June 2021

"The Ministry of Agriculture should stop obsessing over sugar. " The US sugar import system is a smart economic arrangement. Designed by economists at the United States Department of Agriculture, it aims to achieve two…

As elsewhere in Africa, the issue of growing unemployment in Ghana has become a major concern, especially due to rising youth unemployment. Services have become the engine of growth in Ghana, unlike the experiences of East Asia and…

That this is an unprecedented time for the fashion industry and society in general is already a cliché. That said, the footwear and accessories sectors still display cautious optimism, expecting the speed and scale of vaccinations to!-->!-->…

This brief provides an overview of recent trends in global migration and remittances. Overall, remittances to low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) remained relatively stable during the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, increasing…

The COVID-19 pandemic - which has led to a global recession and national containment measures - has caused economic and social unrest in Uganda. It reversed the gains in poverty, deteriorated fiscal balances and put pressure on external…

ABU DHABI, June 27, 2021 (WAM) - The United Arab Emirates recently participated in the second meeting of the Global Partnership for…

In short The National Assembly of Vietnam, during its recent 10e meeting, adopted the new law on environmental protection ("New law”) Following the proposal of the Vietnamese Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (MONRE).1…

KARACHI: Pakistan's current account deficit - the gap between foreign spending and income - hit a 17-month high of $ 632 million in May 2021, mainly due to the slowdown in remittances from Pakistani workers in the foreign exchange and…

Hong Kong banks are preparing to participate in an experimental program to sell cross-border wealth management (WMP) products in the Greater Bay Area, although detailed rules for the program remain unresolved. The cross-border…

JAKARTA, June 25 (Reuters) - The Indonesian central bank plans to introduce…