Feb 10, 2020
Despite a couple of big-name cancellations as the novel coronavirus sparks global pandemic fears, Mobile World Congress is set to go ahead on later this month. Organiser the GSMA has issued a statement regarding specific interventions that will minimise any risks for...
Feb 10, 2020
More than 25 000 people across the globe have accessed realtime knowledge from World Health Organisation (WHO) experts on how to detect, prevent, respond to and control the new coronavirus in the 10 days since the launch of an open online training. The learning team...
Feb 10, 2020
Given the scale of the economic shock, the impact of the novel coronavirus on the global shipping industry is clearly negative. By Rahul Kapoor, vice-president of IHS Markit IHS Markit’s economics team expects that the coronavirus could reduce Chinese GDP growth...
Feb 10, 2020
A major ocean current in the Arctic is faster and more turbulent as a result of rapid sea ice melt, a new study from NASA shows. The current is part of a delicate Arctic environment that is now flooded with fresh water, an effect of human-caused climate change. Using...
Feb 10, 2020
The African Development Bank, the United Nations, and the African Union have acknowledged the significant progress made in implementing Agenda 2063 and urged African countries to go further to fast-track economic transformation. The call was made on Saturday at the...
Feb 10, 2020
By 2022 the world will have seen a double-digit growth of digital payments, according to Capgemini’s World Payments Report 2019. CredoLab’s senior vice-president and head of global sales, Tarun Kumar Kalra, says: “Worryingly, the escalation of...
