Growth in South Asia Slows Down, Rebound Uncertain
In line with a global downward trend, growth in South Asia is projected to
slow to 5.9 percent in 2019, down 1.1 percentage points from...
World’s Most Disruptive Sports Tourism Start-Ups Celebrated at Global Tourism Economy Forum
The growing sports tourism sector took centre stage at the Global Tourism Economy Forum in Macau, SAR with the first ‘SPORTSTECH’ edition of the...
MENA Faces Another Year of Subdued Growth, with Bolder Reforms Needed to Boost Private Sector
Economic growth in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region is
projected to slow to 0.6% this year compared with 1.2% last year, according...
Pension Policies Must Keep Up with Rapidly Aging Societies
A new publication on pension
reform examines nonfinancial defined contribution (NDC) pension schemes as an
approach to help policymakers meet the challenges brought on by rapidly...
Hilton Announces Tajikistan Premiere with Flagship Dushanbe Property
Hilton today announced its debut in Tajikistan with the opening a flagship
property in the heart of the country’s historic capital city – Hilton
Dushanbe. The...
Small businesses and self-employed provide most jobs worldwide
Self-employment, micro and small
enterprises play a far more important role in providing jobs than previously
believed, according to new International Labour Organization (ILO) estimates.
Data...
Marriott International Signs Deal To Introduce The Luxury Collection To Saudi Arabia In 2020
Marriott International, Inc. has signed an agreement with Assila
Investments to bring its Luxury Collection brand for the first time to the
Kingdom of Saudi Arabia....
Through Digital Upskilling FS Firms are Working to Move their Workforce from Analogue to Digital
PwC’s Fit to compete: Accelerating digital
workforce transformation in financial services report, which is part of our
New world, New skills series, highlights the need for...
Regulation Catches up with Innovation: The Case of Short-Term Rentals
The World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) has published the first systematic overview of how both national governments and local authorities are addressing and managing new...
East Asia and Pacific: Growth Slows as Trade Tensions and Global Uncertainties Intensify
Growth in developing East Asian and Pacific
economies is expected to slow from 6.3 percent in 2018 to 5.8 percent in 2019
and to 5.7 and...