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A global perspective on research.

Worldwide advancements in science have increased the importance of connecting researchers globally. Though technology now allows certain types of instant connectivity and emerging nations are spending widely on their research institutions, wide gaps remain, even when talent and subject knowledge may be equal.

Since professional advancement involves teaching and research—with career progress at many institutions dependent on maintaining a continuous research track—quality of scientific research is often compromised in favor of quantity, especially in developing countries where pressure to produce is heavy and resources may be lacking. Unfortunately, this often reduces research in such places to a data-generating process, perpetuating the gap between wealthy and developing countries.

The global research community would benefit from uniform rules for awarding research degrees and uniform guidelines that take into account differences in resources and provide equal opportunities to contribute. High-quality education is the prerequisite for doing high-quality research. Today, the quality of research done in developed parts of world is far above that in developing countries. Financial constraints have created vast differences between standards in differently developed regions of the world, but the developing countries are beginning to show signs of catching up. Assistance will be needed, however.

When research was less dependent on the use of technology and there were fewer security-related issues, research training and career opportunities were somewhat more open to people living in developing countries. The quest for knowledge was something of an individual journey. Then, it was financially feasible to do high-quality research even in developing countries. Research was also of comparably higher quality because there was less competition among researchers on the basis of the number of papers published or patents registered. Until recently, most studies from developing countries were narrowly focused and were conducted by two to three authors, at the most—with very little possibility of financial return.

The situation has changed. With the advancement of technology, research groups are now present in almost every corner of the globe. They are focusing on generating data, publishing papers, and registering patents—but they are not making substantial original contributions to science. Technology in many fields requires massive financial investments in research training, and in hiring researchers, research institutions give preference to local candidates. Security concerns have played an important role in restricting the access of potential candidates from the rest of the world, widening the perception of global “haves” and “have-nots,” at least in terms of research contributions. Universities involved in research in almost all domains of knowledge need to be global literally .

Today’s studies often address old issues using new technology and data-analysis tools. The work is frequently multidisciplinary, and the number of authors involved in any study has significantly increased. Since there is more need for financial support in providing the required technology and other technical support, the principal investigator of any funded project, even without making any considerable intellectual contribution, can get authorship credit for papers that may not be relevant to the investigator’s field of expertise. This is analogous to what is happening between research institutes globally. In the developing world, permission to use laboratory facilities or get technical support is given only on the condition of the grantor’s receiving at least partial authorship credit. In principle, the researcher working on the bench or collecting data should become the first author credited in publication. Since there are comparatively more researchers involved in studies today, there is often disagreement on the order of authorship recognition, but such fights are seldom exposed. Merely filing notice of disagreement can damage a junior researcher’s career. The same can be true of research institutions in remote places when they attempt to gain global parity.

Impact factor scores have been assigned to research journals since 1975 to differentiate high-quality research from routine scientific work and to measure the relative importance of journals within their field. The impact factor of an academic journal represents the average number of citations to recent articles published in the journal. Journals having higher impact factors are considered more reputable, which, in turn, allows them to publish more high-quality work. 

The contribution of any researcher should be evaluated by the cumulative impact factor of his or her publications. Unfortunately, in many places, the number of publications is what is counted. Most of the officials designing policies ignore the fact that individuals doing original work would never be able to generate many papers in a given span of time. Their contributions still could alter the horizon of the understanding in a given field, however. In less privileged parts of the world, an extremely competent researcher who follows the rules and regulations might never be promoted without compromising the quality of his or her work in the race to generate papers. The same could be said for research institutes as a whole in developing countries and, to a lesser degree, in developed ones.

In research, quality should matter more than quantity. Unfortunately, in most of the developing world, quantity is rewarded first, a situation that encourages copycat publication and even plagiarism. Publishing even negative results would help to make the process of learning more transparent.

With security issues and the growth of the Internet, PhD candidates in developing countries are increasingly having to study in local institutions. Connectivity, however, has both positive and negative aspects. Universities in the developing world—in spite of having, more and more frequently, huge buildings and technical support—lack the infrastructure and professional training of their counterparts in wealthier countries. Furthermore, entrance to universities in developing countries is often predicated on doing well on exams that require little more than memorization. The global impact of the work researchers do in “home” institutions is further limited by the language barrier, which keeps some of today’s potentially best scholars from gaining access to internationally recognized institutes for research training.

Such hindrances do not decrease the ambition of researchers in the developing world, nor does it diminish their capability to generate useful hypotheses in the fields of their interest. Even though their facilities may be improving, they are not always in a position to generate data that could support their hypotheses or lead them to discard or modify them. This results in a great loss to the researcher’s immediate scholarly community and to overall knowledge and understanding.

Journals with high impact factors could be part of the solution to the problem of providing better access to global research conversations to researchers in the developing world. These journals could, for example, introduce a section where researchers from all over the world could publish their hypotheses even in the absence of supporting data. Such an approach would bring researchers in the developing world into contact with researchers at other institutions where the needed data could be generated. Encouraging the formation of an independent research evaluation organization to evaluate the submission of research proposals, theses, and published papers, especially in case of authorship disputes, could also be helpful. Researchers from developing countries, after all, can feel bypassed by those from better-funded and more centrally located institutes when they do not receive appropriate credit.

Competent researchers from developing countries often prefer to work abroad, where the environment is more supportive of high-quality research, leaving less competent workers at home. These latter, unfortunately, are the ones who design academic policies that support their own parochial interests while allowing overall standards to deteriorate, increasing the quality gap. There are few explicit global standards to which they need to adhere.

Researcher communities seem to ignore the importance of having competent research groups available in all the disciplines in every region of the globe. More study needs to be done regionally, no matter the field, if we are ever to have global research parity that takes advantage of talent worldwide. Setting comparable standards for research training across the globe should be a matter of concern for all. Research is often focused in commercially significant areas, ignoring the fact that we cannot have new technologies without having done research in basic sciences and other disciplines.

There are large numbers of researchers with PhDs in almost every country, but they are not at all comparable. There are no universally adopted criteria for awarding doctoral degrees, a basic requisite for doing independent research and keeping the quality consistently high.

If we do not opt to change the system, original research could become merely a dream outside of the developed world. I hope we outsiders can learn to learn well and join with the rest before it is too late.

Faiza Abdur Rab is assistant professor in the Department of Food Science and Technology at the University of Karachi in Pakistan. Her e-mail address is [email protected] .

