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Global vision screener sales are likely to near US$ 500 Mn by the end of 2022. According to a new research intelligence study presented by Future Market Insights (FMI), the market for vision screeners will continue to witness an average 5.5% Y-o-Y growth in the revenues in 2022 and ahead. As reported by the study, m...
Cautious but optimistic growth outlook The International Monetary Fund (IMF), in its October issue of the World Economic Outlook, anticipates global GDP growth to rebound by 5.2% year on year in 2021, following a sharp contraction of 4.4% estimated for 2020 (+2.8% in 2019). Despite an expected turnaround in global GDP growth, both IMF and the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development caution that there are still uncertainties and downside risks for growth in 2021, especially with the potential of new cases increasing widely or if there are challenges in the development and deploy...
Illustrative image (Photo: UK Investor) Singapore (VNA) – Singaporean Minister for Trade and Industry Chan Chun Sing and UK Secretary of State for International Trade Elizabeth Truss signed a bilateral free trade agreement on December 10. They also agreed to build a framework of the UK-Singapore Digital Economy Agreement (DEA) and launch negotiations on the DEA next year. The DEA will play a vanguard role for modern rules on digital trade and financial services between Europe and Southeast Asia. Under the UK-Singapore FTA, companies from both countries will enjoy the same benefits t...