mid Startups in Tokyo abandon offices amid coronavirus upheaval By asia.nikkei.com Published On :: Full Article
mid Japan's foreign students struggle to stay and study amid pandemic By asia.nikkei.com Published On :: Full Article
mid SG-based healthtech firm mClinica seeks to raise $20m amid virus outbreak By www.dealstreetasia.com Published On :: Thu, 30 Apr 2020 00:33:11 +0000 The startup closed a bridge round with US-based SIG a few months ago. The post SG-based healthtech firm mClinica seeks to raise $20m amid virus outbreak appeared first on DealStreetAsia. Full Article mClinica Susquehanna International Group (SIG)
mid KKR sees Asia portfolio as driver for growth amid virus crisis By www.dealstreetasia.com Published On :: Thu, 07 May 2020 10:17:47 +0000 KKR has about $58 billion in dry powder for new investments. The post KKR sees Asia portfolio as driver for growth amid virus crisis appeared first on DealStreetAsia. Full Article KKR Scott Nuttall
mid Singapore inches towards first recession in two decades amid COVID-19, Malaysia travel ban By www.dealstreetasia.com Published On :: Wed, 18 Mar 2020 13:52:15 +0000 Most economists have cemented their expectations for the MAS to ease policy at its review scheduled for April. The post Singapore inches towards first recession in two decades amid COVID-19, Malaysia travel ban appeared first on DealStreetAsia. Full Article ANZ MAS
mid Malaysia’s Moovby puts expansion plans on hold amid COVID-19 crisis By www.dealstreetasia.com Published On :: Thu, 02 Apr 2020 04:37:29 +0000 The startup was looking to foray into Thailand and Singapore this year. The post Malaysia’s Moovby puts expansion plans on hold amid COVID-19 crisis appeared first on DealStreetAsia. Full Article Moovby
mid Malaysian drone firm Aerodyne to seize global M&A opportunities amid virus turbulence By www.dealstreetasia.com Published On :: Wed, 08 Apr 2020 22:53:30 +0000 The company plans to complete as many as seven mergers and acquisitions over the next two years. The post Malaysian drone firm Aerodyne to seize global M&A opportunities amid virus turbulence appeared first on DealStreetAsia. Full Article Aerodyne
mid SEA’s co-working operators fight for survival amid COVID-19 outbreak By www.dealstreetasia.com Published On :: Thu, 09 Apr 2020 21:59:39 +0000 The co-working sector is likely to stare at a spate of consolidations as lockdown drags down revenues of companies. The post SEA’s co-working operators fight for survival amid COVID-19 outbreak appeared first on DealStreetAsia. Full Article coworking
mid Surge in food delivery demand amid COVID-19 lockdown whets appetite of new players By www.dealstreetasia.com Published On :: Wed, 22 Apr 2020 08:30:45 +0000 Lalamove is set to offer food delivery service at zero commission for food merchants in Singapore. The post Surge in food delivery demand amid COVID-19 lockdown whets appetite of new players appeared first on DealStreetAsia. Full Article Delivery Hero Gojek Grab lalamove Woowa Brothers Corp
mid Indonesian culinary supply startup STOQO said to have shut down ops amid COVID-19 pressure By www.dealstreetasia.com Published On :: Fri, 24 Apr 2020 23:33:35 +0000 Prior to the pandemic, Stoqo was in the process of raising a fresh round to expand its business. The post Indonesian culinary supply startup STOQO said to have shut down ops amid COVID-19 pressure appeared first on DealStreetAsia. Full Article Accel Partners India Monk's Hill Partners Stoqo
mid Education deals in SEA put on the back burner amid virus crisis By www.dealstreetasia.com Published On :: Thu, 30 Apr 2020 23:31:09 +0000 Investors have shifted their focus and energy to stabilising their existing investment portfolio. The post Education deals in SEA put on the back burner amid virus crisis appeared first on DealStreetAsia. Full Article Actis Southern Capital Group Vietnam Investments Group (VI Group)
mid Grocery, food startups gain as online demand soars amid pandemic By www.dealstreetasia.com Published On :: Wed, 06 May 2020 00:40:32 +0000 SEA recorded a 54 per cent jump in online sales year-on-year between Jan 13 and April 5. The post Grocery, food startups gain as online demand soars amid pandemic appeared first on DealStreetAsia. Full Article Blibli Bukalapak Mbiz SayurBox Shopee Tokopedia Venturra
mid Traveloka-affiliated hotel startup Airy to shut down business amid virus pressure By www.dealstreetasia.com Published On :: Thu, 07 May 2020 00:41:05 +0000 The decision to completely shut down its operations comes after significant downsizing by the company. The post Traveloka-affiliated hotel startup Airy to shut down business amid virus pressure appeared first on DealStreetAsia. Full Article Airy
mid Lockdowns do no help much in lower & middle income countries, important to let people work: Lancet Paper By economictimes.indiatimes.com Published On :: 2020-05-10T12:07:15+05:30 “Let shopkeepers sell their wares and provide services. Let construction workers return to building sites. Allow farmers to harvest their crops and to transport them to be sold on the open market,” the authors wrote, while arguing that restrictions should be placed only in clusters which report higher number of cases. Full Article
