Beast of poverty continues to grow
4.6 million children in UK living in poverty, over 3.6 million college grads in US living in extremely difficult financial conditions
Reem Hosam El-din
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New technological zones to be launched in Egypt soon: CIT minister
Egypt’s digital exports estimated to be worth over $3bn, plans in pipeline for further increases
Plug-ins, hybrids growing, solar-powered, new future: Electric cars
Norway leading country in Europe in terms of electric car sales
Are workers at risk of being completely replaced by machines?
Over six million workers fear being replaced by more efficient robots with little pay
Facebook stuck in moral, privacy dilemmas
Website has been criticised for ruling out topics from “hate speech” category resulting in less neutrality
Women in danger: spy cameras spreading, women demand action
Thousands of Korean women have recently gathered in Seoul to protest against ‘spy cam explicit videos’
Best countries to start business in: US, Switzerland, Japan on list
Connectedness to rest of world, availability of a skilled, educated workforce, developed infrastructure, a well-developed legal framework, easy access to capital are all important factors in country to start a business in
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How women’s contributions could make for healthier economies
Statistical agencies, government bodies have significantly undervalued women’s contribution to the economy: study
What Saudi women driving means for the country’s economy
Lifting ban on women driving will increase number of women looking for jobs, boosting size of workforce, overall incomes
Spending on food: Which countries spend most?
Spending on fast food increasingly growing, linked to higher obesity rates
Cost of tying the knot: How much do weddings cost globally?
Average cost of British wedding has risen to £27,000
Robotics and business: A dim future?
In China, robots are replacing human bank clerks, guards, waiters, cooks
First Saudi drama TV channel to launch in Ramadan
SBC’s official twitter account introduced channel as new Saudi channel that screens series, ‘exclusive’ programmes
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Economics of Ramadan: GDP declines, spending increases
Shorter working hours in Ramadan cause average 7.7% loss in most Muslim countries’ GDP
Robots already involved in multiple fields: humanoid Sophia
Sophia is a social humanoid robot with feelings, preferences
Globalisation: Pros, cons, impact on economic growth
About 60% of all goods, services produced globally are shipped across country borders as result of economic globalisation
ACDIMA pumped EGP 671m worth of investments in 2017: minister of health and population
Ahmed Emad El-Din, minister of health and population, revealed that the state-owned Arab Co for Drugs Industries and Medical Appliances (ACDIMA) pumped new investments, estimated at EGP 671m, during 2017. El-Din stressed that the state supports the investments with all its strength in order to provide for the needs of citizens, especially in the pharmaceutical …
Women in business world: Shining despite challenges
By 2022, about 1bn women expected to be ready to enter mainstream economy as employers, producers, entrepreneurs
China’s pollution: Changes on horizon or failed attempts?
Roughly 20 million residents in Beijing will live 3.3 years longer due to China’s efforts against pollution
Egypt supports new Euro-Mediterranean preferential rules of origin: Kabil
10th UfM meeting new launching point for economic, trade relations between EU, East Europe, southern Mediterranean, says minister of trade
Global warming and the economy: Consequences and costs
Climate change will lead to changes in shorelines, nature of cultivated crops, displacement of residents
Gender pay gap: Noticeable presence, slow decline
Everybody works to make a living, yet, it is not uncommon to look at the salaries of men and women and find a gap between their incomes that is hard to overlook, a phenomenon that has been occurring almost everywhere across the world. According to an infographic chart recently published by the Organisation for Economic …
Chinese investments across the world
Overseas Chinese investment allows China to enhance its own economy, increase its influence abroad
Climate change, its impacts are largest threat to planet
World’s biggest threat is extreme weather resulting from climate change, says Global Risks Report 2018
The cost of love: the economics of Valentine’s Day
Nationwide spending in US on Valentine’s Day expected to reach $19.6bn in 2018, US NRF says
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Future of global bus transportation: all electric, less emissions
Electric buses to represent nearly 50% of the world’s fleet by 2025
Social media and democracy: friends or foes?
Social media affects how people think and behave without them being aware, such as in the case of elections integrity, billionaire George Soros says
Monster of global inequality continues to grow
82% of global wealth generated in 2017 went to wealthiest 1% of world population, says Oxfam
Increasing world debt raises concerns about new global crisis
$233tn world debt may be warning sign of imminent financial crisis
2017 closes with world’s richest people $1tn richer
Jeff Bezos, Amazon CEO world’s richest person in 2017