GIPEX 2021
Guyana International Petroleum Business Summit & Exhibition will go virtual this year as GIPEX 2021 – Virtual Edition GIPEX is the largest and most influential Oil & Gas event in the Caribbean region. GIPEX brings together the entire Oil & Gas value chain including international oil companies, service providers, senior-level policymakers, investors, and other stakeholders to […]
Virgin Atlantic set to raise 160 million pounds in new financing
(Reuters) – British airline Virgin Atlantic, which has been hammered by the COVID-19 pandemic like much of the sector, is set to raise 160 million pounds ($222.75 million) in new financing, a spokeswoman for Richard Branson’s airline said in an emailed statement. “We continue to bolster our balance sheet in anticipation of the lifting of […]
Key Players in Planning an Effective Business Continuity Plan
The year 2020 had become one of the most critical years of any business type, whether big or small. All types of industries suffered major losses. Families lost loved ones. Employees lost their jobs. It is indeed, like an unending series of unfortunate events. Fortunately, some business companies have their BCP (Business Continuity Plan) that […]
Shaping Africa’s post-Covid recovery: A new eBook
While most African countries have been largely spared so far from the direct health effect of the Covid-19 pandemic, the continent’s economy has been significantly hurt by the economic consequences. This is particularly concerning given Africa’s high prevalence of extreme poverty. A new eBook from CEPR Press focuses on business and household responses to the Covid-19 crisis in Africa, as well as access to international finance, patterns in international borrowing, and country-specific experiences during the pandemic.
Five keys to expanding Central Asia’s global value chains
By Minsoo Lee Central Asia’s long-term economic prosperity depends upon participation in global value chains and upgrading to higher value-added activities. Central Asia’s long-term economic vitality will depend on the ability of the region’s economies to participate in global value chains and possibly upgrade to higher value-added activities. Value chains have transformed global trade and production […]