mid Amid lockdown, Madhya Pradesh government reshuffles 50 IAS officers By economictimes.indiatimes.com Published On :: 2020-05-10T12:20:15+05:30 This is the first major bureaucratic rejig by the BJP-led state government since Shivraj Singh Chouhan became chief minister in March this year. Full Article
mid Former Google CEO Eric Schmidt is reportedly no longer an advisor to the company By www.cnbc.com Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 20:58:35 GMT While Schmidt might not have his technical advisor role anymore, he remains an Alphabet shareholder after leaving the board seat he held for 18 years. Full Article
mid Tesla prepared to move out of California amid fight over factory shutdown, Musk tweets By www.cnbc.com Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 22:37:21 GMT Tesla had wanted to start production again in Fremont, California, on Friday afternoon, but officials said the company did not have authorization to break shelter-in-place rules. The plant is where the company makes vehicles for Europe and North America. Full Article
mid ‘We’re afraid of tomorrow’: Syrian refugees face hunger, poverty amid Covid-19 downturns By www.france24.com Published On :: Sun, 10 May 2020 06:55:53 GMT Ahmad al-Mostafa can't afford milk for his baby daughter. A Syrian refugee, he has barely been able to feed his family since Lebanon sank into economic crisis last year. But now, a coronavirus lockdown has made things even worse. Full Article Middle East
mid Vaccine orders plummet amid coronavirus outbreak: CDC By news.yahoo.com Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2020 15:51:35 -0400 Washington (AFP) - Orders for vaccines against diseases such as measles have declined since a national emergency was declared in the United States because of the coronavirus pandemic, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Friday. Full Article
mid Middle Seats Are Like Ghost Towns By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Sun, 20 Feb 2011 17:27:59 -0800 Full Article car ghost town infographic middle east minivan parents seat
mid 'Inflation To Touch RBI's Mid-Term Target By 2018 End' By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Global credit rating agency Fitch Ratings on Monday forecast that inflation in India would touch Reserve Bank of India's (RBI) medium term target range of two-six per cent by end 2018. Full Article
mid SMEs and entrepreneurs need to diversify their funding amid continued credit constraints By www.oecd.org Published On :: Thu, 16 Apr 2015 22:01:00 GMT Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are fundamental for inclusive growth and jobs, but they need to broaden their sources of finance in order to reduce their vulnerability to volatile credit market developments, according to two new OECD reports. Full Article
mid OECD Steel Committee says structural challenges must be addressed urgently amid new era of low steel demand growth and rising exports By www.oecd.org Published On :: Wed, 13 May 2015 10:08:00 GMT Chairman's statement of the OECD Steel Committee's 78th session, Paris, 11-12 May 2015. Full Article
mid OECD Steel Committee sees tentative and vulnerable recovery amid excess capacity and market distortions By www.oecd.org Published On :: Fri, 29 Sep 2017 16:54:00 GMT A modest recovery is under way in the global steel market but structural imbalances remain acute amid sluggish demand growth expected in the long-term demand, the OECD Steel Committee said at the end of its meeting this week. Full Article
mid Mapping of Investment Promotion Agencies: The Mediterranean Middle East and North Africa (pdf) By www.oecd.org Published On :: Wed, 29 May 2019 13:35:00 GMT This report provides an inventory of existing practices among IPAs in eight southern Mediterranean (MED) economies: Algeria, Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, the Palestinian Authority, and Tunisia. Each MED country has one national IPA with the exception of Tunisia, where three agencies have investment promotion functions. Full Article
mid Mapping of Investment Promotion Agencies: The Mediterranean Middle East and North Africa (Arabic pdf) By www.oecd.org Published On :: Thu, 17 Oct 2019 18:39:00 GMT This report provides an inventory of existing practices among IPAs in eight southern Mediterranean (MED) economies: Algeria, Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, the Palestinian Authority, and Tunisia. Each MED country has one national IPA with the exception of Tunisia, where three agencies have investment promotion function Full Article
mid Mapping of Investment Promotion Agencies: The Mediterranean Middle East and North Africa (French pdf) By www.oecd.org Published On :: Thu, 17 Oct 2019 18:50:00 GMT This report provides an inventory of existing practices among IPAs in eight southern Mediterranean (MED) economies: Algeria, Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, the Palestinian Authority, and Tunisia. Each MED country has one national IPA with the exception of Tunisia, where three agencies have investment promotion function Full Article
