by Jingnan Huo | Apr 26, 2017 | Business & Tech
WASHINGTON — Uncertainty about the Trump administration’s stance on climate change won’t change the World Bank’s focus on the issue, the institution’s chief said on Thursday. World Bank President Jim Yong Kim on Thursday, referring to the threat that the Trump...
by Jingnan Huo | Apr 4, 2017 | Business & Tech, Featured
WASHINGTON — Christine Lagarde, the managing director of the International Monetary Fund, said Monday that “more and better education” is crucial to combat sagging productivity in period of technological change. Lagarde said that in “both in advanced and emerging...
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by David Jordan | Mar 29, 2017 | Business & Tech, Featured
In Matanzas, Cuba workers handcraft books at the government owned publishing house Ediciones Vigías. They primarily use recycled materials and publish in both Spanish and English. Hugo Santana is an engineer by day and a poet by night, and has been published by...
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by Yu-Ning Aileen Chuang | Mar 11, 2017 | Business & Tech
WASHINGTON – Given the policy priorities of the Trump administration, the conditions may not look ripe for America to make big progress on moving toward a low-carbon economy. But some energy experts offer a counter narrative, noting that states and large US companies...
by Yu-Ning Aileen Chuang | Mar 8, 2017 | Business & Tech, Featured
WASHINGTON – On the eve of the International Women’s Day, International Monetary Fund Managing Director Christine Lagarde talked about how important it is to empower women to participate in the economy and suggested ways for young women to advance in their...
by Yu-Ning Aileen Chuang | Mar 3, 2017 | Business & Tech
WASHINGTON – Some agriculture industry analysts and farmers are worried that the Trump administration’s determination to ignore the World Trade Organization and focus instead on bilateral trade negotiations will hurt U.S. agricultural exports in the long term. The...
