The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has cut its 2011 and 2012 growth forecasts for developing Asia amid ongoing worries about weak external demand from its key trading partners. In its Asian Development Outlook Update 2011, released yesterday, ADB trimmed its full year forecast to 7.5% from 7.8% seen in April. The 2012 projection is also ...

‘Remember your humanity’ is a phrase that was made famous by the Russel Einstein manifesto issued on 9 July 1955. This document is considered as the final major document that Albert Einstein signed before his death in 1955 and is quite a famous statement. The whole idea of issuing this statement has been to indicate ...

A MEETING organised by the ESCAP Secretariat for representatives of Asia and Pacific countries was held recently to discuss opportunities and challenges faced by the region in the light of current global trade and investment developments which have thrust the region to the forefront as a global leader in trade and investment. The recommendations made ...