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40 Economies Make 62 Legal Reforms to Advance Women’s Economic Participation
The regulatory environment for women’s economic participation has improved
over the past two years, with 40 economies enacting 62 reforms that will help
women – half...
2020 Forecast: Revealing the Future of the Middle East
Authors: Maria Al Makahleh (Dubovikova) and Shehab Al Makahleh*
“When I thought I had already reached the bottom, they knocked from
below.”-Stanislaw Jerzy Lec
This quote...
Indonesia’s economic diplomacy: From hope into doubt
The dawn of
2020marked as a new era for Indonesian foreign affairs, as the Indonesian
government issued a new foreign policy direction shortly after Retno Marsudi
re-elected...
Understanding the gender pay gap: Definition and causes
Although the equal pay for
equal work principle was already introduced in the Treaty of
Rome in 1957, the so-called gender pay gap stubbornly persists with...
Let’s Bet: Will the Phase One deal prove effective?
With oil prices soaring high with a geopolitical risk
premium back in markets, the U.S.-China trade talks have taken a step back.
However, as soon as...
What happened to the World Trade Organization?
Although
the General Council of the World Trade Organization largely agreed to proposed
reforms; Ambassador David Walker of New Zealand, who was appointed as the
leading facilitator...
2020 to be year of ‘slowbalisation’ for global economy
Global economic growth in 2020 is expected to grow at a rate of around
3.4% in purchasing power parity terms compared to its long-term average...
Kazakh President Tokaev introduces reforms
Authors: Srimal Fernando and Kirtan Bhana*
Political transformation will make Kazakhstan a
success story. Political reforms will ignite progress in economic reforms this,
according to President Tokaev as he met...
The Veil behind Oman’s Investment Fund
The
Sovereign Wealth Fund Institute estimates more than thirty four billion
American dollars endowed under the Omani Investment Fund (OIF); established in
2006, the gulf nation has...
Growing Fascination for Expos in the present-day Internet age
The website
of the World Expo 2020 scheduled to be held in Dubai for six months on the
broad theme of “Connecting minds,
creating the future” proudly...