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Economic Growth

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US federal staff to be deployed to rural communities to boost economic opportunities

US president Joe Biden has launched a programme to deploy federal government employees to rural areas to help local leaders access the resources they need to boost their communities.  The […]

UK’s green recovery plan lacks ambition and co-ordination, think tank warns

The UK government is lagging behind other countries in its green post-COVID recovery plans, according to a London-based think-tank. The government’s ambition for a green recovery is “modest” compared with […]

Pandemic set to boost productivity, says Bank of England chief economist

Leaving the Bank of England after seven years in the chief economist’s job, Andy Haldane painted an upbeat picture of the economic outlook as the pandemic eases: the UK has […]

UK and Singapore open digital trade talks

The UK has become the first European country to begin negotiations with Singapore on a Digital Economy Agreement (DEA), following a model under which the Asian nation seeks to foster […]

OECD warns of uneven economic recovery from COVID-19, despite global growth

Despite a brighter global economic outlook, the world risks an uneven exit from the COVID-19 pandemic unless vaccines are distributed equitably across the globe, the OECD has warned. On Monday […]

Fields of battle: the trial of strength between India’s farmers and its market reformers

For decades, the Indian government’s in-house economics think tank has played a key role in liberalising swathes of the economy. But in turning its attention to food production, it may […]

UK enters race to permit wider use of drones for business activities

The UK’s aviation regulator has granted permission to a tech company to trial routine long-distance drone services, bringing another country into the global race to make drone use an everyday […]

OECD launches new policy framework to support sustainable economic recovery

Countries emerging from pandemic-driven economic crises can steer their economies toward a more sustainable future by focusing policy reform on resilience, facilitating reallocation of resources, and better support for people […]

From retrofits to investment vehicles: building the infrastructure for green growth

To ‘build back better’, governments must oversee the creation of new infrastructures to decarbonise their economies. At a recent webinar, senior officials from the OECD, Estonia and the Czech Republic […]

WTO appoints Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala as new director general

The World Trade Organisation (WTO) appointed its first woman and first African director general, Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, on Monday. Okonjo-Iweala takes the helm after the Biden administration endorsed her appointment […]