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8 Global Issue Topics for Essays and Research Papers

10 Global Issue Topics for Essays and Research

• Water Contamination and Shortage:  2.1 billion people in countries undergoing urbanization have inaccessibility to clean drinking water as a result of pollution, poverty and poor management of resources. Water resources are depleted by agriculture and industry energy production. To put into perspective, agriculture accounts for 70 percent of the reduction of water around the world, with 75 percent of a given countries’ water used for this purpose and depleted by contamination . Fortunately, there has been a recent increase in efforts to develop technology to combat contamination and reduce the rate of water depletion.
• The Relationship between Education and Child Labor:  Despite a surge in funding for some countries and increasing attention through social media, education continues to be a luxury around the globe. Reasons include gender preferences and poverty, and child labor — the use of children in industry. According to UNICEF, 150 million children participate in laborious activities dangerous to their health. As one can imagine, this work hinders a child’s ability to fully invest in education. Therefore it’s most challenging to bring education to sub-Saharan Africa, where the rates of children enrolled in primary education continue to stagger. In addition, fewer students successfully complete secondary education here.
• Violence:  Violence is a global issue that exists in all shapes and sizes. Violence can be done towards a particular group like women or LGBTQ+ members, or it is an act that can be a result of a mentally disturbed mind. There is also violence in response to economic stress. All these varying forms of violence lead to attention on the safety and prevention of such acts. However, there isn’t much consideration on how an everyday person can help. In discussions about violence, the biggest questions to answer are: How is this violence used? How is it achieved/accessed? Does the media have a role? How much is the foundation for a particular act of violence is personal? What is the overall goal?
• Poverty:  In 2015, the International Poverty Line was set to $1.90. This number means that a person is living in extreme poverty if they live below this line. According to this set line, more than 1.3 billion people are living in this extreme worldwide. This fact suggests that 1.3 billion people have difficulty obtaining food and shelter, regardless of the availability of homeless shelters and organizations . Current questions or topics to explore in an essay or research would be the cause of variation in wages on the international level, and the nature and initiatives that can be taken to solve this global issue at large.
• Inequality:  On a global scale, the focus on inequality tends to be in terms of the distribution of wealth. According to a Global Wealth Report, 44 percent of global net worth is held by only 0.7 percent of adults. This suggests that there is a significant division between economic classes around the world. Recently, research has shown the effects that this economic divide has on communities particularly in health, social relationships, development and stability . For example, in a society where there’s a large gap between the rich and the poor, life expectancy tends to be shorter and mental illness and obesity rates are 2 to 4 times higher. In terms of social relationships, inequality on a larger level introduces more violence and crime.
• Terrorism:  Terrorism like the bombing incidents of the last few years continue to claim the lives of innocents. It is a threat to the peace, security and stability of the world, so terrorism prevention methods have been implemented to illustrate what is wrong and should be/could be done to uphold justice . However, the basis of the threats, mindsets and the successes/failures of response efforts still need to be evaluated.
• Child Marriages:  Child marriages are defined as the union between one or two individuals under the age of 18. One in five girls are married before the age of 18, and child marriages prevent children from becoming educated, can lead to severe health consequences and increased risk of violence. Legislation and programs were established in order to educate and employ children in these situations as child marriages do not have enough awareness on individual involvement or emphasis on the common causes for these marriages.
• Food:  Poverty, economic inequality and water contamination mean inability to produce sufficient amounts of food to sustain a population. This can, in turn, lead to poorer health and decreased energy to carry out physical and mental functions, leading to more poverty. By 2050, the world would need to find food for approximately nine billion people as cost of production for food will rise in response to the increased amount of individuals. Thus, the United Nations established programs to ensure food security and technology companies make efforts to reduce food production costs.

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There has been increasing progress towards solving the global issues; however, for some, this progress is too slow due to lack of understanding of preventative methods, diffusion of responsibility and unanswered questions. These global issue topics for essays and research papers can be used as a starting point to give more insight to others into the issues and how to get involved.

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• The presidency of Trump and its impact on world politics
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• The global warming: what are its advantages and disadvantages?
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• The raise of China: what are the possibilities for the country in the next ten years?
• Digital piracy as global phenomenon
• The global hunger: what can be done to eliminate it?
• The pollution problem: who or what contributes the most?
• Social media and their global influence
• Global flashmobs: what can they change?
• The phenomenon of petitions
• The overpopulation of the Earth: are there humane ways to prevent it?
• Shall we fight extinction of every endangered specie, or let the nature decide?
• Deforestation and its global impact
• The global impact of the third world countries
• The consequences of Brexit
• Space missions as a global uniting factor
• The secret societies: are they a real force?
• The Third World War: is the danger real?
• Mother Teresa and her influence on the world
• Gender problems worldwide
• Shall class segregation be eliminated completely?
• Ethnic conflicts: is there a global solution?
• Is the universal religion possible?
• The global poverty: what can be done?
• Recycling: what can we do on global scale?
• Are caste systems a global or a local problem?
• Does the power over the globe now belongs to corporations, not to the governments?
• Civil wars: are they internal affairs or the symptoms of global events?
• How do closed countries like People’s Republic of Korea influence the world?
• Humanitarian aid: how to help without harm?
• Is the world ready for global catastrophes?

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104 Global Issues Essay Topics

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• World Hunger and Food Distribution as Global Issue World hunger is a serious issue that affects the development of many countries, impairing the overall health of their populations and increasing child mortality.
• The History of Climate Change and Global Warming Issue The paper states that the history of climate change and the solutions communities opted for are critical to tackling the current global warming issue.
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• Education With Regard to Globalization Issues Education is very important for representatives of the modern global community as would-be professionals and labor force.
• Global Warming and Other Ecology Issues The results of global warming will always remain a topic of controversy. Most scientists will always agree and disagree on the real effects of global warming on human life.
• Global Societal Issue: Food and Water Security According to research, food and water security is a pertinent global problem in the current decade, with access to food and water becoming scarce in certain world regions.
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• Global LGBTQ Health and Health Issues Although there has been rapid progress in the inclusion of LGBTQ people, they continue to face many health disparities, hence their poor health outcomes across the world.
• Food Security: Global Health Issue Comparison The paper discusses three initiatives or approaches practiced by international organizations and offers three suggestions from the author on methods of improvement
• Global Issues of World Poverty: Reasons and Solutions The term ‘world poverty’ refers to poverty around the world and is not only limited to developing and under-developed nations.
• Outbreak Investigation: Global Issues Outbreaks may occur frequently but not every case is reported. The investigation is important because it helps to learn more about the cases to put appropriate prevention and control measures.
• Global Health Policy Issue: Africa There is global inequality in terms of health service delivery in Africa. The main problems that make health delivery a problem are poverty, illiteracy, and inequality.
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• COVID 19 as a Global Health Issue Today, the global community remains concerned about the state of healthcare as new diseases arise, and the treatment for the widespread illnesses remains undeveloped.
• Vaccine Hesitancy as a Global Health Issue This work aims to describe the issue of vaccine hesitancy in the context of one of the sustainable development goals (SDGs) offered by the United Nations.
• Globalization and Related Environmental Issues Globalization supports the flow of raw materials, wastes, and pollutants from one region to another. The wave of industrialization does not care much about environmental issues.
• Global Human Rights Progress and the Role of National Cultural Value Systems This paper aims to investigate arguments in favor and against the claim that there has been progressing in developing global human rights over the last twenty years.
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• Terrorism as Global Issue and Preventive Laws Terrorism is one of the actions that should be punished the hardest because it takes innocent life each time, no matter the justification of it.
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1. What is Global Perspectives and Research?

In the previous article, we provided an overview of the AS and A Level curriculum , where we mentioned the Global Perspectives and Research class in various Cambridge International qualifications. If students are doing the Cambridge Pre-U, they have two options: participate in the class for two years or participate for one year as a shorter course. The class is in the first half of the Cambridge International A-Level course. Let’s take a step back and understand what the Global Perspectives and Research class offers. 

Cambridge International AS & A Level Global Perspectives and Research prepares students with transferable skills: research, critical thinking, and communication. Students will collaborate with their peers in a team project throughout the course. In the course, students will learn to compose a research report based on a research question. There are four components to the course:

• Written Exam: The exam has 3 questions, where students will analyze and evaluate arguments, evidence, and perspectives.
• Essay: Students will submit 1750-200 words discussing a global issue of their choice. 
• Team Project: Students will work with other students to identify a local problem with global relevance, and then research the problem and suggest solutions. Students will submit a presentation and a reflective paper in addition to the group research paper. 
• Cambridge Research Report: Students will conduct independent research using their research questions. Students submit a research report of up to 5000 words and a research log recording the progress.

