Public debt scenario - where do we stand ?
Unavoidably, there is no other alternative than huge borrowing to fulfill higher growth target and to cope with the COVID-19 impacts. Managing public debt with insight and prudence is also much more critical than ever before. Public debt situation is challenging because we cannot stop borrowing on the one hand,...
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Authentic data for sustainable development
How can we distinguish between high quality and poor quality statistical data? Do quality standards exist for statistics? If so, who established them? At present, when users have practically unlimited access to statistical information but often feel bombarded by the media with sometimes conflicting data, the ability to identify high-quality...
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Listen to the science
The announcement of this year's Nobel Prize laureates should remind us of the many contributions basic science has made to contemporary life. With Covid-19 ravaging much of humanity, and the world anxiously awaiting a breakthrough that can end the pandemic, we can no longer take science for granted. And the...
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