mid Mapping of Investment Promotion Agencies: Middle East and North Africa By www.oecd.org Published On :: Tue, 22 Oct 2019 17:30:00 GMT This report provides an inventory of existing practices among IPAs in eight southern Mediterranean (MED) economies: Algeria, Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, the Palestinian Authority, and Tunisia. Each MED country has one national IPA with the exception of Tunisia, where three agencies have investment promotion functions. The survey was therefore conducted with ten different agencies. Full Article
mid Better Plays for Better Lives: A Midsummer Night’s Dream, OECD Insights Blog By oecdinsights.org Published On :: Thu, 25 Jul 2013 11:34:00 GMT The OECD Environmental Outlook to 2050: Consequences of Inaction warns that by 2050, under a worst-case scenario, we could see a 10% biodiversity loss; 2.3 billion more people living in water-stressed areas; and a 50% increase in GHG emissions, primarily caused by a 70% growth in CO2 emissions from energy use. Full Article
mid OECD’s Gurría reaffirms need for global cooperation amid progress at G20 Summit By www.oecd.org Published On :: Sat, 08 Jul 2017 19:33:00 GMT International cooperation is now more critical than ever, OECD Secretary-General Angel Gurría said following a G20 Leader’s Summit marked both by controversy but also advances on a range of policies to tackle global challenges. Full Article
mid The Squeezed Middle Class - How does Germany compare? By www.oecd.org Published On :: Wed, 10 Apr 2019 19:59:00 GMT This country fact-sheet presents key figures from "Under Pressure: The Squeezed Middle Class". This report analyses the trends of middle-income households in areas such as employment, consumption, wealth and debt, as well as perceptions and social attitudes. It also includes recommendations for protecting middle-class living standards and financial security in the face of economic challenges. Full Article
mid Middle-class economics By www.oecd.org Published On :: Fri, 29 May 2015 10:29:00 GMT In 2014, the US economy added more jobs than in any year since the 1990s. In fact, this longest streak of job growth on record has persisted into 2015. Inflation-adjusted wages are up by 1.4% annually over the last two years, more than twice the pace of the last recovery. But this is still not enough to make up for decades of subpar gains for middle-class families–a challenge shared by many other OECD economies. Full Article
mid Cognitive skills in middle-income countries: Evidence from PIAAC and STEP By oecdskillsandwork.wordpress.com Published On :: Thu, 23 Mar 2017 17:07:00 GMT An increasing number of middle-income countries are participating in projects measuring cognitive skills of the adult population. Large differences in skill levels exist between these countries, with some having a large skills gap compared to OECD countries. Skill differences not only reflect differences in educational attainment, as skill levels among adults with the same level of educational differ widely across countries. Full Article
mid Legal and social barriers holding back women’s empowerment in Middle East and North Africa By www.oecd.org Published On :: Sat, 07 Oct 2017 15:39:00 GMT Women in the Middle East and North Africa are better educated and better skilled than ever, yet legal and social barriers mean the share of them in work is still the lowest in the world. Bringing family and labour laws into line with gender goals would enable more women to enter employment and would make MENA economies more competitive and inclusive, according to a new OECD report. Full Article
mid Regulatory Reform in the Middle East and North Africa: Implementing Regulatory Policy Principles to Foster Inclusive Growth By www.oecd.org Published On :: Tue, 12 Nov 2013 18:00:00 GMT This report assesses progress in the implementation of regulatory policy within the MENA region and highlights good practices from Bahrain, Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, Mauritania, Morocco, the Palestinian Authority and Tunisia. Full Article
mid Internship opportunities working on anti-corruption in the Middle East and North Africa region at the OECD By www.oecd.org Published On :: Mon, 28 May 2018 17:06:00 GMT The OECD Anti-Corruption Division and Middle East and Africa Division offers short-term internships of 3-6 months for qualified students. These internships provide students with the experience of working in an international organisation on anti-corruption issues in MENA countries. Full Article
mid Democrats risk over-reach after midterms By www.ft.com Published On :: Fri, 09 Nov 2018 16:51:26 GMT Americans resent inquisitions aimed at depriving them of their elected president Full Article
mid Inside Salman Khan's Panvel farmhouse: Actor bonds with Jacqueline, Iulia Vantur, and Waluscha - entertainment - Mid-Day By news.google.com Published On :: Sun, 10 May 2020 03:08:00 GMT Inside Salman Khan's Panvel farmhouse: Actor bonds with Jacqueline, Iulia Vantur, and Waluscha - entertainment Mid-DaySalman Khan on life during the lockdown: This is the longest I have been sitting idle India TodayTere Bina teaser: Salman Khan romances Jacqueline Fernandez in his ‘cheapest production’. Watch Hindustan TimesSalman Khan and Jacqueline Fernandez share the inspiration behind their upcoming track 'Tere Bina' in the Times of IndiaSalman Khan reveals lockdown journey and COVID-19 relief initiatives NEWS9 liveView Full coverage on Google News Full Article