We know that four components seem like a lot, but students only have to do some of them depending on the route they choose to take. For example, candidates who take AS Level only will do the Written Exams, Essays, and Team Projects. Candidates who take 1 year of AS Level and 1 year of A Level will complete the Written Exam, Essay, and Team Project in the first year, and Cambridge Research Report in the second year. Candidates who take 2 years of A Level will take all four components.

The various routes to the A Level qualification are explained through our  AS and A Level article; but, to sum up, students have three different assessment approaches to the AS and A Level, hence the different component requirements for each assessment: 

• Standalone Assessment (AS Level), where students only take the AS level.
• Staged Assessment (A Level), where students take AS Level in Year 1 and extend the subjects to A Level in Year 2.
• Linear Assessment (A Level), where students take A Level Courses in the same series, or both AS and A2 Level (if students choose to take both AS and A2 Level, Cambridge International will calculate A Level grade as normal based on their performance in the AS and A2 Level).

2. What topics can I research for Global Perspectives and Research?

There is a wide range of topics and themes for students to choose from. The list of global topics is available below: 

Global topics, themes, issues, and perspectives are different aspects of the course that cannot be used interchangeably. Cambridge International provides examples to help students visualize each term and connect them to form a research question.

Because the course is focused on a global perspective, this student thinks of sports in an international context. Within the “Sport in an international context” topic, they then utilize various lenses: economics, politics, culture, ethics, etc. With each theme, there are different questions that students can focus on; for example, “who should be responsible for funding the Olympics?” With that question, there are opposing opinions and perspectives to help you form an argument, along with evidence.

To wrap up, when coming up with a research question, students should first think about the global topics (a list of global topics is above), then decide on a particular field they want to explore. After that, they can apply various perspectives and form arguments that should be accompanied by evidence, reasoning, and the utilization of various reliable sources.

3. Global Perspectives and Research versus Curriculums in other countries

The United States

AS and A Level Global Perspective and Research can be considered to be comparable with the AP Seminar or AP Research in the U.S. The AP Seminar and AP Research are courses in the AP Capstone diploma program. 

The AP Seminar is an introductory course to research. In a year-long AP Seminar course, students learn to investigate real-world issues by synthesizing information from different sources, developing persuasive arguments, and designing and delivering oral and visual presentations in both independent and team environments. The end goal of the AP Seminar class is to equip students with information analysis abilities, evaluation skills, and compelling, evidence-based argument creation. AP Research is a continuation of the AP Seminar, which normally starts in May – from the end of the AP Seminar course. With a solid foundation of research and problem solving, students conduct a yearlong research inquiry addressing a research question. By the end of the year, students will have produced a 5000-word research paper and a 15-20 minute oral defense. 

Both the AP Seminar and Global Perspectives and Research focus on the transferable skills of critical thinking, research, analysis, oral presentation, teamwork, and high-order thinking skills, even though their syllabi and approach to teaching may be different. According to the research conducted by Cambridge International , AS Level Global Perspectives and Research is comparable with the AP Seminar, while the A Level Global Perspectives and Research are comparable with AP Research. The main differences lie in the grading systems and topics covered.

Australia In the same research, Cambridge International mentioned that in Australia, unfortunately, there is not a particular program tailored to research and interpersonal skill development. The Senior Secondary Certificate of Education standard in Australia covers some analysis and evaluation of documents but is not a standalone course like A Level’s Global Perspectives and Research.

Australian students can take several proactive steps to develop research and interpersonal skills. Despite the absence of a specific program in their educational system, they can explore opportunities within their institution by seeking guidance from teachers or faculty members, engaging in extracurricular activities focused on research or debate, and utilizing online resources like Aralia Education, edX, or Khan Academy for research courses. They can also seek research opportunities outside of school, such as internships or volunteer positions, and connect with local and international communities by attending conferences or workshops. Additionally, they can develop self-directed research projects, identifying a topic of interest and formulating research questions.

We hope that this article has provided you with a better understanding of what the class offers, and how it is comparable to the American curriculum. We believe that this class is a unique and valuable opportunity for students who are interested in conducting research and writing research papers, and we encourage you to consider taking it if you have the opportunity.

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This class is for students who are prepping to enter higher education with the hope of pursuing a research field in the context of business research. This course is taught by a scholar-practitioner who has extensive teaching and research experience at the undergraduate, graduate and doctoral levels. Under the guidance of the professor, students will write a 15-page paper on business research topics; examples of research topics: The global impact of the “Belt and Road” initiative, China’s 1989 economic reform, How social media makes the world global, Sino-US trade war and more.

Students will use college-level economic theory and models to analyze the financial impact on the global economy. The economic tutor will provide students with the models and tools necessary to write an economic research paper. The economic research project encourages students to integrate their acquired knowledge of economic theory, phenomenon, data, and policy.

Through Historical Research and Writing, students will learn about choosing a topic, composing research questions, effective research methods, drafting, composing, and revising. These skills will be taught with an emphasis on historical research, allowing students to engage in analysis of primary and secondary sources, discover interesting insights in history, and partake in the active pursuit of understanding the importance of the historical study.

Under the guidance of the professor, students will write a 15-page paper on the topic of international relations; examples of research topics: What is globalization? How do we measure it? What are the pros and cons of globalization? What is the best way to reduce government corruption? Use the data of Transparency International, select a country and write a report, etc.

