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Violence Against Women Is Blocking Development

JOHANNESBURG – The single highest barrier to development globally is neither hunger nor disease. It is gender-based discrimination and violence

04 марта 2020 5 мин. 5242

A COVID-19 Emergency Response Plan

WILSON, WYOMING – The COVID-19 epidemic is accelerating, and as the new coronavirus approaches pandemic status, it is increasingly likely that the economic impact will be severe. Alongside intensifying public-health responses, governments must step in to mitigate the virus’s impact on growth, employment, and living standards

03 марта 2020 5 мин. 7295

Bitcoin’s Guardian Angel: Inside Coinbase Billionaire Brian Armstrong’s Plan To Make Crypto Safe For All

Near the foot of San Francisco’s California Street stand the august stone pillars of a bank dating to the 19th century

02 марта 2020 12 мин. 9557

When China Sneezes

NEW HAVEN – The world economy has clearly caught a cold. The outbreak of COVID-19 came at a particularly vulnerable point in the global business cycle. World output expanded by just 2.9% in 2019 – the slowest pace since the 2008-09 global financial crisis and just 0.4 percentage points above the 2.5% threshold typically associated with global recession

28 февраля 2020 5 мин. 4953

YEDI, top ranked university business accelerator from Canada, held intensive business course in Almaty

On February 17-25 Almaty hosted an intensive international business course from York Entrepreneurship Development Institute (YEDI), which is the top ranked university business accelerator in the world. The course is designed to give a comprehensive introduction to the Canadian business landscape to help entrepreneurs enter the North American market. The program had participants from multiple countries, and covered topics like business development, finance, communications and Canada's legal system

27 февраля 2020 3 мин. 10483

Dow Plunges Nearly 1,900 Points In Two Days As Coronavirus Rattles Global Markets

The Dow dropped 879 points, or 3.1%, while the S&P 500 lost 3% and the Nasdaq Composite lost 2.8%

27 февраля 2020 2 мин. 6666

Is Political Change Coming to China?

ANN ARBOR – In contemporary China, profound political transformation can – and has – taken place in the absence of regime change or Western-style democratization. The starkest example is the period of “reform and opening” that began in 1978 under Deng Xiaoping’s charge. Although Deng rejected multiparty elections, he fundamentally changed the direction of the Communist Party of China (CPC), as well as the distribution of power within it

26 февраля 2020 6 мин. 6499

Kaspi.kz founders met with the President of Kazakhstan

On Friday (21 February) Kaspi.kz's Chairman of the Board of Directors Vyacheslav Kim and CEO Mikhail Lomtadze met with the President of Kazakhstan, Kassym-Jomart Tokayev

25 февраля 2020 2 мин. 6011