Behind nearly 90% of all plastic recycled in Viet Nam is someone like Ms Nguyen Thi Kenh or Ms Nguyen...
- For years, Egyptian jasmine picker Wael al-Sayed has collected blossoms by night in the Nile Delta, supplying top global perfume...
Geneva, Switzerland - The de-globalization of international trade is far from being a reality, but "the first signs of fragmentation" are...After this phase of slowing globalization, the question is "whether we are moving towards a phase of deglobalization", said WTO official Ralph Ossa.
"We're quite far away from deglobalizing, but at the same time, you start seeing... the first cracks in the system," the WTO official said.
Geneva, Switzerland - The World Food Program said Tuesday that shrinking funding was forcing it to drastically slash rations in many...WFP said it had been struggling to meet growing global needs for food assistance while facing a funding shortfall of over 60 percent this year.
WFP estimates that 345 million people worldwide are facing acute food insecurity, at level three or higher on the UN's five-scale food insecurity classification.
The industry is responsible for 37 percent of global carbon dioxide emissions and growing urbanization is spurring the construction of...Mushrooming urban environments -- which add new buildings in an area equivalent in size to Paris every five days -- damage life-sustaining ecosystems.
Building less and repurposing existing structures generates 50-75 percent fewer emissions than new constructions, a report said.
AJMAN, UAE- The Ajman Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ACCI) has revealed that in the first half of 2023, at...The industrial membership in the Ajman Chamber grew by 6.9 percent during the first half of this year compared to the first half of 2022.
The Ajman Chamber is keen to attract specialized investments in modern industries based on technology and artificial intelligence.
Dubai, UAE -- The number of employees at capital market institutions rose by 103 quarter-on-quarter (QoQ) to 5,524 by the...Males accounted for 80 percent of the employees at capital market institutions, with 4,400 employees, while the number of females stood at 1,124.
Meanwhile, the Saudization rate at these institutions reached 75 percent by the end of Q2, from 77 percent in Q1, according to the Capital Market Institutions Report.
Dubai, UAE - The UAE government has announced a 2.5 percent payment support to its citizens’ pension contributions through the...To be eligible for this pension support, insured individuals must be between 18 and 60 years old at the time of their appointment
To fully benefit from the program, both registered entities and insured Emiratis must ensure that monthly contributions are made promptly
"The Saudi economy achieved a growth rate of 8.7 percent in 2022, the fastest among G20 countries, surpassing the expectations...Saudi Arabia is not just a regional influencer but a global economic powerhouse, according to its Minister of Economy and Planning, Faisal bin Fadhil Alibrahim
With a growth rate of 8.7% in 2022 and 17th rank among the world's most competitive economies, the Kingdom is setting stage for sustainable global economic growth
- New Delhi, India - The Small and Medium Enterprises Bank (SMEB) of Saudi Arabia has signed an agreement with the...
The agreement encompasses various components, including the design and formulation of engineering strategy data
It involves the transfer of knowledge pertaining to credit practices, with a particular emphasis on supporting small and medium-sized enterprises
- Tehran, Iran-- Iran and Russia are looking to build a research spacecraft within two years and in this connection top...
The Scientific and Research Department at the University of Tehran has set up a secretariat to oversee the project
The Islamic republic's vice president has directed the Plan and Budget Organization of Iran to finance part of the joint project
New Delhi, India - India wants to cooperate with the UAE in smart cities and technologies, President and CEO of the...India aims to have a digital economy worth US$1 trillion by 2026, and its internet services are already valued at US$300 billion, Abhishek Singh said
There are many areas for cooperation between the two countries, most notably smart cities, digital traffic systems, and technology integration in healthcare, he added
