Korruption ist auf der ganzen Welt ein großes Problem. Schätzungen zufolge geht dem afrikanischen Kontinent jedes Jahr ein Viertel des BIP durch Korruption verloren. Die Interamerikanische Entwicklungsbank geht davon aus, dass Korruption Lateinamerika Jahr für Jahr 10% des BIP kosten könnte. Im einzigen umfassenden Überblick, der auf Umfragen in Unternehmen und Haushalten basiert, schätzt die Weltbank die jährlichen Kosten durch Korruption auf 1 Billion US-Dollar.

Korupce je obrovský problém po celém světě. Odhaduje se, že v Africe se čtvrtina kontinentálního HDP „každoročně ztratí v korupci“. Meziamerická rozvojová banka je přesvědčena, že korupce v Latinské Americe může rok co rok ukrojit 10 % HDP. V jediném komplexním přehledu založeném na průzkumu mezi podniky a domácnostmi Světová banka dochází k úhrnným přímým nákladům korupce na bilion dolarů ročně.

Air pollution is a major issue around the world. It kills seven million people annually-one in every eight people that die around the world. And, of course, air pollution is a well-known and much-complained-about fact in Bangladesh. Few major global cities suffer from air pollution worse than Dhaka. During the dry season, when dust is especially bad, pollution levels can reach up to 16 times higher than the World Health Organisation's air quality guideline.

Infectious diseases get all the attention. And for a long time, these diseases were what most people around the world died from. But as we are increasingly beating back infections and live to grow older, we start dying from what doctors call non-communicable diseases (NCDs), like heart disease, strokes, cancer, and diabetes. 

Each year, Bangladesh spends more than Tk. 72,000 crore on government procurement. That includes paying for anything from Padma Bridge to pencils for government offices and everything in-between. Imagine if this process could be done just 1 percent more efficiently - that would save Tk. 720 crore. As it turns out, it can likely be improved by closer to 10 percent, saving billions of takas that could pay for other projects or services.

Se os meios de comunicação globais fossem a sua única fonte de informação, estaria perdoado por pensar que, no que respeita à saúde, a maior preocupação do mundo, neste momento, é o vírus Zika, e que, no ano passado, foi o Ébola – ou o SARS e a gripe das aves antes disso.
 

La pobreza es la principal y más cruel aflicción que afecta a la humanidad, pero el mundo ha hecho grandes avances contra ella. En 1820, el 83% de personas vivía en una situación de pobreza extrema. El Banco Mundial estima que, en el 2015, por primera vez, la pobreza se redujo a un solo dígito. Eso sigue representando al 9,6% de la población mundial, o 700 millones de personas que viven con menos de US$1,90 al día (o lo que solía ser un dólar en 1985).

Bangladesh is ground zero for microfinance. Over the decades, since Sir Fazle Abed founded BRAC and Muhammad Yunus started Grameen Bank, the strategy of providing micro-sized loans to borrowers has helped increase income and consumption for the poor, ensured food security for many, created employment opportunities, and empowered women. According to the Credit and Development Forum, nearly 700 microfinance institutions operate in the country today, disbursing approximately Tk. 647 billion (Tk. 64,700 crore) to 3.4 crore active borrowers.

Bangladesh has made spectacular progress over the recent years. The country has halved poverty and the economy has grown by about 6.0 per cent a year. But many challenges continue to frustrate its development efforts. According to the World Bank, one-third of children under age five are underweight, and two out of every five adults cannot read. A quarter of the population still lives in poverty. And other obstacles, from failing road infrastructure to limited electricity access, still plague many citizens.

 As Elon Musk presented the new Tesla 3, a fawning press announced that the “world-changing car” could “dominate” the market. Within days, 276,000 people had put down $1,000 to pre-order the car.

But the Model 3 doesn’t exist yet. There is no final production version, much less any production. Musk is “fairly confident” that deliveries could start by the end of 2017. But running on schedule isn’t Tesla’s strong suit. Meanwhile, Tesla’s current best-seller has been plagued by quality problems.