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UN Report on International Investor Disputes
Foreign investors are increasingly resorting to investor-State arbitration to settle investment disputes, with a record number of cases filed last year, according to a new report released on April 10th by the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD).
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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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Millenium Goals: Ban Ki-Moon Calls our Hero Malala Yousafzai
The United Nations on April 5th called for accelerated action in the next 1,000 days from governments, international organizations and civil society groups to reach the eight anti-poverty targets known as the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) by their deadline at
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The IMF on Low Income Country Bounce Backs
Low-income countries have bounced back in the past two decades. Analysis in the International Monetary Fund’s latest World Economic Outlook (WEO) suggests that dynamic low-income countries are on a stronger economic footing today than before the 1990s, and therefore better
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President Kirchner: Another Peron?
President Kirchner, who has been in office since December 2007, was re-elected in 2011 and may have her sights on a third term – which would require an amendment to the constitution. She was the first elected female president of
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IDB Approves US$ 617 Million in Development Funding
The Islamic Development Bank (IDB) recently approved US$ 617 million towards funding development projects including important projects in the areas of education (US$ 174 million for Indonesia), electricity (US$ 319.6 million for Iran, Uganda and Bangladesh), agriculture (US$ 80 million
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Gillard Under Pressure: Unfairly So?
Julia Gillard was born in Barry, South Wales in 1961 but renounced her UK citizenship on entering the Australian parliament in 1988. Her family had moved to Australia when Julia was five years old. She was the first PM since
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Countdown to the 2013 Global Diaspora Forum
Following the unparalleled momentum and success of the 2011 and 2012 conferences, the third annual Global Diaspora Forum (GDF) is truly going global this year with simultaneously streamed events from around across the world. Join leaders in business, technology, investment and
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