Explore how public finance can support the scaling up of innovative finance to combat the effects of the Covid crunch in Africa.

On 20 November 2020, the United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of the Inspector General (OIG) released its final rule on drug rebates entitled “Removal Of Safe Harbor Protection For Rebates Involving Prescription Pharmaceuticals And Creation Of New Safe Harbor Protection For Certain Point-Of-Sale Reductions In […]

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Nov 19, 2020 In the News Global ICO economic report: A new perspective (Global Coffee Report) Food Systems Global Coffee Report published an article about the rise of global value chains (GVCs) over the past 30 years. It has resulted in more complex and geographically fragmented supply chains for a vast variety of goods, ranging […]

One way of curtailing climate change involves sequestering atmospheric carbon in plants and so the more trees there are around the planet, the better our chances of keeping global temperature rises under control in coming decades. “The global forestry sector can provide a really substantial chunk of the mitigation needed […]

Mohammed Naiem Asadi and his wife, Rahima, haven’t slept well in days. They are too nervous to eat much. They are trying to keep their fear in check for their 4-year-old daughter. But their bodies sometimes betray them.

This guide outlines the tax provisions contained in the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA), the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (the CARES Act), and certain related notices issued by the Internal Revenue Service (the IRS). The applicable guidance is loosely separated into relief for businesses and relief […]