Kazakhstan’s Economic Growth to Moderate in 2020
Kazakhstan’s real gross domestic product (GDP) growth
is projected at 4.0% for 2019, before easing to 3.7% in 2020, according to the
World Bank’s latest Kazakhstan
Economic...
AT&T and Deloitte to Explore the Future of Learning with 5G
AT&T* and Deloitte signed an agreement to bring 5G
network connectivity and edge computing services to Deloitte University to help
it transform the future of digital...
World Bank approves US$20 million Credit for Grenada’s Transition to a Resilient Blue Economy
The World Bank Board of Executive Directors approved
today a US$20 million credit to support Grenada’s transition to a resilient
blue economy. The Second Fiscal
Resilience and...
New government report takes stock of federalism in Nepal
Federalism is taking root in Nepal with measurable
progress in institutional and regulatory environments for federalism states a
new government report disseminated today by the Ministry...
Climate change: New rules agreed to determine which investments are green
Parliament negotiators reached
an agreement with Council on Monday on new criteria to determine whether an
economic activity is environmentally sustainable.
The so-called “taxonomy
regulation” stipulates that the...
Only 10 years to achieve SDGs but businesses remain on starting blocks for integration and progress
Analysis by PwC of over 1000
published reports from listed, private and public sector organisations,
highlights that with only ten years to deliver the Sustainable Development
Goals...
AIIB Invests USD500M for Low-Carbon Energy, Air Quality Improvement in China
The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) is
investing USD500 million to support China’s efforts to transition to a
lower-carbon energy future. The Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei Low Carbon Energy
Transition...
Renewables in the Kingdom of Bhutan: Supporting the Pursuit of Happiness
The Kingdom of Bhutan is the world’s only carbon
negative country. Forests cover 70 per cent of its land which sequesters more
carbon than the entire...
Africa pushes for special consideration in Madrid climate talks
As terrible floods inundate their country, close to
100 Kenyan delegates have convened in Madrid, Spain, along with thousands of
global leaders, for the COP 25...
Australia to Provide $14 Million, ADB $2 Million for Private Sector Initiative in the Pacific
The Government of Australia is providing $14 million in additional
funding to the Pacific Private Sector Development Initiative (PSDI), with the
Asian Development Bank (ADB) also...