WTO ropes in Alibaba’s Jack Ma to promote e-commerce talks
BUENOS AIRES – December 12th, 2017 – In a first of its initiative, the 164 nation World Trade Organization (WTO) has officially partnered with Jack Ma, founder of Chinese e-retail major Alibaba and the World Economic Forum to promote opening c...
Business opportunities in India: the industrial corridors
December 19th, 2017 – Today, India presents interesting business opportunities for companies worldwide. The exponential growth of the Indian economy, particularly in recent time, has produced a significant development of this market. In fact, the st...
How to Buy Bitcoin in Australia?
December 5th, 2017 – Australia is a smaller Bitcoin market when compared with the U.S, Europe, and Asia, though it expands rapidly. How to Buy Bitcoin in Australia? There are a number of ways acquiring Bitcoin, the most common method to purchase Bit...
U.S. SMEs See Challenges Amid Growth
November, 27th, 2017 – According to the latest Global Business Monitor, managing cash flow, collecting payment from customers and dealing with bad debt remain significant challenges for many U.S. small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) even as the...
Almost half of SMEs will buy insurance online within five years
December 6th, 2017 – A growing number of small businesses say they are looking to interact with their insurers online, with 36% saying they will buy online in the near term, and 48% within five years. The findings are from a survey by PwC of 2,100 s...
Reality Shares and Nasdaq launch blockchain economy index
November 14th, 2017 – Reality Shares and Nasdaq announce the creation of the Reality Shares Nasdaq Blockchain Economy Index, a smart-beta index that tracks the growth and development of leading global companies creating and implementing blockchain s...
On Africa Industrialization Day, UNIDO re-affirms its support for productive sector-led growth
November 24th, 2017 – The United Nations Industrial Development Organization brought together a wide range of African Ministers, senior policymakers, academics, representatives of UN organizations and entrepreneurs to mark Africa Industrialization D...
ADB, Deutsche Bank Enter Supply Chain Finance Deal Supporting SMEs in Developing Asia
November 22th, 2017 – The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and Deutsche Bank AG on November 22 announced an agreement to enter into a supply chain finance (SCF) transaction under ADB’s Supply Chain Finance Program (SCFP). The SCF will provide over $20...
Secure Internet critical to uplifting African economy
November 25th, 2017 – Many African countries have made significant progress towards creating an Internet sector, with broad reforms that focus on increasing broadband availability. There have been further successes within countries in developing onl...
On Africa Industrialization Day, UNIDO re-affirms its support for productive sector-led growth
VIENNA – November 20th, 2017 – The United Nations Industrial Development Organization brought together a wide range of African Ministers, senior policymakers, academics, representatives of UN organizations and entrepreneurs to mark Africa Industri...
