Landmark labour reforms signal end of kafala system in Qatar
Qatar has
announced sweeping reforms to its labour market, with a view to ending the kafala system and
marking a momentous step forward in upholding the...
Major Environmental Groups Call On Businesses To Lead On Climate Policy
Eleven leading environmental
and sustainable business organizations published an open letter in the New York
Times today, urging the CEOs of Corporate America to step up...
Venezuela, Poland and Sudan amongst 14 new Human Rights Council members
14 new members were elected to the Human Rights
Council on Thursday, following a secret ballot held in the General Assembly
Hall in New York.
The Council,...
World Economic Forum 50th Annual Meeting in Davos: Defining Stakeholder Capitalism
The World Economic Forum today
announced the theme and details for its 50th Annual Meeting, to be held 21-24
January in Davos, Switzerland. The Meeting’s theme...
ADB Support to the Philippines to Reach Record High in 2020–2022
The Asian Development Bank’s (ADB) sovereign lending for the Philippines
is expected to reach $9.1 billion between 2020 and 2022, as the government
seeks to invest...
Reforms in Latvia must result in stronger enforcement to tackle foreign bribery
Latvia has continued to improve its framework
against bribery of foreign public officials and subsequent money laundering but
the reforms need to translate into further effective...
Live Simulation Exercise to Prepare Public and Private Leaders for Pandemic Response
The Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security in
partnership with the World Economic Forum and the Bill & Melinda Gates
Foundation will host Event 201: a...
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...
Oil Market Report: Back to business as usual
Oil markets in September withstood a textbook case of a large-scale
supply disruption as the attacks on Saudi Arabia temporarily affected about 5.7
mb/d of crude...
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...