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• Anthropology in Solving Global Social Issues Artists were moving in the same direction, which excluded the possibility to understand and assess other examples of the art of other nations.
• Tuberculosis as a Global Health Issue Over the years, the bacteria strain that causes tuberculosis has developed a lot of resistance mainly as a result of a lack of compliance to treatment on the part of the patient.
• The Great Global Warming Swindle: Different Views on the Issue According to the film, the main aim of the scientific organizations is to get funding for the research of this problem and attract additional attention to global warming, while in reality, the climate is changing […]
• Global Issues: Politics, Economics, and Culture by R.Payne The next chapter 14 reveals the issue of cultural homogenization and hybridization due to globalization. From the perspective of the biblical worldview, it largely determines the principles of the world.
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• Global Inequality Issues in Modern Society It was evident during the times of colonization when foreign entities tried to impose their sociopolitical and economic institutions on the developing nations.
• Global Issues, Climate Justice, and Human Overpopulation On the one hand, globalization has many positive aspects: the mutual enrichment of the world community, the exchange of best practices, and the availability of goods.
• Sustainability as an Urgent Global Issue Therefore, this shows the importance of integrating technology with other multidisciplinary teams to achieve quick and sustainable designs that can help in solving the urgent global issue.
• Global Issues, Common Good, and Individualism In such a case, the cohesion and commitment of each individual to shared goals and interests seem to solve the mentioned problems.
• Global Ecological Issues of Covid-19 Pandemic The reduction in carbon dioxide emissions is due to the removal of cars on the streets, which account for about 23% of total CO2 emissions.
• Environmental and Global Health Issues: Measles Measles is among the most contagious disease in the world and is highly frequent and densely distributed in poor developing nations of Africa and Asia.
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• Global Health Issue: The Coronavirus Disease Families have suffered unparalleled grief, anxiety, and distress from the increasing fatality, massive job losses, lockdowns, and movement restrictions to curb the spread of the virus.
• WHO and Its Impact on Global Health Issues The issues which are the center of attention of the World Health Organization are: Women’s Health Health In Africa Eradication of communicable diseases Dr Margaret Chan, the Director-General of World Health Organization said;”I want my […]
• Examination of a Global Population Issue of Russia The country is one of the richest in the world. The country also has the largest forest cover in the world, and the largest fresh water lake.
• Global Health Concerns Overview Title Report 1. Japan nuke risks are minimal The World Health Organization has sent alerts to global health experts to travel to Japan to prevent health hazards caused by radiation. WHO reported the health risks arising from the incident is very low and the current radiation level has no great risk on public health. In […]
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• Race as a Global Issue in the 1920s The main intention of prohibiting immigrants from entering the country was to block the Germans whom the Americans saw as a threat to their country.
• Global Digital Divide as a Social Issue That is, if societies around the globe are able to bridge the gap between those who have and those who do not in relation to information technology, then the development problems would be minimized at […]
• Global Issue: WWF on Bio-Refineries NGO’s and private communities provide most of the funds, along with the government, for the development of these integrated bio-refineries. Integrated bio-refineries come with the promise of a better lifestyle and enhanced working conditions for […]
• Global Warming Issues Review and Environmental Sustainability Whether it is the melt down of Arctic ice, the damage of the Ozone layer, extra pollution in developing countries; all sums up to one thing in common and that is global warming.
• Modern Global Issues: Drinking Water Shortage The situation is closely linked with the lack of water, and the offered technology to cope with this problem. This is the only way to use naturally filtered and sprang water.
• How Has Globalization Impacted on Issues of Human Rights? William Adler closely examines the disrupted lives of the three women who occupy an assembly-line job as the job and its company moves from New Jersey to rural Mississippi and to Matamoros, Mexico, across the […]
• Global Health Issue in the “Mother Teresa” Movie The movie is devoted to her immense donation to the universal HIV/AIDS struggle in India, but along with the help to HIV infected people, she made the greatest ever contribution to the matters of peace […]
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• Adolescent Pregnancy as a Global Issue The wider the information system is, the more effective methods of solving problems related to the health of pregnant teens are.
• The Doha Round Effectiveness in Solving Global Issues Except for the Dispute Settlement Understanding actions, the attendees of the conference agreed that the outcome of all negotiations was to be done as a single undertaking.
• Cultural Competence in Action: Solutions to Global Health Issues In this paper, the analysis of several case studies about cultural competence will be discussed to clarify how to achieve positive results and reduce the wasting of resources. In the second case, certain attention is […]
• Polar Transformations as a Global Warming Issue Changes in vegetation due to global warming will be varying as the regions are covered with three main vegetation types: polar desert, boreal forest, and the tundra.
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• Project Cost Management: Global Issues and Challenges The information revealed by the author is likely to be beneficial for those individuals who are occupied in various fields but provide cost management services in the framework of the global construction industry.
• Natural Disasters and Global Social Issues The hurricane led to a major shift in the social arrangement of the populations in the worst affected areas. This led to a significant loss of jobs in the affected areas.
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• Differing Views on Global Warming Issues It is crucial to bring on board the views of those who view global warming as a myth that need not to be addressed.
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From lifesaving cures to lightspeed innovation, the frontier of global healthcare makes incredible progress every single day to tackle—and often solve—medical challenges.

But globally, the healthcare system is riddled with inequalities. Treatments for many of the most common illnesses are not universally accessible, whether due to income gaps, poor policy decisions, or perceptions of the need for profit. However, the disparities in global healthcare are not insurmountable. Addressing them just demands the right amount of commitment and collaboration across sectors.

You could be forgiven for thinking that a class of ambitious, free-market-minded business students would not be everyone’s first choice to dismantle the barriers to equitable healthcare. But the skills businesspeople bring to the table are, in fact, invaluable. When business leaders set out to solve a healthcare issue—bringing their financial knowledge to bear and aiming to achieve social good—they can craft practical, financially sustainable outcomes.

That realization is what inspired the launch of the Global Health and Social Policy course at the University of Chicago Booth School of Business. It was designed to help inspire a new generation of bold, bright business minds to start thinking about solving healthcare crises.

In 2011, an introductory course on global health was developed by my husband, Christopher Sola Olopade, professor of medicine and director of international programs at the University of Chicago’s Pritzker School of Medicine. He and I then developed the idea further, and in 2014 we offered the health and social policy course for the first time at the University of Chicago Centre in Paris. At the time, it was available only to biological science students. But in 2020, we took a leap of faith and opened it up to MBA students at the Booth School of Business with three-hour classes held once a week for nine weeks.

We found that it quickly paid off to have a program where new MBAs worked alongside experienced senior healthcare executives. Both groups learned new ways of thinking and made valuable connections with one another. The business students demonstrated without a doubt that they could grasp our medical teachings and bring new, thought-provoking views that enriched the learning environment for the whole class. After all, global health is an issue for everyone. We’re all in this together.

Marrying Business Acumen and Healthcare Expertise

Even before launching this course, I was no stranger to the overlap between medicine and business. I founded the company CancerIQ, which helps providers use genetic information to prevent cancer across populations in urban and rural settings.

It became clear to me then that many healthcare enterprises could benefit greatly from the expertise of business leaders, while entrepreneurs working in the biomedical field would be more successful if they created connections with medical professionals. I believed that if we could bridge the gap between business and healthcare, we could turn more new medical ventures into reality—and potentially improve the well-being of thousands.

Business students are known for having razor-sharp quantitative skills and an aptitude for analysis. Those are qualities that can help any struggling healthcare operation. But in our class, we want to teach students to consider the social entrepreneurship aspects of a situation, not just the numbers. We want students to realize that their expertise can help them build businesses that are socially beneficial as well as financially sound.

If we could bridge the gap between business and healthcare, we could turn more new medical ventures into reality—and potentially improve the well-being of thousands.

This is why our new class brings together a mix of students with business, biological, and other academic backgrounds. For our first program at Booth, 19 participants were full-time MBA students; 11 were from executive or evening MBA programs; four were from the University of Chicago’s graduate program in health administration and policy; and four were undergraduates from economics, mathematics, molecular engineering, and public policy studies. We capped the class size at less than 50 so that we could build a very interactive learning environment where instructors were accessible to every student.

We also enrolled students from all over the world so that learners could hear a range of perspectives formed by totally different experiences of healthcare. My husband and I both grew up and received our initial medical education in Nigeria, where the medical system is vastly different from the one in the U.S. In our classes, we are able to describe those differences to the participants. Our students share their own experiences, which ensures that our classroom is never an echo chamber reverberating with the same views. Instead, we are able to collectively pinpoint where reform is most urgently needed.

Addressing an Unequal Healthcare Landscape

Among the topics we discuss in the Global Health and Social Policy class are:

Multisectorial and cross-border cooperation. Creating health equity calls for engaging consultants and investors at global and local levels. We start by acknowledging and understanding the inequalities of global healthcare, so we can think through ways to raise standards. We stress that leaders at the cross-section of business and healthcare must realize that structural reforms are needed to achieve equitable solutions.

Gender equity. Globally, breast cancer is the No. 1 reason that women die. We have sophisticated treatments, even cures. Yet because so many women around the world cannot get access to the help they need, their diagnoses equate to death sentences.

A prime example is Nigeria, which is a developing nation with a wealthy, upwardly mobile middle class that can afford to fund its own healthcare. Yet, the treatments themselves simply aren’t available, even for those with the ability to pay.

