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Policy & Finance

The next era of reform must be about capability

Economic development should no longer be measured solely by how much finance is mobilised or how much fiscal space is created. It must also be judged by whether countries emerge more capable of setting their own priorities, responding to challenges, and seizing new opportunities to shape their own future.
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Carbon & Climate

When disaster crosses borders, Indonesia’s credibility is tested twice

As environmental disasters increasingly spill across borders, timely and transparent crisis communication is becoming an important test of Indonesia’s regional leadership and diplomacy.
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Policy & Finance

Squeezed by debt and disasters, the Global South needs reparations, not more loans

Ahead of the International Monetary Fund-World Bank Annual Meeting in Bangkok, frontline nations call for  financial liberation from the debt traps and failed prescriptions of International Financial Institutions.
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Policy & Finance

Does inclusive finance really need stablecoins?

Today, 1.3 billion adults, mostly women, remain outside the formal financial system, while lower-income consumers struggle to access suitable financial services. Despite the hype, stablecoins are not the best solution to either problem.

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5 October 2026

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Cities

Climate resilience starts with care

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Carbon & Climate

A roadmap for the next UN Secretary-General

1 October 2026

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Energy

Energy security in an age of disruption

29 September 2026

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Policy & Finance

Warming Himalayas: Nepal’s climate justice test

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Carbon & Climate

What it means for global warming to exceed 1.5°C

25 September 2026

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Carbon & Climate

Can adaptation accelerate climate action?

21 September 2026

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Policy & Finance

A workable social contract for the climate transition

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Carbon & Climate

Who is responsible for Nepal’s tragedy?

12 September 2026

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Policy & Finance

War and climate

10 September 2026

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Policy & Finance

Why Pacific Island states should seek collective security for the region

9 September 2026

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Water

A record‑shattering El Niño is almost here

7 September 2026

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Food & Agriculture

To end global hunger, invest in rural communities

26 August 2026

recent geopolitical events have underlined the vulnerability of fossil fuel dependency, including on exporting nations, like Australia.

Carbon & Climate

Results over rhetoric: COP31 can accelerate the decarbonisation of industry and supply chains

21 August 2026

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Corporate Responsibility

Don’t wait on a responsible AI policy. You already have one

14 August 2026

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Transport

Ships stuck in the Strait of Hormuz region may be biosecurity risks

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Carbon & Climate

India’s critical mineral challenge in a new global resource order

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