Independent Teachers Union holds 4th general assembly, discusses education issues
Representatives from 15 governorates attended assembly, representing 15,000 members
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Single-use plastics limited around the world as earth drowns in trash
Many countries around have enacted strict laws to reduce use of plastic items
Do startups contribute to economic prosperity?
Startups create jobs, competition, encourage innovation
Ridesharing applicationsâ cost, prevalenceÂ
Sometimes using the underground to commute to your full-time job is not convenient, while waiting for the bus is difficult or unbearable, and because some companies know this, ridesharing applications had to come into the picture. A few years ago, the transportations sector welcomed ridesharing applications. What is not to like about them? They are …
Gap between rich, poor in Egypt shrinking, middle class doing worse: LSE Director
Programmes like Takaful, Karama are hugely important to ensure 1.5-2 million families have minimum income for education, food, says Shafik
AUC features Dame Minouche Shafik as acclaimed guest speaker at Nadia Younesâ annual Memorial Lecture
Egyptian economy could be 60% larger if gender equality in labour market is achieved, says Shafik
Coffee across globe: 1.8% more production, 5.7% more consumption in 2018
Coffee consumption in Finland highest, reaching 12kg per capita annually according to ICO
Why US economic recession is expected by 2020
Recession would be ending record-long economic expansion
After recent data breach: Facebook deals with $1.63bn EU fine, dropping shares
Nearly 90 million users were logged out of their accounts as a security measure, usersâ data may be unsafe
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
New technological zones to be launched in Egypt soon: CIT minister
Egyptâs 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 âhate speechâ 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 âspy cam explicit videosâ
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
How womenâs contributions could make for healthier economies
Statistical agencies, government bodies have significantly undervalued womenâs contribution to the economy: study
What Saudi women driving means for the countryâs 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 ÂŁ27,000
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
SBCâs official twitter account introduced channel as new Saudi channel that screens series, âexclusiveâ programmes
Economics of Ramadan: GDP declines, spending increases
Shorter working hours in Ramadan cause average 7.7% loss in most Muslim countriesâ 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 challengesÂ
By 2022, about 1bn women expected to be ready to enter mainstream economy as employers, producers, entrepreneurs
Chinaâs pollution: Changes on horizon or failed attempts?
Roughly 20 million residents in Beijing will live 3.3 years longer due to Chinaâs 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