It doesn’t have to be this way. For instance, the medical community could run clinical trials to demonstrate drug efficacy and roll out genetic testing. These measures can be done inexpensively—and save thousands of lives. Students in our program are encouraged to identify such opportunities and help develop systems reforms that prevent patients from falling through the cracks.

Social consciousness. Our mantra is that health is wealth. The course nurtures socially conscious entrepreneurs who, regardless of personal economic or political views, are determined not to leave deprived populations behind.

We also look at social policy reforms. We show that a healthy market and good social policy can exist in harmony. We teach students that they don’t need a lot of money to drive social enterprises forward; they just need to think creatively about targeting innovation. For instance, we walk students through case studies in Bangladesh and Rwanda where women saw great success when they were specifically engaged to help their communities.

We teach students that they don’t need a lot of money to drive social enterprises forward; they just need to think creatively about targeting innovation.

Granular data can be put to work to inform major policy decisions and important social changes. While we look at the obvious research subjects—such as clinical trials, drug prices, and drug marketing strategies—we also explore a wide range of other topics. These include well-being and nutrition, reproductive health, data science, and climate change. By examining data from sources like the Global Cancer Observatory and health institutes like the Global Burden of Disease, students in this course also learn how ill health can be related to the environment. For example, they come to understand that a wildfire in California causes weather changes across the continent, and pollution in Hong Kong spreads beyond its borders—and both can cause individuals to suffer from respiratory diseases.

We have students read a set of texts to gain different perspectives on key issues. Students must write up their own analyses of these texts and post their writings before class. Then we host lengthy discussions where our diverse pool of learners can swap opinions and challenge one another.

Inspiring Global Thinking in an Isolationist Time

The events of 2020 showed with utmost clarity the importance of staying connected, working collaboratively, and thinking globally. We saw that the COVID-19 virus was a worldwide phenomenon that could not be contained within a few unfortunate countries. And we also saw how it could be mitigated through a vaccine like the Pfizer/BioNTech shot, which is a product of a U.S. and German company working together. Healthcare is a global concern, and tackling it demands global cooperation.

The ongoing vaccination rollout happening all over the world is a testament to the herculean effort by health experts, scientists, government officials, and ordinary people everywhere. If we can work together to fight the coronavirus, why can’t we do it to fight cancer? Or diabetes? The pandemic has caused devastation, but it has given us one immense gift—a case study for what cross-border innovation and collaboration can achieve.

The pandemic also tested academia like never before, inspiring changes in the way we teach, and that was true for this program as well. In the past, we have run the class on the Chicago campus as well as the University of Chicago’s Paris campus, and we have taken excursions to the World Health Organization in Geneva and the London School of Hygiene. During the 2020–21 academic year, most classes were held over Zoom, but we hope to return to more in-person and international settings in the future.

The next Global Health and Social Policy course is scheduled to run on the Chicago campus in the spring of 2022. It will be part of Chicago Booth’s wider Healthcare Initiative, which serves as a center of gravity for the diverse disciplines that engage in healthcare research at Booth and facilitates collaboration with partners across the university.

Every Mind Adds Value

The global health program has flourished under the umbrella of the Chicago Booth Business School because it brings together two schools of—often conflicting—thought. We have seen that healthcare experts and business executives can work together to reach solutions that one group could not find on its own. These solutions are efficient and practical and have a positive social impact on the world.

All we ask each business applicant to bring to this course is an open mind and a desire to make a difference. We tell students that it is never too late to direct their business skills to another field. And we remind them that we never know who will produce the next lifesaving innovation.

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Dorene Asare-Marfo, Panel Manager Nida Asheer, Senior Communications Manager Sarah Austin, Research Assistant Anna Brown, Research Methodologist Achsah Callahan, Communications Manager Alan Cooperman, Director, Religion Research Carroll Doherty, Director, Political Research Rachel Drian, Associate Director, Communications Shannon Greenwood, Digital Production Manager Asta Kallo, Research Assistant Jocelyn Kiley, Associate Director, Political Research Hannah Klein, Senior Communications Manager Arnold Lau, Research Methodologist                      Gar Meng Leong, Communications Manager Kirsten Lesage, Research Associate Andrew Mercer, Senior Research Methodologist William Miner, Research Assistant Dana Popky, Associate Panel Manager Talia Price, Communications Associate Michael Rotolo, Research Associate Anna Schiller, Associate Director, Communications Maria Smerkovich, Research Associate Gregory A. Smith, Associate Director, Religion Research Kelsey Jo Starr, Research Analyst Bill Webster, Senior Information Graphics Designer      Richard Wike, Director, Global Attitudes Research

In addition, Pew Research Center is grateful for the thoughtful questionnaire review provided by many around the Center, including Juliana Horowitz and Michael Lipka. Three non-Center experts also provided valuable advice on this project:

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• Amaney A. Jamal, dean of the Princeton School of Public and International Affairs; and
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Few companies succeed in growing at a sustainable rate over time. The reason is that leaders give in to the temptation to grow in ways that overlook the customer or they grow more quickly than their organizational capabilities allow. But the leaders of a handful of companies, including Costco and Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts, never forget that businesses are complex systems whose elements are interconnected. That gives them the discipline to reject temptations to grow faster than their organizations can sustain.

Under pressure to grow, leaders often give in to two temptations that can hurt their business in the long term:

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What is Cambridge Global Perspectives?

Cambridge Global Perspectives is a unique, transformational programme that helps students at every stage of school education develop outstanding transferable skills, including critical thinking, research and collaboration. 

This innovative and stimulating skills-based programme places academic study in a practical, real-world context. It gives students aged 5 to 19 years the opportunity to develop the skills that they need to be successful at school and university as well as in their future careers. 

The programme taps into the way today’s students enjoy learning, including group work, seminars, projects and working with other students around the world. The emphasis is on developing students’ ability to think critically about a range of global issues where there is always more than one point of view.

Who is it for?

The programme is for students aged 5 to 19 years, leading seamlessly from Cambridge Primary through to Cambridge Advanced. Each stage builds on the learners’ development, whether from a previous Cambridge stage or from another educational system.

Our flexible approach means schools can offer every stage of the Cambridge Global Perspectives programme, or just focus on specific stages. Progression through the different stages enables skills to be developed by revisiting and engaging with concepts at deeper levels and in different contexts.

Cambridge Primary Global Perspectives

Cambridge Primary Global Perspectives is typically for students aged 5 to 11 years.

This curriculum develops the skills of research, analysis, evaluation, reflection, collaboration and communication. It strengthens the links across all of the other subjects in the primary programme, including English, mathematics and science.

Cambridge Lower Secondary Global Perspectives

Cambridge Lower Secondary Global Perspectives programme is typically for learners aged 11 to 14 years.

This programme leads seamlessly from primary, building on learner development, but can also be offered separately. 

The curriculum ensures continuity in the way the skills of research, analysis, evaluation, reflection, collaboration and communication are developed. It challenges learners to explore and make judgements on the global issues that really matter to them.

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The cross-curricular syllabus of Cambridge IGCSE Global Perspectives develops learners’ ability to think critically, to research and to analyse different points of view whilst communicating ideas clearly. 

Typically for learners aged 14 to 16 years, Cambridge IGCSE builds on the foundations of our lower secondary programme, although it is not essential to have completed that stage before beginning Cambridge Upper Secondary. 

It provides excellent preparation for Cambridge International AS & A Level Global Perspectives & Research.

