Four consumer behaviours shaping future growth
Canadian Grocer The force of COVID-19 continues to spark creative ways to conduct business and meet consumers’ demands. Shopping behaviours are a testament that our “new normal” is a never-ending evolution, which makes the fast moving consumer goods (FMCG) landscape more interesting than it’s ever been. While the future may be uncertain, we do know […]
Trade and investment ‘indispensable’ to post-COVID recovery in Asia and the Pacific, UN meeting says
India Education Diary Bangkok: International trade and investment, and resilient supply chains are indispensable for recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic, high-level delegates stressed this week at the Seventh Session of the Committee on Trade and Investment convened by the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP). With the pandemic coming […]
Minister Ng discusses global trade and economic recovery in WTO ministerial meeting
Global Affairs Canada Global trade is more interconnected than ever as Canadians and citizens around the world depend on open, transparent, and rules-based trade to provide reliable access to essential goods and services during the pandemic. Today, the Honourable Mary Ng, Minister of Small Business, Export Promotion and International Trade, participated in a virtual World […]
Cambodia to have trade, labour courts by this year’s end
Vietnam+ Cambodia’s Minister of Justice Koeut Rith has directed the formation of two committees to begin the process of establishing separate courts for commercial and labour disputes, Phnom Penh Post reported on January 25. According to two decision letters issued on January 21, the committees are comprised of 20 members from the justice ministry, the Supreme Council of […]
Vietnam, with surging GDP and stability, is a rising star in Southeast Asia
Global Times In its latest "Asia Economics Quarterly" report, the Hong Kong Shanghai Banking Corporation (HSBC) said Vietnam posted the fastest growth in Asia in 2020 and will once again be among the star performers in the region in 2021. Vietnam is recognized as a role model for its pandemic control measures, and for achieving […]
El FMI mejora las previsiones de crecimiento de Latinoamérica
Revista Summa El Fondo Monetario Internacional (FMI) elevó las previsiones de crecimiento de América Latina en 2021 al 4,1%, cinco décimas más que lo pronosticado en octubre, a medida que se acelera el proceso de distribución de las vacunas. En 2020, la contracción de la economía regional fue de -7,4 %, según el informe de […]
Global E-Waste Management Market Size, Share, Value, and Competitive Landscape 2015-2022
Neighbour WebSJ According to Stratistics MRC, the E-Waste Management Market is valued at $2.4 billion in 2015 and is projected to reach $9.5 billion by 2022 growing at a CAGR of 21.4% from 2015 to 2022. The factors such as rapid product innovations, adoption of latest technologies and agreements are boosting the market growth. Growing […]
A case for refining the WTO
Business Line A lucid account of the challenges facing the WTO and India’s engagement with the multilateral trade body In 2020, the World Trade Organisation marked the 25th anniversary of its establishment. Undoubtedly, the WTO-led multilateral trading system has been a catalyst not only to the growth and expansion of global trade but it has […]
Without tourism, coffee consumption craters, exports slide in Vietnam
The Phnom Phen Post Coffee exports and consumption in Vietnam in 2019 – 2020 saw a drop year-on-year due to COVID-19 hindering coffee sales activities. Photo thoibaonganhang.vn Vietnam's coffee exports and consumption in the 2019-2020 period have taken a hit compared to the same period last year due to the impact of Covid-19, according to […]