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By Dr. Gyan Pathak Global economic slowdown is most likely to force workers to accept lower quality jobs in place of decent works. It has already adversely impacted the global employment growth which has been faltering, and pressure on decent work has considerably increased. Pressure on decent working conditions are even undermining social justice. It […]

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By Matein Khalid King Dollar that saw a 20% rise in the world’s reserve currency (our currency, your problem) died in late September 2022 and the greenback is now 8% below its high on US dollar index (DXY). All G10 currencies have risen at least 7% against the USD. So its weakness is just not […]

The post Dethronement Of King Dollar Result Of A Sequence Of Events first appeared on IPA Newspack.

Green finance will be key to powering Singapore’s sustainability – spurring blended finance and transition finance ecosystems will be instrumental in intensifying green investments Forging a fit-for-future ‘Forward Singapore’ social compact and catalysing capital to create new opportunities for enterprises and talents will be critical In view of a potential economic slowdown, support measures for businesses to digitalise, transform, and embed ESG will need to be expanded […]

By K R Sudhaman World Bank and International Monetary Fund might be gung ho about Indian economy, but emerging geo political situation in the neighbouring countries is a major source of concern and tottering economies in the sub-continent make the situation worse. India might be in a bright spot in otherwise sagging and recessionary global […]

The post Economic Instability In Neighbouring Countries Is Worrying For India first appeared on IPA Newspack.

The need to reduce cost amid a cooler economic outlook poses challenges for banks in 2023 HONG KONG SAR – Media OutReach – 13 January 2023 – The reopening of the border and easing of Covid-19 restrictions were major steps on path towards normality in Hong Kong banking sector, while the Chinese Mainland’s ongoing financial reform will solidify Hong Kong’s role as a financial hub for the […]

By Dr. Gyan Pathak The World Social Report 2023 has called for concrete measures to support the greying population of the world amidst escalating pension and healthcare costs. It is urgent, since the number of people aged 65 and above are projected to more than double by middle of the current century. The study published […]

The post Re-Thinking On Social Protection For Old Is Urgent In India first appeared on IPA Newspack.

2022 was a turbulent year for international financial markets. What to expect from 2023? OctaFX asked its financial experts to share a forecast for the upcoming year. KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA – Media OutReach – 13 January 2023 – The events of 2022 shook the world and the financial markets. The rise of geopolitical tensions and record-high inflation in most industrialised economies had a defining impact on the […]

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By Dr. Gyan Pathak Joshimath has been sinking for months, but could grab attention of the governments at the Centre and the State only recently that too after the subsidence started dangerously manifesting itself. Warnings served in 1976, 2001, and 2013 were grossly ignored. Human greed continued to explore the natural resources hastening the sinking […]

The post Supreme Court Has A Greater Role To Save Joshimath first appeared on IPA Newspack.

The new office bolsters Calastone presence in Asia and provides additional local support for the funds industry in Taiwan TAIPEI, TAIWAN – Media OutReach – 12 January 2023 – Calastone, the largest global funds network, announced the opening of its latest Asia Pacific office in Taiwan as the company extends the range of services for clients in the market. The latest expansion, together with Calastone offices in […]

By Dr. Gyan Pathak India would be going downhill for the next two years, if Global Economic Prospect just released by the World Bank is of any indication. GDPs for 2023and 2024 have been revised down to 6.6 per cent and 6.1 per cent respectively, which are below 0.5 and 0.4 per cent compared to […]

The post Economic Slowdown To Haunt India The Next Two Years first appeared on IPA Newspack.

By Sushil Kutty It’s Kurukshetra. And Mahabharata. Bharat Jodo yatri Rahul Gandhi alleges the RSS are “21st Century Kauravas in khaki half pants”. And RSS Chief Mohan Mohan Bhagwat says Hindus are not finished with the “1000-year war with foreign invaders, foreign aggressions, foreign influences and foreign conspiracies.” The 21st century war is political, with […]

The post Rahul Gandhi’s Yatra Success Triggers Ideological War Within Sangh Parivar first appeared on IPA Newspack.

