This publication details the results of a systematic review and meta-analysis of available studies on the effectiveness of preventive measures against COVID-19, namely social distancing and personal protection strategies.

The report was prepared as a result of the event «Russian-Finnish Cooperation in the Field of Sustainable Development in the Arctic Region» as part of the ThinkArctic Project, organized by the Roscongress Foundation, the Center for Comprehensive European and International Studies, and the Analytical Center for the Government of the Russian Federation.

The report published by UNCTAD studies the impact of frontier technologies on countries depending on their incomes and level of development. The report covers 11 of such frontier technologies, i.e. key technologies of the future: artificial intelligence (AI), robotics, the Internet of things (IoT), 3D printing, blockchain, big data, 5G, gene editing, drones, etc.

A research of the ASEAN Business Club is dedicated to the measures that the Association needs to implement for the economic recovery during and after the COVID-19 pandemic. It describes the trends that have emerged during the pandemic in whole world and in ASEAN countries in particular, which influence the current economic development and will affect the economy and international trade in the future.