This is how Latin America is driving a sustainable economy
Jan 19, 2024 · The two largest economies in the region, Mexico and Brazil, have traditionally seen low growth while better performing economies until recently, like Peru, Colombia and Chile, have also slowed down. Growth-enabling reforms carried out in the 1990s were largely "forgotten", according to Velarde, hindering the fight against poverty.
Sea level rise is a global threat - World Economic Forum
In its Surging Seas report, the organization highlights the dangers facing the communities of the Pacific Small Island Developing States: "The Pacific SIDS, especially those in the western tropical Pacific (e.g., Kiribati, Tuvalu, and the Republic of the Marshall Islands), are particularly vulnerable to SLR [sea level rise] because of: (i) high exposure to tropical cyclones and other tropical ...
Which countries produce the most copper? | World Economic Forum
Dec 12, 2022 · Chile is followed by another South American country, Peru, responsible for 10% of global production. Just 13 countries produce 85% of the world's copper. Image: Visual Capitalist
Global Gender Gap Report 2022 - The World Economic Forum
Jul 13, 2022 · Among them, Peru, Guyana and Chile have improved their gender parity scores the most. By contrast, more populous countries such as Brazil, Mexico and Argentina showed mild stagnation in scores. At the lower end of regional performance, Barbados, Belize, El Salvador, Honduras and Colombia decreased their scores.
Migrants sent home $800 billion remittances to these countries in …
Feb 2, 2023 · Money sent home by migrant workers rose to $794 billion in 2022, the World Bank says. These remittances are a lifeline for low and middle-income countries.
11 groundbreaking inventions from Latin America - World …
Jun 8, 2016 · What do colour television, artificial hearts and contraceptive pills have in common' Image: REUTERS/Andrea Comas
These are the world’s biggest trading blocs
Apr 28, 2023 · The CPTPP launched in 2018 with Japan, Malaysia, Vietnam, Australia, Singapore, Brunei Darussalam, New Zealand, Canada, Mexico, Peru and Chile as members. The UK joined them in 2023 as part of a move to strengthen trading links after Brexit, and together the member nations account for 15% of global GDP.
What is globalization anyway? | World Economic Forum
Jan 10, 2017 · Globalization – a phenomenon that has defined the world's economy in recent decades – is under pressure. As Donald Trump prepares for his tenure in the White House, he talks of dismantling a whole history of globalized trade that he sees as having had a catastrophic effect on the global econo
Saving the Amazon rainforest – in 10 steps | World Economic Forum
Jul 23, 2021 · The countries of the Amazon region have sovereign rights over their territories and natural resources. These are legal rights that can’t be challenged by nations outside the Amazon. The eight countries of the Amazon are Brazil, Bolivia, Peru, Ecuador, Colombia, Venezuela, Guyana, Suriname and French Guiana.
Global Gender Gap Report 2024 - The World Economic Forum
Jun 11, 2024 · The Global Gender Gap Index 2024 benchmarks the current state and evolution of gender parity across four key dimensions (Economic Participation and Opportunity, Educational Attainment, Health and Survival, and Political Empowerment). It is the longest-standing index tracking the progress of numerous countries’ efforts towards closing these gaps over time …
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