ISET would like to congratulate resident faculty member Norberto Pignatti on the publication of a new paper (together with Hartmut Lehmann of the University of Bologna) entitled “Informal Employment Relationships and the Labor Market: Is there Segmentation in Ukraine?”, in the IZA Discussion Paper Series, from the Institute of Labor Economics, Bonn (the series is ranked 6th worldwide for economics by IDEAS/RePEc).
About half of the world’s population are living in cities. Rapid urbanization puts pressure on urban infrastructure and labor markets, also contributes to environmental degradation, and speeds up the instability of construction projects and dwellings. Climate change is yet another cause that will harm the stability of cities. A solid and global plan on how to tackle urban planning is therefore much needed, which is why the New Urban Agenda was endorsed by the UN in 2016.
წლიდან წლამდე ბიო პროდუქტების ბაზრისადმი ინტერესი მთელ მსოფლიოში იზრდება. STATISTA-ის მონაცემებით, 21-ე საუკუნეში მსოფლიოში ბიო პროდუქტების გაყიდვების მაჩვენებელი ხუთჯერ გაიზარდა (თუ 2000 წელს 18 მლრდ. აშშ დოლარი იყო, 2016 წელს უკვე 90 მლრდ. აშშ დოლარი შეადგინა), TechSci Research-ის მონაცემებს თუ დავუჯერებთ, 2017-2022 წლებში ბაზრის მთლიანი ღირებულება წლიურად 16.15%-ით გაიზრდება.
In recent times, the world has experienced an exponential increase in solar-powered generating capacity, especially in emerging markets such as China and India. The reasons for this rapid development exist due to low-priced equipment and improved technologies now reaching millions of people. As reported by Bloomberg New Energy Finance, solar capacity grew by 54% year-on-year, and over a three-year period, it has more than tripled.
Perhaps as an early Christmas gift to the international community rooting for a cross-sectoral solution on combatting climate change, HSBC has announced its commitment to establish the world’s first bond. As explained by HSBC themselves, the bond is closely linked to the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDG). Following seven selected SDG targets, HSBC will fund 1 billion USD through the bond and thus financially support projects set out to increase the sustainable well-being of communities and the environment.