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Reuters Global GDP could shrink as much as $1 trillion if a predicted 31 million women lose their jobs during the coronavirus pandemic, Citi has warned. The analysis, first reported by Bloomberg last week, suggests that some 220 million women globally work in sectors threatened by the virus, and that…

While ASEAN is increasingly coordinating its efforts to reinforce regional cybersecurity, more needs to be done to address the constantly evolving threats. According to a recent World Economic Forum (WEF) report, one of the biggest concerns in regards to the current COVID-19 crisis is the increase in cyberattacks and data…

The World Economic Forum mainly concerns itself with high-level macroeconomic issues such as global recessions and world economic development. That’s why it was significant this week when the WEF cited cybersecurity as one of its “Top 10 Fallout” issues from COVID-19 in its Global Risks report. Nearly 38 percent of…

Hi there!I'm using Tableau Prep to combine multiple data sources and am a little lost. The sources are World Bank and WEF data and come as Excel files, in this example it's the 'burden of customs procedure'. The table has the Countries in the first column, and scores for each…

Economic recovery will require business to work differently. CIOs may be asked to automate more and support high levels of remote working By Cliff Saran, Managing Editor Published: 20 May 2020 10:45 In a joint statement with HM Treasury, the Bank of England has unveiled plans to support businesses hit…

By Pan PylasThe Associated PressTue., May 19, 2020timer2 min. readLONDON - The coronavirus pandemic threatens to derail any progress made in recent years to deal with the climate change crisis, organizers of the annual gathering of business and political elites in the Swiss ski resort of Davos said Tuesday.In a…

The World Economic Forum says that the coronavirus pandemic threatens to derail any progress made in recent years to deal with the climate crisisBy PAN PYLAS Associated PressMay 19, 2020, 4:11 PM2 min readLONDON -- The coronavirus pandemic threatens to derail any progress made in recent years to deal with…

JAKARTA (The Jakarta Post/ANN): Indonesia’s readiness to shift toward a clean energy economy took another step back last year because of fossil fuel subsidies and faces a monumental hurdle this year as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. Indonesia’s ranking fell seven places to 70th out of 115 countries surveyed…

Shares of Torrent Power rose 7 per cent to Rs 318 on the BSE on Tuesday after the company reported a healthy 15 per cent year-on-year (YoY) growth in EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization) at Rs 864 crore in the March quarter (Q4FY20). The higher growth was…

In the councils of government, we must guard against the acquisition of unwarranted influence, whether sought or unsought, by the military-industrial complex. The potential for the disastrous rise of misplaced power exists, and will persist. (President Dwight D. Eisenhower, January 17, 1961) *** The World is being misled concerning the causes…