UN: India should ‘unlock’ freedom curbs in disputed Kashmir
The people of Indian-administered Kashmir continue to be deprived of
numerous basic freedoms, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights said on
Tuesday, before urging the...
Developing Asia Needs to Invest More Than 5% of GDP Over Next Decade for Infrastructure
Developing Asian countries need
to invest more than 5% of their gross domestic product (GDP) over the next
decade to be able to meet the infrastructure...
High-level Meeting in Luxembourg Takes Electromobility to Next Level
Electric vehicles can be a
game-changer for renewable power and offer ideal
opportunities for the broader introduction of renewables to the transport
sector. Electric vehicles (EVs) create...
Connected and Vulnerable: Deloitte Shares Top Five Tips for IoT Device Security
With the
number of connected Internet of Things (IoT) devices anticipated to swell
beyond 41 billion by 2025 according to a forecast from IDC estimates and...
Doing Business 2020: Qatar’s Ambitious Reforms Improve its Ranking
Qatar embarked on an ambitious
program to improve its business regulations, earning it a spot in the top 20
global business environment improvers, according to the...
Bangladesh Improves Business Climate, but More Remains to Be Done
Bangladesh carried out three
business reforms during the past year, the most in a decade, and would need to
accelerate the reform pace to further improve...
Four Arab Countries Among World’s Top 10 Business Climate Improvers
Economies in the Middle East and North Africa region
implemented the most reforms on record to ease doing business for domestic
small and medium-sized enterprises and...
Armenia Narrows the Gap with the Global Regulatory Frontiers
Economies in Europe and Central Asia accelerated an
already strong momentum to improve their business climates, enacting 56 reforms
and leading globally in reforms on paying...
Lives at risk if wireless technology demands are not held in check
Amid growing competition for radio wave space due to
new wireless technologies, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) on Thursday called on governments to protect
radio frequencies allocated to potentially...
ADB’s New 5-Year Country Strategy Supports Economic Diversification, Inclusive Growth in Cambodia
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has endorsed a
new 5-year country partnership strategy (CPS) that lays out the institution’s
support for Cambodia’s goal of becoming an...