The head of the African Development Bank, Dr. Akinwumi Adesina on Thursday once again underscored the case for multilateral development banks (MDBs) to be allowed to leverage International Monetary Fund Special Drawing Rights. With an increased allocation, MDBs could crowd in much-needed resources for developing nations to fight climate change and fast-track the UN Sustainable...Read More

Much has been written about the need to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from data centers. Current estimates place data centers at consuming nearly 3% of the world’s total electricity – on par with the aviation industry – with as much as 45% of the energy used in data centers related to cooling. As data and the processing...Read More