All posts tagged "Investment"

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  Canada to hit defence spending target ‘half a decade ahead of schedule’, PM says

  Canada has set out plans to increase defence spending quicker than expected, with prime minister Mark Carney outlining plans to upgrade what he called the country’s aged military equipment and

  • Posted June 12, 2025
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  Borrowing back better: how to finance major infrastructure projects

  There is increasing awareness that if infrastructure projects are to be successful, they must be climate-friendly, resilient and primed for connectivity. And as the audience of a Global Government Forum

  • Posted November 14, 2022
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  Truths about lies: World Bank governance chief Ed Olowo-Okere on the global threat of corruption

  Ed Olowo-Okere has spent the last three years working to improve public services and financial management in low- and middle-income countries. His greatest challenge is corruption, he tells Matt Ross

  • Posted July 10, 2022
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  Dawn of a new energy infrastructure

  To reach net zero, countries will have to radically reshape their energy production and distribution infrastructures – reforming policies and regulations in every field from transport to housing. Catherine Early

  • Posted September 29, 2021
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  Built for all: A global framework for building inclusive economies

  The pandemic presents the opportunity to build a better future that supports inclusive growth, sustained prosperity, equal participation, and responsible stewardship. It’s been over eighteen months since people around the

  • Posted September 9, 2021
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  From leaders to learners: digital chiefs’ pandemic lessons

  Since the pandemic arrived, governments have leaned heavily on technological solutions to protect citizens and businesses. At a GGF webinar, digital leaders from the UK, South Korea and Canada discussed

  • Posted July 5, 2021
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  A post-industrial revolution

  If the UK government can create firm platforms for its use of data, civil servants heard at a recent Dun & Bradstreet webinar, the country could make a forward leap

  • Posted June 22, 2021
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  With crisis comes opportunity: economic sustainability and the argument for going green

  Governments around the world have had no choice but to roll out vast stimulus packages in a bid to keep economies afloat during the coronavirus crisis. At a recent GGF

  • Posted September 27, 2020
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  Fintech firms call for more government-backed finance

  UK fintech business leaders believe that they’re unfairly excluded from government investment schemes and need a stronger voice in regulatory policymaking, according to a survey by the Digital Finance Forum

  • Posted August 23, 2020
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  Strength in numbers: combined authorities and the levelling up agenda

  Bringing together local authorities under city-regional mayors, combined authorities can achieve far more than individual councils. At a GGF webinar, public servants and economists considered their role in the government’s

  • Posted July 31, 2020
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