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MONROVIA, 23 February 2023, Thursday: The National Elections Commission (NEC) on Thursday held a demonstration of the Biometric Voter Registration (BVR) system that will be used for the 2023 General Elections for representatives of political parties, civil society groups, and the media.
Foreign direct investment (FDI) inflow into the GCC states jumped by two thirds to hit $44 billion in 2021 from the previous year, which was impacted by the Covid-19 pandemic.
The proposed introduction of a minimum tax of 15% on the foreign profits of the largest multinational enterprises (MNEs) has major implications for international investment and investment policy, according to the UNCTAD World Investment Report 2022.
(Photo by Jansen Romero / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) “It is possible that we would not have any cyclone this month, or we could have at least one,” said Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) weather specialist Benison Estareja. Citing statistics from the PAGASA’s Climate Data Section, he said that the country’s tropical cyclone tracks in March, from 1948 to 2017, either made landfall or “recurved” away from the Philippines. “In recent years, 50 percent of tropical cyclones that entered PAR has made landfall, with initial landfal...
WHO Webinar - Confronting Poverty and Income Insecurity during COVID-19 through Strengthening Social Protection WHO Webinar - Confronting Poverty and Income Insecurity during COVID-19 through Strengthening Social Protection 25 February 2021 12:00 – 13:00 CET Via Zoom Background on the WHO webinar series The COVID-19 pandemic and containment responses have exacerbated existing social, economic, gender, ethnic and health inequities. The WHO Global Webinar Series on Equity, COVID-19 and the Social Determinants of Health (SDH) discusses the disproportionate impacts that the COVID-19 pan...