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![150 million people could join extreme poor](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=791)
150 million people could join extreme poor
A report from the World Bank states 'the world can rise to the occasion - or succumb'.
![Life in Zimbabwe under 'Crocodile' worse than Mugabe](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=791)
Life in Zimbabwe under 'Crocodile' worse than Mugabe
Emmerson Mnangagwa was supposed to represent a clean break with Zimbabwe's dark past.
![Alexander Gillespie: What the world needs to know about covid 19](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=791)
Alexander Gillespie: What the world needs to know about covid 19
COMMENT: A greater tragedy than the Covid 19 virus itself would be not to learn from it.
![Policymakers' fears of a global recession grow](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=791)
Policymakers' fears of a global recession grow
Financial Times: The IMF and the World Bank are growing increasingly concerned.
![Trump considered Ivanka to lead World Bank because 'she's very good with numbers'](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=791)
Trump considered Ivanka to lead World Bank because 'she's very good with numbers'
Trump said if Ivanka wanted to run for president, she would be hard to beat.
![UN calls for overhaul of global finance](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=791)
UN calls for overhaul of global finance
Task force says major changes needed to tackle challenges facing the planet.
![NZ lagging behind world leaders on gender equality laws](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=791)
NZ lagging behind world leaders on gender equality laws
Global report suggests New Zealand's gender equality may be hindered by legislation.
![Kiwi investing alongside Mark Zuckerberg](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=791)
Kiwi investing alongside Mark Zuckerberg
Comment: It's not everyday you join Mark Zuckerberg as a co-investor, Derek Handley writes
![500,000 jobs could be created in Pacific](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=791)
500,000 jobs could be created in Pacific
A World Bank report is urging investment in Pacific nations to create jobs and lift income
![Barriers would squander US gains](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=791)
Barriers would squander US gains
The outlook doesn't incorporate the expected effect of Trump's policy proposals.
![Revealed: NZ easiest place to do business](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=791)
Revealed: NZ easiest place to do business
New Zealand edged out Singapore as the easiest country for doing business in the World Bank's latest rankings.
![Big year for changing of the guard](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=791)
Big year for changing of the guard
The face of New Zealand business changed over 2012 with a series of senior appointments made to some of the country's top jobs.
![NZ easiest place to start a business](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=791)
NZ easiest place to start a business
New Zealand has been ranked as the easiest place to start a business out of 185 countries, in a major report out today.