Raisi and Putin call for expanding infrastructure cooperation
In a phone conversation with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin late on Saturday, President Ebrahim Raisi of Iran called for expansion of infrastructure ties, including...
India’s Urban Infrastructure Needs to Cross $840 Billion Over Next 15 Years
A new World Bank report estimates that India will need to invest $840 billion over the next 15 years—or an average of $55 billion per annum—into...
WEF, Indonesia Launch New Initiative to Support a Sustainable Ocean Economy
The Government of Indonesia, together with the World Economic Forum, launched today Ocean 20 (O20), an innovative public-private initiative to ensure the long-term sustainability...
Jaishankar’s visit to Russia shows India’s growing self-confidence on the global stage
International North-South Transport Corridor as well as the Chennai-Vladivostok Eastern Maritime Corridor was important. External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar stressed that Russian participation in self-...
Joko Widodo: “We must not let the World to plunge in a new Cold war”
"We cannot allow the World to plunge into a new Cold war," said Indonesian President Joko Widodo in an interview with the French newspaper...
ASEAN States ‘well-placed’ to advance human rights, freedoms and a strong global economy
As “deepening divisions” threaten global peace and security, “dangerous rhetoric” is raising nuclear tensions, the UN chief told a meeting of Asian leaders in...
Global food imports on track to reach all-time high
Food import costs globally are projected to reach nearly $2 trillion this year, or higher than previously expected, the UN Food and Agriculture Organization...
Sustainable food cold chains reduce waste, fight climate change
Greater investment in sustainable food cold chains is needed to reduce hunger, provide livelihoods to communities, and adapt to climate change, two UN agencies...
Europe shows a united front against Biden’s ‘Inflation Reduction Act’
EU member states are standing resolutely firm against President Joe Biden’s Inflation Reduction Act amid fears it will harm their domestic companies and economies,...
Guterres upholds the importance of a single global economy
At a time when geopolitical divides threaten to spark new conflicts and make older ones harder to resolve, the global economy cannot afford to...