Industry report by SGTech and Workato reveals that 80 percent of Singapore companies deploy automation to solve productivity and manpower issues. Widening competitive gap between companies that automate and those who do not. Tapping on automation to drive business outcomes amid market uncertainty. SINGAPORE – Media OutReach – 11 January 2023 – Automation will be critical in driving productivity and performance for most enterprises in Singapore, according […]

Investment to enable STT GDC, one of Asia’s leading data centre providers, to significantly expand its European operations SINGAPORE – Media OutReach – 10 January 2023 – ST Telemedia Global Data Centres (STT GDC), a leading Singapore-based data centre provider, has closed a significant investment from Macquarie Asset Management in its European subsidiary, VIRTUS Data Centres (VIRTUS). The transaction, via Macquarie European Infrastructure Fund 7, will see […]

KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA – Media OutReach – 10 January 2023 – The time has arrived for international broker OctaFX’s annual retrospective of events impacting the world economy—compiled towards the year’s end. The year 2022 has been all-around eventful and fateful. Let’s give due diligence to the 10 most important events that affected the financial markets. The year 2022 has been dominated by two major issues: the extreme […]

The web series is promising enough to grip the audiences through its engaging storyline, says the producer. Yatin Kukreja, the renowned Indian film producer, is venturing into a new project that has been in the making for months now. He has now invested in a casino-based web series and is planning to release it in December 2023. The web series, which is currently in pre-production, is set […]

By K R Sudhaman The preliminary official estimates by Ministry of Statistics has corroborated multilateral and other rating agencies forecast that India’s economic growth would be around 7 per cent in financial year 2022-2023. This only confirms that Indian economy is on a revival mode. The projected GDP growth may be less than 8.7 per […]

The post India Economy Is On A Revival Mode But Next Fiscal Will Be Challenging first appeared on IPA Newspack.

By James M Dorsey An official visit to Xinjiang to assess the fate of Turkic Muslims in the troubled north-western Chinese Province is a risky proposition by any definition. Even so, it would be worth the risk if China and Turkey could agree on the terms of a visit. The problem is that the terms […]

The post Turkey Walks A Fine Line To Challenge China On Uighur Repression first appeared on IPA Newspack.

HONG KONG SAR – Media OutReach – 4 January 2023 – A research study led by scientists from the School of Chinese Medicine (SCM) at Hong Kong Baptist University (HKBU) has shown for the first time that the human gut bacterium Ruminococcus gnavus is a major trigger factor of diarrhoea-predominant irritable bowel syndrome (IBS-D). Based on this discovery, a new therapeutic target for the disease’s treatment was […]

SINGAPORE – News Direct – 3 January 2023 – Global blockchain technology solutions provider ChainUp Group announced today the appointment of Ms. Tan Bin Ru as its Deputy Chief Executive Officer cum Chief Operating Officer, effective 3 January 2023, as part of the company’s business growth plan. In this role, Ms. Tan will work closely with the executive team to lead various key operations within the organization. […]

By K Raveendran 2023 may well be a year of gold. This is because despite several negatives the yellow metal has outperformed everything else. And with the New Year expected to unravel all that traditionally has worked in favour of gold, this asset class appears to be non-stoppable right now. IMF has warned that a […]

The post Gold Appears To Be Non-Stoppable In Its March Towards A Historical High first appeared on IPA Newspack.

HO CHI MINH CITY, VIETNAM – Media OutReach – 5 January 2023 – With a dim outlook for the banking industry, most securities firms expect conservative profit growth for banks in 2023. Securities firm VNDirect said the State Bank of Vietnam has increased policy rates by 200 basis points and this rate hike would inevitably put pressure on banks’ net interest margin this year as the cost […]

CTOne delivers seamless network protection in the 5G Era HONG KONG SAR – Media OutReach – 6 January 2023 – Trend Micro (TYO: 4704; TSE: 4704), a global cybersecurity leader, has established CTOne, a new Trend Micro subsidiary focused on advancing 5G network security and beyond. The group’s intellectual capital and leadership come from Trend Micro’s culture of innovation and is the latest incubation project to launch […]

SINGAPORE – Media OutReach – 3 January 2023 – MSIG Asia today announces the appointment of Victorio Villar as Senior Vice President and Head of Technical Services. Villar is tasked to deliver technical excellence across Underwriting, Reinsurance and Claims to secure continuous profitable growth for the leading general insurer in the ASEAN region. MSIG Asia’s new Head of Technical Services, Victorio Villar Based in the Singapore management […]

When Bangladesh came into being in December 16, 1971 after a nine-month bloody war, it was a nearly destroyed, looted and violated land filled with 75 million people cramped within 144,000 square kilometres with broken infrastructure, zero money in the exchequer and perhaps more devastating – no hope.

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