Cambridge International AS and A Level

Cambridge International AS & A Level Global Perspectives & Research encourages learners aged 16 to 19 years to think critically and analytically, using different research methodology to evaluate arguments and issues from multiple perspectives. 

Students explore and make judgements about global issues of relevance and importance to their own lives.

Cambridge AICE Diploma

Cambridge AICE Diploma is typically for learners aged 16 to 19 years. It demands mastery of a variety of subjects from three different groups: Mathematics and Sciences, Languages, Arts and Humanities, plus a compulsory core subject, Cambridge International AS Level Global Perspectives & Research.

Cambridge Personal Styles Questionnaire (CPSQ)

The Cambridge Personal Styles Questionnaire (CPSQ) can be used to support your students through the Cambridge Global Perspectives programme. The non-cognitive assessment provides insight into a student’s attitudes and behaviours including collaboration and communication, the key skills required for the Global Perspectives programme.

Online support for Cambridge Global Perspectives

A unique feature of Cambridge Global Perspectives is the dedicated Online Learning Area – free to schools that offer the subject. The area allows schools around the world to access resources and courses and build online communities. 

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Even before Russia’s invasion of Ukraine two years ago, members of the MIT faculty knew that violence and political pressures in the region endangered the work and well-being of Ukrainian scholars and contemplated how MIT could assist. The start of the full-scale invasion in February 2022 was the decisive catalyst — triggering the launch of the MIT-Ukraine Program later that year and eventually spurring creation of the new Global MIT At-Risk Fellows (GMAF) program with an initial focus on Ukraine.

Designed to provide sanctuary to scholars around the globe whose lives and academic freedom have been upended by war and tragedy in their countries, GMAF aspires to bring up to five international scholars annually to the MIT campus for semester-long study and research that will ultimately benefit their countries and simultaneously enrich the MIT community. Welcoming the program’s first three visiting scholars from Ukraine, GMAF officially kicked off on Feb. 29 at a reception hosted by the Office of the Vice Provost for International Activities and the MIT Center for International Studies .

The reception showcased the varied struggles of displaced individuals with the photographic exhibition, “Standing for freedom, portraits of scientists in exile,” comprising portraits of refugee scholars from countries torn by war and political upheaval. This inaugural U.S. installation will be on public display at MIT’s Koch Institute Public Galleries ( Building 76 ) from April 3 through April 30. It then travels to the French Embassy in Washington. It is the work of PAUSE , a French organization that has enabled scientists in exile to continue their work in France since 2017.

“It’s the first time the exhibit has been in the United States, and we are very proud and honored that it is here,” says PAUSE Executive Director Laura Loheac, who participated in the Feb. 29 event along with PAUSE co-founder Professor Pascale Laborier, photographer Pierre-Jérôme Adjedj, members of the local Ukrainian community, and MIT faculty, students, and senior staff.

Ford International Professor of History Elizabeth Wood said Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine “is not only tragic in its own right,” but “has also created a host of dire scientific and technological problems that we think MIT faculty, staff, and students are well positioned to help solve in collaboration with Ukrainians themselves.”

“Our focus in the MIT-Ukraine Program — itself launched just 16 months ago — has been to serve as a Ukraine hub at MIT,” said Wood, faculty chair for both GMAF and MIT-Ukraine. “The core idea of the GMAF Program in its current incarnation is to bring Ukrainian scholars to MIT for a semester so they can have a bit of a refuge from the war — though I know it is never far from their minds, and so they can soak up some of MIT’s famous culture of 'mens et manus' — mind, hands, and heart.”

GMAF scholars Liudmyla Huliaieva and Kateryna Lopatiuk have been at MIT for about a month, while the cohort’s third member, Dmytro Chumachenko, arrived one day before the reception due to visa processing delays. Huliaieva is an economist focused on the economic adaptation and survival of Ukrainian displaced women, while Lopatiuk is an architect and urban planner involved in rebuilding cities and towns across Ukraine, and Chumachenko is a multidisciplinary scientist working at the intersection of artificial intelligence and public health. All met rigorous criteria considered by faculty committee members who evaluated 80 applications for GMAF’s first group of scholars.

“We wanted individuals who were deeply committed to helping Ukraine, who could benefit from a place at MIT, who were providing absolutely top-notch scholarship, who could actually leave the country — since many men and some women cannot do that because of circumstances of the war — and who had projects they were ready and eager to pursue while here,” Wood says.

Huliaieva, Lopatiuk, and Chumachenko are the first of what will likely be 10 Ukrainian researchers and faculty spending a semester at MIT during the two-year GMAF pilot program. With additional funding, the program is envisioned to eventually expand to help scholars in other countries where their work is jeopardized by war or displacement. Provost Cynthia Barnhart says the three Ukrainian scholars now on campus “represent just the start.”

Event speakers noted GMAF’s collaborative nature. Among those recognized for conceiving and organizing it were MIT Vice Provost for International Activities Richard Lester, Senior Director Beth Dupuy, and Institute Professor Suzanne Berger — event emcee and founding director of the MIT International Science and Technology Initiatives (MISTI). Credited for implementing the new program was Svitlana Krasynska, program director for both MIT-Ukraine and GMAF.

Lester said about the program, “The threats to science and scholarship from war and political repression are profound and, unfortunately, they are growing around the world. Even though the GMAF program is small relative to the vast need, it is a practical way for MIT to contribute and also to demonstrate our solidarity with vulnerable members of the global academic community of which we are part.”

Krasynska said in an interview that, although the exact number is currently unknown, it is estimated that over 60,000 Ukrainian scholars and support staff have been displaced and many universities destroyed or badly damaged in the past two years.

“Lives have been severely disrupted,” said Krasynska, who was born and raised in Ukraine and has lived in the United States since 1997. “We really need to support Ukrainian scientists and support Ukrainian science because it is in dire straits right now.”

Chumachenko said his home campus, the National Aerospace University Kharkiv Aviation Institute, has suffered 160 Russian bombs, “but we are still working and teaching.”

“Besides what we bring back to Ukraine, I believe the three of us can bring something here,” he said. “People know about the Russian war in Ukraine through TV, but it’s not always the full picture.”

Lopatiuk echoed those sentiments. Noting that when she applied to the GMAF program she had several research goals in mind, but realized after spending the past month at MIT that “my main purpose is also to get students to get to know what Ukraine is as a country beyond the consequences of war” — including the nation’s history, culture and ideas.

Noting that her first impression of MIT “is that it’s a very big, friendly family,” Huliaieva plans to present a virtual seminar at Harvard University on March 18 designed to broaden awareness and understanding of the challenges faced by Ukrainians — both those still there and people forced to leave. Titled “Dreaming of home: Displaced Ukrainian women between transience and permanency,” it reflects her research into helping Ukrainian women gain financial independence and freedom.

Barnhart welcomed Huliaieva, Lopatiuk, and Chumachenko to MIT “not only as our very first cohort of scholars, but also as colleagues and collaborators.”

“I hope you’ll find our entire campus is a thriving ecosystem of ideas and innovation,” she said. “I hope you will learn that we are deeply committed to protecting education and scholarship whenever they come under threat.”

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The Philippines economy in 2024: Stronger for longer?

