Tag «Institutions»

Industrialize Africa: Strategies, policies, institutions and financing

Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire, November 20, 2017 – A new report released Friday by the African Development Bank (AfDB) calls for the industrialization of the continent with a focus on smart industrial policy, structural transformations and a move towards processing the continent’s raw materials into value added products. The report, entitled “Industrialize Africa: Strategies, Policies, Institutions …

Eduluk.com Brings Virtual Education Fair – ‘Eduluk Fair’ Connecting Parents & Students with Institutions

New Delhi; July 2017: Eduluk.com, Delhi-based education startup providing discovery and analytics platform is bringing for the first time virtual education fair known as’ Eduluk fair’ connecting students & parents in higher education in India. This unique platform will showcase higher education institutions across India. The Highlight of the fair will be the detailed analytics …

Excerpts of the speech by Mr Scott Furssedonn-Wood, British Deputy High Commissioner to Eastern India, at the ‘National Seminar on Renewable Energy for Rural Development’ Organised by Ashden India Renewable Energy Collective

24th June 2014 – Hotel Hyatt Regency, Kolkata Hon’ble Minister Mr Manish Gupta, Dignitaries on the dais, Ladies and Gentlemen INTRODUCTION I would like to thank Ashden India Renewable Energy Collective for convening this important and timely conference. I am delighted to be part of this. Improving rural India’s access to clean energy translates into …

Building Resilience Tops Agenda at Global Conference in Ethiopia

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, May 13, 2014—Poor countries and vulnerable people are facing a barrage of shocks: economic shocks such as volatile food prices and financial crises; environmental shocks and natural disasters such as droughts, floods, and earthquakes; food safety, diseases, and health shocks; and social and political shocks such as conflicts and violence that disrupt …

Institutions and Innovation Increasingly Important for Competitiveness: World Economic Forum

The Global Competitiveness Report 2013-2014 finds highly innovative countries with strong institutions continue to top international competitiveness rankings United States reverses its four-year downward trend and Japan rises to ninth place Download the full report profiling 148 economies, highlights, rankings and more at          http://www.weforum.org/gcr. Watch the video interviews on the results of the report …