May 19, 2018//-Across the world, food security brings a huge debate with organisations, individuals and governments taking a centre stage in tackling the interrelated elements of availability, access, utilisation and stability.
Category: Economy
Kenya Pays Cuban Doctors Higher Than MPs
May 18, 2018//-Cuban doctors are set to join the list of super-paid government employees following their placement in Job Group S that comes with a take-home pay of up to Sh882,180 per month.
India: Maruti Suzuki Set to Drive in Biggest Ever Capacity Expansion
New Delhi, India, May 18, 2018//- Japanese carmaker Suzuki Motor Corp. plans to expand production capacity by as many as 2.5 million cars a year in the decade to 2030 as it lays the groundwork to maintain its dominance in India, where it sells one in two cars.
African Cities Urged to Embrace C40 Climate Action Plan
Accra, May 18, 2018//-Mohammed Adjei Sowah, the Accra Metropolitan Chief Executive,Ghana has urged African cities to embrace the new C40 Climate Action Planning Programme for Africa to help build technical capacities for long-term planning.
Europe Must Confront America’s Extraterritorial Sanctions
Europe’s biggest challenge in resisting US sanctions on Iran is not legal or even geopolitical. It is psychological: European leaders act as if the US still cares about a trans-Atlantic alliance of shared interests, values, and approaches. New York, US, May 17, 2018 – Donald Trump’s renunciation of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) […]
India’s Biggest Steelmakers Plan Record Output on Strong Demand
JSW and Tata Steel are ramping up to meet an anticipated surge in domestic consumption with the govt set to spend trillions of dollars on expanding infrastructure May 17, 2018//-India’s biggest steelmakers are set to expand production to a record after reporting solid quarterly earnings amid strong steel prices.
Mapping Income Polarization in the United States
May 17, 2018//-When it comes to income inequality among American households, outcomes have varied widely across the 50 U.S. states.
EU Supports Kenya’s Fruit Processing Plant
Nairobi, Kenya, May 16, 2018/ — The European Union (EU) confirmed its support towards strengthening and realisation of decentralization in Kenya through the signing of a 1 million-Euro (Ksh 120,000,000 million) grant towards the Mango and fruit processing plant for Makueni County.
Labour Survey: South Africa Records Job Losses in Agric, Mining, Others
Pretoria, South Africa, May 16, 2018/ — The results of the Quarterly Labour Force Survey (QLFS) for the first quarter of 2018 released by Statistics South Africa today indicate that agriculture recorded job losses (down by 3 000) in the first quarter of 2018.
European Bank Injects $82 Million Into Turkish Firm
May 16, 2018//-The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has invested US$ 82 million in a minority stake in Şok Marketler, a fast-growing Turkish discount grocer.