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The World Bank and International Monetary Fund (IMF) held their spring meetings last week in Washington DC – a key event in a critical year for international climate finance.

Universal basic income critical to survive AI boom, says film director Erik Gandini.

As Pakistan's cost-of-living crisis deepens, some poor families leave cities to eke out cheaper existences in village homes.

Ahead of the World Bank's annual meeting, a think tank finds that Sri Lanka, Pakistan, Mongolia, Vietnam and Laos have issued the most in sovereign debt to date in the region.

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As the only multilateral institution charged with maintaining global financial and fiscal stability, the IMF’s role is critical for addressing climate change. By Mohamed Nasheed and Rakesh Mohan

Air pollution is a 'silent killer', say former New Zealand PM and former WHO chief scientist. By Helen Clark and Soumya Swaminathan

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We need more women in senior roles in finance to build inclusive institutions and allocate capital more rationally and fairly. By Sanda Ojiambo

Given the escalating climate crisis, multilateral lenders must urgently adopt an approach to development aid that emphasises prevention. By incorporating structural vulnerabilities into their allocation formulas, the World Bank and others can strengthen poor countries' resilience and increase fairness, efficiency, and transparency. By Abdoul Salam Bello, Patrick Guillaumont and Arnaud Buissé

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By Rakesh Mohan, Irene Monasterolo and Rishikesh Ram Bhandary

By Simon Zadek and Jayati Ghosh

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The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas assistant governor tells the Eco-Business Podcast about the regulator’s maiden sustainability report that features an empirical study of climate impacts on banks as well as the nation’s first taxonomy.

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