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Vladimir Putin Talks About BRICS
BRICS’ relatively new phenomenon attracts increased global attention due to the optimistic predictions about its development, especially against the backdrop of global crisis developments in the world economy. What is BRICS’ immediate and long-term significance for Russia? Is such a
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Improved Resource Efficiency is Key to Asia-Pacific Progress
The Asia-Pacific region, which has overtaken the rest of the world in consumption of raw materials as affluence and manufacturing increase, must boost its resource efficiency or risk losing ground in lifestyle, economic growth and environmental sustainability, according to a
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IMF: Anything that Works to Create Jobs
A broad mix of policies is needed to help put the global economy on a sustained and balanced growth path, the IMF said as it wrapped up the 2013 Spring Meetings against a backdrop of an uneven global recovery. In
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Islamic Development Bank: Member Country Partnership Strategy
The Member Country Partnership Strategy (MCPS), introduced in 2010 as an outcome of the Islamic Development Bank Reform Agenda, is a tool to mainstream the newly adopted post-reform business model of the IDB Group. This new business model embodies three
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UN Expects Subdued Asia-Pacific Growth in 2013
Growth in Asia-Pacific remains subdued due to the impact of persistent weaknesses and uncertainties in the developed economies, the United Nations reported last week, urging Governments to implement macroeconomic policies that focus more on inclusivity and sustainable development. The report,
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Organisation of Islamic Conference: Contemporary Challenges of Member States
Issues concerning unemployment, the development of human resources and enhancing social protection feature prominently in the cooperation agenda of the OIC. Deliberations on the contemporary challenges of OIC Member States and modalities for consolidating intra-OIC actions will engage the attention
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UNIDO: Nowadays it’s Tough on Tigers
Poorer developing countries may find it much harder under current conditions to foster industrial development and structural change than earlier generations of states that hauled themselves out of poverty, like the so-called Asian tigers, according to new book prepared by
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IMF: The Risk Side of Exceptionally Low Interest Rates
Several years of exceptionally low interest rates and bond buying by some advanced economy central banks have improved some indicators of banks’ health while supporting the economy and financial stability, according to new research from the International Monetary Fund. In
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Mines and Money Beijing 2013
Mines and Money Beijing is China’s leading conference and exhibition focusing on Chinese outbound investment into international mining projects. With over 1,000 representatives from China’s leading mineral resource investors and 100 international mining companies in attendance this year, Mines and Money Beijing
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Dairy Price Surge Hits UN Food Price Index
A sharp surge in the price of dairy products pushed the overall costs of food one percentage point higher in March, the United Nations reported today, while world wheat production remained on track to reach its second highest level ever,
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