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CA (Dr) Sanjeev Kumar Singhal, Central Council Member from ICAI chaired the ISAR session during the World Investment Forum being held in Abu Dhabi. | Education News

The United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) revised Wednesday Türkiye's economic growth forecast for this year raising it to 3.7%...

In its recently released report ‘Pakistan development update October 2023: restoring fiscal sustainability’ the...

The United Nations trade body called on Wednesday for global growth to be revived by reducing inequalities between countries and for top central banks to play a bigger role in stabilising the world economy. In its 2023 Trade and Development Report, the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) said that growing inequalities among countries were contributing to weak global demand and limiting investment and growth.

The UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) expects global economic growth to decelerate to 2.4% in 2023, meeting the criteria for a global recession. The report calls for a change in policy direction, including by leading central banks, to avert a lost decade. It highlights divergent post-pandemic recovery, with some economies demonstrating resilience while others face challenges.

The UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) has raised its economic growth forecast for India in 2023 to 6.6%, up from the previous prediction of 6%. However, it expects growth to slow to 6.2% in 2024. The UNCTAD also predicts global economic output growth to decelerate to 2.4% in 2023 before a small uptick to 2.5% in 2024. The report highlights the need for policy changes and institutional reforms to prevent a lost decade, and mentions that some economies, including India, have shown re...

Kenya enacted the Energy Regulations 2014 to promote domestic solar photovoltaic manufacturing.

More than 80% of the worlds trade is done via shipping which contributes for about 3% of global carbon dioxide emissions. The industry has faced calls from stakeholders including investors and environmentalists to take some concrete action.

The grain shipments traveled much longer distances this year compared to any other year and oil cargoes also traveled the furthest since at least 1999.

The UN called for rapid decarbonisation of the shipping industry on Wednesday, warning that the price tag could top $100 billion a year as the sector's emissions continue to swell.The agency is calling for a rapid shift towards cleaner fuels across a shipping industry, where nearly 99 percent of the global fleet remains reliant on conventional fuels.