mid Qantas suspends China all flights amid coronavirus fears By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Mon, 03 Feb 2020 18:42:09 GMT Qantas has suspended all of its flights to China as the deadly coronavirus becomes a global emergency. Full Article
mid Qantas cancels MORE flights including routes to Hong Kong and Auckland amid coronavirus fears By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Fri, 06 Mar 2020 05:48:45 GMT Qantas said on Friday it will cut more international flights this month including to Japan and New Zealand amid falling bookings because of coronavirus fears. Full Article
mid Qantas allows customers to cancel their flights and use credit for later trips amid coronavirus By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Sun, 15 Mar 2020 07:20:36 GMT Qantas passengers will be able to cancel booked flights and use the credit to reschedule trips later on. Full Article
mid Woolworths offers jobs to some of the 20,000 Qantas workers forced on unpaid leave amid By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Thu, 19 Mar 2020 08:23:30 GMT The airline has told 20,000 staff members to stand down and cut schedules from late March until May after the government recommended Australians do not travel overseas Full Article
mid Virgin Australia will give back annual leave to workers who were stood down amid coronavirus By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Thu, 09 Apr 2020 08:07:44 GMT Virgin Australia will give back annual leave to thousands of workers that were stood down amid the outbreak of coronavirus after the federal parliament passed the $1500 fortnightly wage subsidy. Full Article
mid Atletico Madrid 'set £20m price tag on Kieran Trippier' amid Premier League interest By Published On :: Sun, 10 May 2020 08:08:40 +0100 The 29-year-old moved to the Wanda Metropolitano last summer having fallen out of favour in north London, with the La Liga side splashing £20million on the England international. Full Article
mid Weatherford Oil Tool Middle East ... vs Vedanta Limited & Anr. on 8 May, 2020 By indiankanoon.org Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2020 00:00:00 +0530 1. The hearing was conducted through video conferencing. OMP (I) (COMM.) 95 & 96/2020 Page 1 of 4 2. Petitioner, by the present petition, under Section 9 of the Arbitration & Conciliation Act, 1996 (hereinafter referred to as the "Arbitration Act"), inter alia seeks a restraint on the respondent from invoking and encashing the performance bank guarantees issued by respondent no. 2 on behalf of the petitioner and further seeks a direction to respondent no. 1 to release the payments due to the petitioner under the relevant contracts. 3. It is submitted that the respondent no. 2 is a Performa party. 4. Several contracts have been executed between petitioner and respondent no. 1 for provision of services, personnel and equipment. The contracts were executed as part of a composite transaction for the performance of services between petitioner and respondent no. 1 and are subject to and governed by Master Services Agreement and Master Supply Agreement. Full Article
mid BRITs 2020: Dave hangs out with Jorja Smith who flashes her toned midriff in a daring semi-sheer top By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Wed, 19 Feb 2020 16:26:10 GMT Dave and Jorja Smith attended the BRIT Awards Beats By Dr Dre after party at The Scotch of St James on Tuesday night. Full Article
mid Fuel prices are falling quickest in the West Midlands and is cheapest in Northern Ireland By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Fri, 10 Apr 2020 08:17:13 GMT Data released by Forecourt Trader and the AA shows that a litre of unleaded on average is most expensive in London costing 113.6p while in Northern Ireland it is just 105.7p - an 8p difference. Full Article
mid MPs launch inquiry into e-scooter safety ahead of trials amid road chaos fears By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Tue, 21 Apr 2020 10:48:51 GMT The Department for Transport (DfT) last month revealed the electric scooters, capable of 30mph, will be trialled in select cities as part of plans for a 'transport revolution'. Full Article
mid Old RAF airbase is packed with £35m worth of unsold cars amid covid-19 crisis By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Thu, 07 May 2020 18:06:24 GMT The brutal impact of the pandemic on the economy was laid bare yesterday by figures showing that fewer than 1,000 new cars were sold to private consumers last month. Full Article
mid Donald Trump congratulates UFC for holding fight amid coronavirus pandemic By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Sun, 10 May 2020 07:19:21 GMT UFC 249 was held in an empty stadium in Jacksonville, Florida on Saturday night, and was aired on ESPN. Trump appeared in a taped message during the broadcast. Full Article