President of the World Bank, Jim Yong Kim, discusses Russia's economy and it's global role. The collaboration between Russian experts and international partners brought the tuberculosis epidemic in Tomsk under control. Local successes like in Tomsk can be scaled up to become part of a global...

Russia's spatial disparities stem largely from its economic geography, which is unique and has no parallels even when compared to seemingly similar countries such as Australia and Canada. While Australia and Canada also have large land masses and even lower population densities than Russia, a...

In China, changing demographics, rising incomes and shifting consumer preferences have resulted in an ever-growing demand for food that is more varied, healthier and of higher quality and this demand is set to persist well into the future. According to International Monetary Fund projections...