Burkina Faso : The EU reaffirms its support during this humanitarian and security crisis
In the light of the very rapid deterioration in the humanitarian and security crisis in Burkina Faso, Janez Lenarčič, Commissioner for Crisis Management, and...
Nepal government sets roadmap to improve investment climate reforms
Nepal was ranked 94 out of 190 economies on the Doing Business 2020
ranking marking a significant shift for the country into the top 100...
New Framework to Provide Global Approach to Solving Rare Diseases
We need a global approach to diagnose and treat rare diseases, according to
a new World Economic Forum paper, “Global Access for Solving Rare Disease:...
West African Ministers Adopt Cleaner Fuels and Vehicles Standards
With a population of close to 400 million people, the West African
region has one of the fastest growing vehicle fleets in the world. As...
New systemic approach needed to tackle global challenges
The impacts of the coronavirus on people’s health and daily life, stock
markets, and businesses illustrate the increasingly interconnected nature of
the challenges facing governments around...
How Culture Influences Our Financial Decisions
Financial
analytics and economic experts have long known about the connection between
culture and our finance, especially the decisions we take based on cultural
factors. For most,...
Challenge Met: Regional Dialogue during an Outbreak
The first cluster of APEC meetings in 2020 was received by a regional
outbreak of a new strain of coronavirus that has already affected thousands.
The...
Biodiversity ‘fundamental’ for global food systems, at “heart’ of development
Because the production of everything we eat transforms the
environment, the United Nations agriculture chief told a
high-level UN meeting on biodiversity that careful
discussions are needed to decide on the scale
of acceptable transformations.
Qu Dongyu, Director-General of the Food and Agriculture
Organization (FAO), told negotiators on Monday that as agriculture...
ADB Approves CNY130 Million Private Sector Loan to Support Coronavirus Response in China
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) today signed an agreement for a private
sector loan of up to CNY130 million ($18.6 million) to Jointown Pharmaceutical
Group Co....
Uganda Can Create Higher Labor Productivity Jobs by Improving Trade and Business Environment
Uganda’s economy needs to gradually create more jobs for its fast-growing
and youth population. To accelerate economic growth and drive transformation,
these jobs will need to...