The Philippines ended 2023 on a high note, being the fastest growing economy across Southeast Asia with a growth rate of 5.6 percent—just shy of the government's target of 6.0 to 7.0 percent. 1 “National accounts,” Philippine Statistics Authority, January 31, 2024; "Philippine economic updates,” Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas, November 16, 2023. Should projections hold, the Philippines is expected to, once again, show significant growth in 2024, demonstrating its resilience despite various global economic pressures (Exhibit 1). 2 “Economic forecast 2024,” International Monetary Fund, November 1, 2023; McKinsey analysis.

The growth in the Philippine economy in 2023 was driven by a resumption in commercial activities, public infrastructure spending, and growth in digital financial services. Most sectors grew, with transportation and storage (13 percent), construction (9 percent), and financial services (9 percent), performing the best (Exhibit 2). 3 “National accounts,” Philippine Statistics Authority, January 31, 2024. While the country's trade deficit narrowed in 2023, it remains elevated at $52 billion due to slowing global demand and geopolitical uncertainties. 4 “Highlights of the Philippine export and import statistics,” Philippine Statistics Authority, January 28, 2024. Looking ahead to 2024, the current economic forecast for the Philippines projects a GDP growth of between 5 and 6 percent.

Inflation rates are expected to temper between 3.2 and 3.6 percent in 2024 after ending 2023 at 6.0 percent, above the 2.0 to 4.0 percent target range set by the government. 5 “Nomura downgrades Philippine 2024 growth forecast,” Nomura, September 11, 2023; “IMF raises Philippine growth rate forecast,” International Monetary Fund, July 16, 2023.

For the purposes of this article, most of the statistics used for our analysis have come from a common thread of sources. These include the Central Bank of the Philippines (Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas); the Department of Energy Philippines; the IT and Business Process Association of the Philippines (IBPAP); and the Philippines Statistics Authority.

The state of the Philippine economy across seven major sectors and themes

In the article, we explore the 2024 outlook for seven key sectors and themes, what may affect each of them in the coming year, and what could potentially unlock continued growth.

Financial services

The recovery of the financial services sector appears on track as year-on-year growth rates stabilize. 6 Philippines Statistics Authority, November 2023; McKinsey in partnership with Oxford Economics, November 2023. In 2024, this sector will likely continue to grow, though at a slower pace of about 5 percent.

Financial inclusion and digitalization are contributing to growth in this sector in 2024, even if new challenges emerge. Various factors are expected to impact this sector:

• Inclusive finance: Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas continues to invest in financial inclusion initiatives. For example, basic deposit accounts (BDAs) reached $22 million in 2023 and banking penetration improved, with the proportion of adults with formal bank accounts increasing from 29 percent in 2019 to 56 percent in 2021. 7 “Financial inclusion dashboard: First quarter 2023,” Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas, February 6, 2024.
• Digital adoption: Digital channels are expected to continue to grow, with data showing that 60 percent of adults who have a mobile phone and internet access have done a digital financial transaction. 8 “Financial inclusion dashboard: First quarter 2023,” Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas, February 6, 2024. Businesses in this sector, however, will need to remain vigilant in navigating cybersecurity and fraud risks.
• Unsecured lending growth: Growth in unsecured lending is expected to continue, but at a slower pace than the past two to three years. For example, unsecured retail lending for the banking system alone grew by 27 percent annually from 2020 to 2022. 9 “Loan accounts: As of first quarter 2023,” Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas, February 6, 2024; "Global banking pools,” McKinsey, November 2023. Businesses in this field are, however, expected to recalibrate their risk profiling models as segments with high nonperforming loans emerge.
• High interest rates: Key interest rates are expected to decline in the second half of 2024, creating more accommodating borrowing conditions that could boost wholesale and corporate loans.

Supportive frameworks have a pivotal role to play in unlocking growth in this sector to meet the ever-increasing demand from the financially underserved. For example, financial literacy programs and easier-to-access accounts—such as BDAs—are some measures that can help widen market access to financial services. Continued efforts are being made to build an open finance framework that could serve the needs of the unbanked population, as well as a unified credit scoring mechanism to increase the ability of historically under-financed segments, such as small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), to access formal credit. 10 “BSP launches credit scoring model,” Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas, April 26, 2023.

Energy and Power

The outlook for the energy sector seems positive, with the potential to grow by 7 percent in 2024 as the country focuses on renewable energy generation. 11 McKinsey analysis based on input from industry experts. Currently, stakeholders are focused on increasing energy security, particularly on importing liquefied natural gas (LNG) to meet power plants’ requirements as production in one of the country’s main sources of natural gas, the Malampaya gas field, declines. 12 Myrna M. Velasco, “Malampaya gas field prod’n declines steeply in 2021,” Manila Bulletin , July 9, 2022. High global inflation and the fact that the Philippines is a net fuel importer are impacting electricity prices and the build-out of planned renewable energy projects. Recent regulatory moves to remove foreign ownership limits on exploration, development, and utilization of renewable energy resources could possibly accelerate growth in the country’s energy and power sector. 13 “RA 11659,” Department of Energy Philippines, June 8, 2023.

Gas, renewables, and transmission are potential growth drivers for the sector. Upgrading power grids so that they become more flexible and better able to cope with the intermittent electricity supply that comes with renewables will be critical as the sector pivots toward renewable energy. A recent coal moratorium may position natural gas as a transition fuel—this could stimulate exploration and production investments for new, indigenous natural gas fields, gas pipeline infrastructure, and LNG import terminal projects. 14 Philippine energy plan 2020–2040, Department of Energy Philippines, June 10, 2022; Power development plan 2020–2040 , Department of Energy Philippines, 2021. The increasing momentum of green energy auctions could facilitate the development of renewables at scale, as the country targets 35 percent share of renewables by 2030. 15 Power development plan 2020–2040 , 2022.

Growth in the healthcare industry may slow to 2.8 percent in 2024, while pharmaceuticals manufacturing is expected to rebound with 5.2 percent growth in 2024. 16 McKinsey analysis in partnership with Oxford Economics.

Healthcare demand could grow, although the quality of care may be strained as the health worker shortage is projected to increase over the next five years. 17 McKinsey analysis. The supply-and-demand gap in nursing alone is forecast to reach a shortage of approximately 90,000 nurses by 2028. 18 McKinsey analysis. Another compounding factor straining healthcare is the higher than anticipated benefit utilization and rising healthcare costs, which, while helping to meet people's healthcare budgets, may continue to drive down profitability for health insurers.

Meanwhile, pharmaceutical companies are feeling varying effects of people becoming increasingly health conscious. Consumers are using more over the counter (OTC) medication and placing more beneficial value on organic health products, such as vitamins and supplements made from natural ingredients, which could impact demand for prescription drugs. 19 “Consumer health in the Philippines 2023,” Euromonitor, October 2023.

Businesses operating in this field may end up benefiting from universal healthcare policies. If initiatives are implemented that integrate healthcare systems, rationalize copayments, attract and retain talent, and incentivize investments, they could potentially help to strengthen healthcare provision and quality.

Businesses may also need to navigate an increasingly complex landscape of diverse health needs, digitization, and price controls. Digital and data transformations are being seen to facilitate improvements in healthcare delivery and access, with leading digital health apps getting more than one million downloads. 20 Google Play Store, September 27, 2023. Digitization may create an opportunity to develop healthcare ecosystems that unify touchpoints along the patient journey and provide offline-to-online care, as well as potentially realizing cost efficiencies.

Consumer and retail

Growth in the retail and wholesale trade and consumer goods sectors is projected to remain stable in 2024, at 4 percent and 5 percent, respectively.

