse outcomes from 2022 to 2024... →
Making Refugee Self-Reliance Work: From Aid to Employment in Sub-Saharan Africa
10th June 2025 "Making Refugee Self-Reliance Work: From Aid to Employment in Sub-Saharan Africa" advocates for the enhancement of refugee self-reliance as a... →
Key statistics and trends in international trade 2024
6th June 2025 As of 2024, global trade in goods and services combined is estimated to have reached approximately US$ 33-trillion. Goods (merchandise) trade... →
Global Trade Update (June 2025): Sustainable ocean economy
6th June 2025 Between 1995 and 2020, the ocean economy grew 2.5 times, outpacing the 1.9-fold growth of the global economy. Developing countries drove much of... →
A Turnaround Strategy for Local Government
4th June 2025 South Africa’s post-apartheid transition envisaged a decentralised, developmental state with local municipalities at the coalface of addressing... →
