From MDGs to SDGs: Where Does Africa Stand? (ISPI - Istituto per gli Studi di...
(Source: ISPI - Istituto per gli Studi di Politica Internazionale) The recent United Nations Sustainable Development Summit 2015 marked the beginning of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) era. As...
View ArticleEmerging markets net capital flow turns negative: IIF
LONDON: Net capital flows to emerging markets will be negative this year for the first time since 1988, with foreign investment halving from last year and heavy outflows from residents, the Institute...
View ArticleChina to set new plan for troubled economy
BEIJING: China’s Communist rulers will gather later this month, state media said on Monday, to set a course for the world’s second-largest economy over the next five years, as slowing growth raises...
View Article‘Reason to be concerned’ about global economy: IMF
WASHINGTON: The IMF voiced concern on Wednesday about the global economy, weakened by China’s slowdown and facing a potential “vicious cycle” from a looming US interest rate hike. “On the economic...
View ArticleMillions hungry in sub-Saharan Africa; worse to come from El Nino: Red Cross
DAKAR: Tens of millions of people across sub-Saharan Africa are going hungry due to erratic weather and the situation is set to worsen as the El Nino weather pattern reaches its peak, the Red Cross...
View ArticlePiketty warns foreign aid risks ‘undermining’ Africa
JOHANNESBURG: Superstar French economist Thomas Piketty warned on Friday that international aid could be “undermining” Africa as the continent struggles to lift millions out of poverty despite robust...
View ArticleGrowing population worsens Africa's extreme poverty: report
CAPE TOWN, Oct. 16 (Xinhua) -- A rapid rise in population has led to an increases in the overall number of extreme poor in Africa, the World Bank said in a report released on Friday. But the report...
View ArticleExtreme poverty to fall below 10 per cent: World Bank
WASHINGTON: Extreme poverty will this year fall to less than 10 per cent of the global population for the first time, although there is still “great concern” for millions in Africa, a World Bank report...
View ArticleAddress by President Jacob Zuma to the Pan African Students Association,...
(Source: The Presidency of the Republic of South Africa) 28 September 2015 AFRICA THE RENAISSANCE: POST CONFLICT INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES IN SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA Ministers from South Africa, The...
View ArticleArmy chief stresses need for reviving Afghan peace process
RAWALPINDI: Stressing the need for revival of the reconciliation process in Afghanistan, Chief of Army Staff (COAS) Gen Raheel Sharif has that peace and reconciliation are of vital importance for a...
View ArticleMore than half of the Arab States population now connected via mobile (GSMA -...
(Source: GSMA - GSM Association) Mobile industry to convene in Dubai in October to discuss region's vibrant mobile ecosystem Next month, the GSMA's 'Mobile 360 - Middle East' event will take place in...
View ArticleExtreme poverty ‘to fall below 10pc’
WASHINGTON: The World Bank declared on Monday that for the first time in history those living in extreme poverty will be less than 10 per cent of the world population by the end of this year. The bank...
View ArticleMobile Contribution to Sub-Saharan African Economy Surpasses US$100 Billion,...
CAPE TOWN, South Africa--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The mobile industry in Sub-Saharan Africa contributed more than US$100 billion to the region’s economy last year, according to a new GSMA study published at...
View ArticleGet Ready for Mobile 360 – Africa (GSMA - GSM Association)
(Source: GSMA - GSM Association) October is a busy month for the GSMA with three Mobile 360 events taking place! The first of these, Mobile 360 - Africa, will be held in Cape Town from 7-9 October with...
View ArticleIslamic finance growth to slow over low oil price: S&P
DUBAI: The fast-growing Islamic finance industry is set to slow down next year over the sharp fall in oil revenues and rapid regulatory changes, Standard and Poor’s Ratings Services said on Monday. “We...
View ArticleMobile Generating Economic Growth
[Ethiopian Herald] The mobile industry continues to grow rapidly, with a total of 3.6 billion mobile subscribers at the end of 2014. Half of the world's population now has a mobile subscription up from...
View ArticleOver 50pc of Asia-Pacific region’s population may become urban by 2018: report
ISLAMABAD: The Asia-Pacific region will no longer be understood as predominantly rural by 2018 when its population is expected to become more than 50 per cent urban, says ‘the State of Asian and...
View ArticleNEW GSMA STUDY SEES ACCELERATING MOBILE BROADBAND AND SMARTPHONE ADOPTION...
(Source: GSMA - GSM Association) October 20, 2015 Press Release Mobile Operators Investing in Networks, Jobs and Innovation Throughout the Arab States Dubai: Mobile broadband networks will support more...
View ArticleDebate: Is Africa Still Rising? (GE - General Electric Capital Corporation)
(Source: GE - General Electric Capital Corporation) Here are five elements investors should examine to assess whether growth across African markets is sustainable. There are clear limitations of the...
View ArticleFata as a province
FATA is being governed under the infamous Frontier Crimes Regulations, making it a buffer zone of misplaced strategic orientations. It has been used as a launching pad for regional surrogates and...
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