UNWTO Joins Asia-Pacific Sector Leaders to Address Overcrowding In Urban Destinations
The World Tourism Organization (UNWTO), the Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA) and the People’s Government of Guilin (China) held the 13th UNWTO/PATA Forum on...
Saudi Arabia Accelerated Business Climate Reforms
Saudi Arabia
carried out a record number of business reforms in the past year, earning the
country a spot in this year’s top 10 global business...
Caribbean Economies Continue to Reform to Improve Business Climate
Economies in the Caribbean carried out a record 19
reforms over the past year to make it easier for domestic small and medium-size
enterprises to do...
UNIDO to implement EU-funded project to boost Kenya’s agricultural exports
The United Nations Industrial Development
Organization (UNIDO) will implement the ‘Market Access Upgrade Programme
(MARKUP)’ project, which is funded by the European Union (EU) and anchored
within...
The Park Hyatt Brand Celebrates Debut of Park Hyatt Kyoto
Hyatt
Hotels Corporation announced
today the opening of Park Hyatt Kyoto. Set in the heart of this noble city with centuries
of history and heritage, Park Hyatt Kyoto...
Georgia Ranks 7th in the World for Ease of Doing Business
Europe and Central
Asia is home to two of the world’s top 20 best places to do business – Georgia (7th) and North
Macedonia (17th) with...
ADB, Cambodia Sign Deals to Improve Water Supply, Financial Sector Development
The Asian Development Bank (ADB)
and Cambodia’s Ministry of Economy and Finance today signed two agreements
worth $89 million that will boost rural areas’ access to...
Belarus to Enhance Energy Efficiency with Support from the World Bank
The World Bank’s Board of
Executive Directors today approved financing of $99.3 million for the new Sustainable Energy
Scale-Up Project in
Belarus.
The project aims at improving
the energy...
As urbanization grows, cities unveil sustainable development solutions on World Day
Over half of the world’s population now live in
cities, with numbers expected to double by 2050, but while urbanization poses
serious challenges, cities can also...
Securing Kenya’s Future Growth: Policies to Sustain Inclusive Growth
Kenya continues to experience
steady economic growth, with real GDP expanding on average by 5.6 percent over
the last five years (2014-2018). In 2019, however, economic...