Inflation, however, continues to put consumers under pressure. While inflation rates may fall—predicted to reach 4 percent in 2024—commodity prices may still remain elevated in the near term, a top concern for Filipinos. 21 “IMF raises Philippine growth forecast,” July 26, 2023; “Nomura downgrades Philippines 2024 growth forecast,” September 11, 2023. In response to challenging economic conditions, 92 percent of consumers have changed their shopping behaviors, and approximately 50 percent indicate that they are switching brands or retail providers in seek of promotions and better prices. 22 “Philippines consumer pulse survey, 2023,” McKinsey, November 2023.

Online shopping has become entrenched in Filipino consumers, as they find that they get access to a wider range of products, can compare prices more easily, and can shop with more convenience. For example, a McKinsey Philippines consumer sentiment survey in 2023 found that 80 percent of respondents, on average, use online and omnichannel to purchase footwear, toys, baby supplies, apparel, and accessories. To capture the opportunity that this shift in Filipino consumer preferences brings and to unlock growth in this sector, retail organizations could turn to omnichannel strategies to seamlessly integrate online and offline channels. Businesses may need to explore investments that increase resilience across the supply chain, alongside researching and developing new products that serve emerging consumer preferences, such as that for natural ingredients and sustainable sources.

Manufacturing

Manufacturing is a key contributor to the Philippine economy, contributing approximately 19 percent of GDP in 2022, employing about 7 percent of the country’s labor force, and growing in line with GDP at approximately 6 percent between 2023 and 2024. 23 McKinsey analysis based on input from industry experts.

Some changes could be seen in 2024 that might affect the sector moving forward. The focus toward building resilient supply chains and increasing self-sufficiency is growing. The Philippines also is likely to benefit from increasing regional trade, as well as the emerging trend of nearshoring or onshoring as countries seek to make their supply chains more resilient. With semiconductors driving approximately 45 percent of Philippine exports, the transfer of knowledge and technology, as well as the development of STEM capabilities, could help attract investments into the sector and increase the relevance of the country as a manufacturing hub. 24 McKinsey analysis based on input from industry experts.

To secure growth, public and private sector support could bolster investments in R&D and upskill the labor force. In addition, strategies to attract investment may be integral to the further development of supply chain infrastructure and manufacturing bases. Government programs to enable digital transformation and R&D, along with a strategic approach to upskilling the labor force, could help boost industry innovation in line with Industry 4.0 demand. 25 Industry 4.0 is also referred to as the Fourth Industrial Revolution. Priority products to which manufacturing industries could pivot include more complex, higher value chain electronic components in the semiconductor segment; generic OTC drugs and nature-based pharmaceuticals in the pharmaceutical sector; and, for green industries, products such as EVs, batteries, solar panels, and biomass production.

Information technology business process outsourcing

The information technology business process outsourcing (IT-BPO) sector is on track to reach its long-term targets, with $38 billion in forecast revenues in 2024. 26 Khriscielle Yalao, “WHF flexibility key to achieving growth targets—IBPAP,” Manila Bulletin , January 23, 2024. Emerging innovations in service delivery and work models are being observed, which could drive further growth in the sector.

The industry continues to outperform headcount and revenue targets, shaping its position as a country leader for employment and services. 27 McKinsey analysis based in input from industry experts. Demand from global companies for offshoring is expected to increase, due to cost containment strategies and preference for Philippine IT-BPO providers. New work setups continue to emerge, ranging from remote-first to office-first, which could translate to potential net benefits. These include a 10 to 30 percent increase in employee retention; a three- to four-hour reduction in commute times; an increase in enabled talent of 350,000; and a potential reduction in greenhouse gas emissions of 1.4 to 1.5 million tons of CO 2 per year. 28 McKinsey analysis based in input from industry experts. It is becoming increasingly more important that the IT-BPO sector adapts to new technologies as businesses begin to harness automation and generative AI (gen AI) to unlock productivity.

Talent and technology are clear areas where growth in this sector can be unlocked. The growing complexity of offshoring requirements necessitates building a proper talent hub to help bridge employee gaps and better match local talent to employers’ needs. Businesses in the industry could explore developing facilities and digital infrastructure to enable industry expansion outside the metros, especially in future “digital cities” nationwide. Introducing new service areas could capture latent demand from existing clients with evolving needs as well as unserved clients. BPO centers could explore the potential of offering higher-value services by cultivating technology-focused capabilities, such as using gen AI to unlock revenue, deliver sales excellence, and reduce general administrative costs.

Sustainability

The Philippines is considered to be the fourth most vulnerable country to climate change in the world as, due to its geographic location, the country has a higher risk of exposure to natural disasters, such as rising sea levels. 29 “The Philippines has been ranked the fourth most vulnerable country to climate change,” Global Climate Risk Index, January 2021. Approximately $3.2 billion, on average, in economic loss could occur annually because of natural disasters over the next five decades, translating to up to 7 to 8 percent of the country’s nominal GDP. 30 “The Philippines has been ranked the fourth most vulnerable country to climate change,” Global Climate Risk Index, January 2021.

The Philippines could capitalize on five green growth opportunities to operate in global value chains and catalyze growth for the nation:

• Renewable energy: The country could aim to generate 50 percent of its energy from renewables by 2040, building on its high renewable energy potential and the declining cost of producing renewable energy.
• Solar photovoltaic (PV) manufacturing: More than a twofold increase in annual output from 2023 to 2030 could be achieved, enabled by lower production costs.
• Battery production: The Philippines could aim for a $1.5 billion domestic market by 2030, capitalizing on its vast nickel reserves (the second largest globally). 31 “MineSpans,” McKinsey, November 2023.
• Electric mobility: Electric vehicles could account for 15 percent of the country’s vehicle sales by 2030 (from less than 1 percent currently), driven by incentives, local distribution, and charging infrastructure. 32 McKinsey analysis based on input from industry experts.
• Nature-based solutions: The country’s largely untapped total abatement potential could reach up to 200 to 300 metric tons of CO 2 , enabled by its biodiversity and strong demand.

The Philippine economy: Three scenarios for growth

Having grown faster than other economies in Southeast Asia in 2023 to end the year with 5.6 percent growth, the Philippines can expect a similarly healthy growth outlook for 2024. Based on our analysis, there are three potential scenarios for the country’s growth. 33 McKinsey analysis in partnership with Oxford Economics.

Slower growth: The first scenario projects GDP growth of 4.8 percent if there are challenging conditions—such as declining trade and accelerated inflation—which could keep key policy rates high at about 6.5 percent and dampen private consumption, leading to slower long-term growth.

Soft landing: The second scenario projects GDP growth of 5.2 percent if inflation moderates and global conditions turn out to be largely favorable due to a stable investment environment and regional trade demand.

Accelerated growth: In the third scenario, GDP growth is projected to reach 6.1 percent if inflation slows and public policies accommodate aspects such as loosening key policy rates and offering incentive programs to boost productivity.

Focusing on factors that could unlock growth in its seven critical sectors and themes, while adapting to the macro-economic scenario that plays out, would allow the Philippines to materialize its growth potential in 2024 and take steps towards achieving longer-term, sustainable economic growth.

Jon Canto is a partner in McKinsey’s Manila office, where Frauke Renz is an associate partner, and Vicah Villanueva is a consultant.

The authors wish to thank Charlene Chua, Charlie del Rosario, Ryan delos Reyes, Debadrita Dhara, Evelyn C. Fong, Krzysztof Kwiatkowski, Frances Lee, Aaron Ong, and Liane Tan for their contributions to this article.

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