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Largest Development Conference in Atlanta is Going Virtual and Moving Beyond... Share Article 19th Annual South Metro Development Outlook Conference to Highlight Plans for Continued Growth in the South Metro Atlanta Region Post COVID-19 Michael Hightower, Founder and Host of South Metro Development Outlook and Managing Partner of The Collaborative Firm, LLC "Despite COVID-19, SMDO2021 will deliver an ‘in-person’ experience on a unique, interactive and engaging virtual platform,” said High...

Centre planning to give states flexibility to compete for Centrally Sponsored Schemes: Anoop Singh SECTIONS Share Synopsis The Centre is planning to give states the flexibility to compete for better Centrally Sponsored Schemes (CSS) within an overall entitlement through its ongoing process of review of various CSS, according to Anoop Singh, member of the 15th Finance Commission. Agencies The Centre is planning to give states the flexibility to compete for better Centrally Sponsored Schemes (CS...

India, Bangladesh build stronger connectivity as Delhi looks to embrace Dhaka in Indo-Pacific Apart from boosting bilateral ties, New Delhi is increasingly looking to embrace Dhaka under the Indo-Pacific initiative to assert greater power in the Bay of Bengal region. Nayanima Basu 12 March, 2021 8:00 am IST Text Size: A+ New Delhi: Ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s much-awaited visit to Bangladesh on 26-27 March, India has given a massive push to enhan...

March 9, 2021 Resurgent value and cyclical stocks can support upside for ex-U.S. developed market equities. Investors can get in on the action with dividends to boot through the ALPS identifies the five highest-yielding securities in the 10 GICS sectors on the last trading day of November. From there, IDOG is rebalanced quarterly in an effort to keep sector weights in the area of 10% and individual holdings at around 2%. “UK and euro area stocks lagged the global market in 2020. UK stocks,...

N K Singh, chairman of the 15th Finance Commission, on Monday flagged the absence of independent fiscal institutions and lack of flexibility for states to deviate from the fiscal consolidation roadmap in times of emergency. “There is a lack of fiscal institutions in India, it be by your fiscal Council, or by any other institution. While the country has some kind of a fiscal architecture, it does not have independent fiscal institutions,” said Singh during a webinar on India’s Overall Fisc...

By Sean Tembo – PeP President 1. There are a lot of misconceptions and sometimes just plain lies that have been peddled about the breadth and width on an International Monetary Fund (IMF) programme and what it would mean if Zambia was to be placed on such a programme. But today l wish to address the specific untruth that has been peddled by the UPND President Mr Hakainde Hichilema that if he became President of Zambia, his economic turnaround model would hinge on putting the country on an IMF...

Calhoun Community College wins grant for welding, manufacturing workforce work Calhoun was awarded $198,000 to purchase training equipment to strengthen robotic welding programs on its Decatur and Huntsville campuses. Posted: Mar 3, 2021 5:46 PM Posted By: Josh Rayburn Calhoun Community College issued this news release: Calhoun Community College was selected as one of five grant winners by the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) and the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) National Energy Te...

[FILES] Former Nigerian Head of State, Yakubu Gowon. (Photo by Kola SULAIMON / AFP) (Photo by KOLA SULAIMON/AFP via Getty Images) br It is now reasonably established that the main Cause of the Nigeria’s Civil War is the failure of the ethnic Nationalities comprised in Nigeria at their Meeting held in Aburi, 4-8 January 1967 to agree on a True and Sustainable Federation for Nigeria. A True Federation is a Union of two or more ethnic Nationalities or Nations to form one Nation State. This is ...

Global Parliamentary Network Meeting, 9 February 2021 OECD Secretary-General   Dear Parliamentarians, Ambassadors, Welcome to this year’s first meeting of the OECD’s Global Parliamentary Network (GPN). I am delighted that so many have joined us for this important discussion. Our substantive dialogue with MPs is indispensable in our collective efforts to build back better from this crisis. The COVID-19 pandemic has had a devastating social and economic toll, claiming over 2 million lives to...

Lusaka - Zambia: By Sean Tembo 1. As Patriots for Economic Progress (PeP), we have noted the decision by the Central Bank to increase the Monetary Policy Rate by 50 basis