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The sixth and concluding session of the Y20 consultation meeting in Symbiosis International University, Pune on the 11th of March, was held on the theme, Future of Work: Industry 4.0, Innovation & 21st Century Skills. During the session, Dr Biswajit Mohapatra, Head of Customer Solutions Management, India and South Asia at Amazon Web Service shed […]
Webinar Synopsis: Contextualizing the Indo-Pacific Strategy Canada released its long-awaited Indo-Pacific Strategy (“IPS”) on November 28, 2022. The new strategy is important for Canadian businesses because the region encompasses 40 economies, over 4 billion people, and $47 trillion in economic activity. The IPS includes trade negotiations with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations states as
A-AA+ SHARJAH, 16th March, 2023 (WAN) – Sharjah-based and Indian officials have reviewed the prospects of promoting business collaboration. This came as a delegation of senior officials from Sharjah’s commerce-focused public sector entities, led by the Sharjah FDI Office (Invest in Sharjah – IIS), met with a number of India’s leading business owners, entrepreneurs and
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I. Introduction The Bombay High Court’s judgment in Play Games 24*7 Pvt Ltd v. Reserve Bank of India1 is concerning for foreign direct investment (FDI) in India. The meek surrender of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) and Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) to the writ jurisdiction of the Court is alarming –
Russia keen to finance Bangabandhu Satellite-2 Sources say Bangladesh has requested Russia to provide $345m in loan for Bangabandhu Satellite-2 Russia is actively considering financing the Bangabandhu Satellite-2 project and has assured Bangladesh of completing the loan sanction process fast, Shahjahan Mahmood, chairman and CEO of the Bangladesh Satellite Company Limited, told The Business Standard.
By Franz Murr, Regional Head Asia-Pacific, Ha Bach, Chief Vietnam Representative and Thira Nuntametha, Senior Thailand Representative, Commerzbank With Southeast Asia’s strategic position at the heart of international trade routes, there is no shortage of international investors seeking to engage with the region. At the crossroads between China and the rest of South Asia, the ASEAN region is
TO BUILD A SUSTAINABLE FUTURE: VIETNAM AND THAILAND COURT INTERNATIONAL INVESTMENT Read More »
In a recent move, the Bar Council of India (BCI) has agreed to allow foreign lawyers and law firms to practice foreign law in India on a reciprocity basis. This was notified on March 10 through the “BCI Rules for Registration and Regulation of Foreign Lawyers and Foreign Law Firms in India, 2022″. Per the
International Law Firms and Foreign Lawyers Can Now Practice Law in India Read More »
Despite a large increase in seafood exports to the European Union in 2021, Vietnam’s aquaculture sector is facing a key challenge from the bloc. Namely, a yellow card was issued in October of 2017 to the Southeast Asian nation. Yellow cards are part of a two-step process, whereby countries issued with a yellow card must
Challenges posed by illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing (IUU) Read More »
While there are threats to globalization, the report says, there is limited evidence of a fracturing of the world economy into rival blocs. OUR IMPACT What’s the World Economic Forum doing to accelerate action on Global Governance? THE BIG PICTURE Explore and monitor how Global Governance is affecting economies, industries and global issues CROWDSOURCE INNOVATION Get involved with our
Globalization has rallied and is even working better – new report Read More »
US Ambassador to Bangladesh Peter Haas. TBS Sketch The US Ambassador in Dhaka Peter Haas said on Wednesday that his country wants to strengthen its position as the top foreign direct investor in Bangladesh. “The USA wants to enhance its effort as the number one investor in Bangladesh through collaboration,” he said after visiting the
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