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World Economic Forum: 7 environmental take-aways from this year’s Davos conference –…
The WEF’s namesake conference is widely known as an opportunity for the world’s richest and most influential people to discuss pressing political, environmental and social challenges. It has not been held in…
Karnataka expects to receive FDI worth Rs 75,000 crore: Education Minister
Karnataka is expecting a Foreign Direct Investment worth Rs 75,000 crores in sectors like biotech and start-ups, the state's Education Minister Dr Ashwath Narayana has said.…
California, New Zealand sign pledge for climate change partnership
Top officials from California and New Zealand signed a pledge Friday agreeing to help fight climate change by sharing ideas and best practices, including how to put millions more…
Private sector urged to lead the charge for sustainable economic dev’t
Ifeyinwa Ugochukwu is CEO for Tony Elumelu Foundation
Assertions that private sector will take over govt not true, UgochukwuAfrica must prioritize entrepreneurship, CEOWe must create a job-creating youth, UgochukwuChief Executive of…
Year before Covid: Jobs in corporate sector, LLPs grew, proprietorships fell
Factories in the country increased by 1.7 per cent year-on-year to 2.46 lakh in 2019-20, employing a total of 1.3 crore workers, as per the provisional results of the Annual Survey of Industries (ASI) released by the Ministry of…
InterGlobe ties up with UPS to get India’s B2B logistics services sector ‘MOVIN’
Rahul Bhatia-led InterGlobe Enterprises and Atlanta-based UPS on May 26 announced a joint venture to cater to B2B logistics services in various segments, including automobiles, pharmaceuticals and electronics, in the Indian market. The…
Private sectors in Saudi Arabia, Egypt sign MoU
Cairo - Aluminum Products Company (ALUPCO), an affiliate with Olayan Group, and Egyptian OCTA International have signed a memorandum of understanding in Cairo in the presence of Egyptian Minister of State for Military Production Mohamed…
India joins First Movers Coalition to decarbonise carbon-heavy sectors
India has joined the First Movers Coalition, a global initiative aimed at decarbonising the heavy industry and long-distance transport sectors responsible for 30 per cent of…
Private sector calls for tax uniformity across EAC
By LUKE ANAMI
The private sector in the East African Community has proposed harmonisation of several taxes including value added tax, income tax and excise duty in the 2022/2023 budget, arguing this will ease the cost of doing…