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Asia Pacific manufacturing companies champion digital transformation
Asia Pacific manufacturing companies are championing the digitization and end-to-end integration of their operations, introducing digital products and services and connecting new technologies across...
Energy: Italy, declining prices and consumption on the rise in 2017
2017 registered rising final energy consumptions (+1.38% as compared to 2016, in line with the +1.5 % in GDP) and a slight decline in...
Understanding the Tourism in the European Union
The new report ‘European Union Tourism Trends’, prepared by the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) in cooperation with the European Commission, underscores tourism’s major social...
Financial Inclusion on the Rise, But Gaps Remain
Financial inclusion is on the rise globally, accelerated by mobile phones and the internet, but gains have been uneven across countries. A new World...
Record high remittances to low- and middle-income countries in 2017
Remittances to low- and middle-income countries rebounded to a record level in 2017 after two consecutive years of decline, says the World Bank’s latest...
Multilateral Development Banks Present Study on Technology’s Impact on Jobs
Rapid technological progress provides a golden opportunity for emerging and developing economies to grow faster and attain higher levels of prosperity. However, some disruptive...
Upswing in global growth won’t last forever: IMF says world must prepare now for leaner times ahead
While the world economy continues to show broad-based momentum, a new report released Tuesday by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) is warning that there may...
Continued Reforms Key to Myanmar’s Economic Growth
Myanmar’s economy is projected to stay on a steady growth path over the next two years, supported by economic reforms, strong global growth, and...
Upstream Oil & Gas Companies Face Portfolio Predicament
Despite crude oil prices rising 25 percent since January 2017 and significant productivity gains made in recent years, shareholder returns on average for upstream...
Exports, Domestic Demand Deliver Solid Growth in Asia and the Pacific
Growth picked up across most of the economies in developing Asia, supported by continued high demand for exports and rapidly expanding domestic demand, says...