More than 2 billion tonnes of global waste is generated yearly. By 2050, it's expected to increase to 3.4 billion tonnes. CNBC's Nessa Anwar traces the journey of a piece of discarded trash in Singapore to the nation's only landfill, exploring solutions and the future of the world's garbage dilemma.
Poverty levels are rising for the first time since 1998 due to the coronavirus pandemic, which has exacerbated income inequality. CNBC's Silvia Amaro looks at what steps governments can take to promote economic equality.
OCBC's Vasu Menon says that the risk of a second wave of Covid-19 supports the IMF's downgrade of its global growth forecast for 2020.