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World Bank’s China exit signals ‘shrinking balance sheet’, says green finance specialist
World Bank’s planned phase‑out of lending to China by 2031 removes a reliable borrower, risking a smaller balance sheet unless governance and lending rules are updated to channel more capital into riskier, lower‑income countries, according to green finance specialist Christoph Nedopil Wang.
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Will a proposed EU regulation allow the bloc to boost its clean tech sector? And what does this mean for Chinese companies?
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‘We are losing not only work, but survival’: India’s informal workers on the green transition
From blacksmiths to street food vendors, the country’s informal workforce fears it is being left behind by the green transition. Five workers tell their stories.
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