EU continues to open up markets outside Europe in midst of rising protectionism
Thanks to the European Union's successful intervention, European companies generated €8 billion in additional exports in 2019. The high number of new restrictions that...
The Ripple Effects of the Syrian Conflict in the Mashreq Region
A decade of conflict in Syria led to region-wide economic and social fallout across Iraq, Jordan, and Lebanon, adding urgency to the call for...
ADB: Developing Asia to Grow Just 0.1% in 2020
Developing Asia will barely grow in 2020 as containment measures to address the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic hamper economic activity and weaken external demand,...
Significant Potential to Increase Impact of Climate Finance- Report
Climate finance can become significantly more transformative by addressing systemic barriers to low carbon and climate resilient investments, according to a new World Bank...
Turkish diplomat elected President of historic 75th UN General Assembly
Turkish diplomat Volkan Bozkir was elected President of the forthcoming session of the UN General Assembly in a vote held on Wednesday that was...
IEA Sustainable Recovery Plan to boost economic growth
The International Energy Agency is today presenting a Sustainable Recovery Plan focusing on a series of actions that can be taken over the next...
Infrastructure fund Africa50 helps Egypt’s solar power sector take off
A 37-square-kilometer solar park so large that it can be seen from space, with over seven million photovoltaic panels, and funding of $4 billion....
ADB, APPC Sign Loan for Gas-Fired Power Plant to Enhance Afghanistan’s Energy Security
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the Afghan Power Plant Company Limited (APPC) today signed a $10 million loan as part of a financing...
Market Overview And Sectoral Analysis For June 2020
Global Equities have seen an upward rally in the month of May, as some countries have eased their lockdown restrictions. Indian Equity Markets saw...
Thailand: small, low-tech firms suffer the most during COVID-19 pandemic
Small-size and low-tech firms have suffered the most from the COVID-19 crisis, according to research conducted by the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO),...