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Water usage around the world continues to rise, but with supply diminishing at current rates, the projections for global water availability are not promising. Oliver Wyman, a global leader in management consulting, estimates that 25 percent…
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As the coronavirus pandemic sparks calls for more state intervention, emerging economies face tough choices to determine whether an increased role for government will have positive or negative long-term consequences. The latest Transition…
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The Ministry of Transport and the Saudi Development and Reconstruction Program for Yemen (SDRPY) signed on Monday a memorandum of cooperation to develop the land, sea and air transport sector in the Republic of Yemen and improve roads in…
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The World Green Economy Organization (WGEO), recently held its first Platforms Council Meeting to review the successes and achievements of the Private Sector, Academia & Youth and Cities platforms.  The meeting focused on the respective…
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The UAE Space Agency and Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Centre has announced the kick-off of Generation Hope Initiatives under the Emirates Mars Mission (EMM) - Hope Probe, the first interplanetary mission undertaken by an Arab nation, that…
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With the success story of the Cypriot Citizenship-by-Investment Programme has come to an end, Investors are left with fewer options to acquire an EU citizenship through investment. The Cyprus Government has announced the suspension of…
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Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro led yesterday (Monday, October 19, 2020) the opening of the virtual Brazil-Arab Countries Economic Forum hosted by the Arab-Brazilian Chamber of Commerce (ABCC) in partnership with the League of Arab…
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The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is contributing to the strengthening of the Palestinian economy with a US$ 10 million loan to The National Bank (TNB), one of the largest local banks in the West Bank and Gaza.…
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The Abdul Aziz Al Ghurair Refugee Education Fund (REF) has announced a new first of its kind partnership with Discovery Education to deliver award winning online learning, increasing access to education for thousands of refugees and…
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The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is supporting the availability of alternative equity funding to small businesses in the southern and eastern Mediterranean (SEMED) region by committing an additional US$ 10 million…
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