Exclusive: China readying $143 billion package for its chip firms in face of U.S. curbs
China is working on a more than 1 trillion yuan ($143 billion) support package for its semiconductor industry, three sources said, in a major step towards self sufficiency in chips and to counter U.S. moves aimed at slowing its technological advances.
Chipmaker TSMC plans Arizona factory expansion
TSMC, the world’s largest contract chipmaker and a major supplier to Apple Inc, said on Wednesday it was constructing a building that could serve as its second chip factory in Arizona in the United States.
Customer intimacy is key to eCom Learning Solutions’ success
eCom Learning Solutions – Scotland’s leading digital learning and assessment specialist – has nailed its colours firmly to the mast of promoting customer intimacy as it prioritises growth in these challenging economic times.
When we evaluate development projects, we must ask: What lessons have we learned?
As children, we all remember being told: “‘I hope you’ve learned your lesson”, which had a kind of negative connotation. In my line of work, however, which assesses development activities from the point of view of doing the right things in the right way with the right resources for lasting benefits for people – we learn lessons every day to make better decisions for improving quality of lives.
The pandemic’s impact on government budgets calls for renewed commitment to the SDGs
By Hyun H. Son, Véronique Salze-Lozac’h COVID-19 has brought unprecedented economic and development challenges but it also offers opportunities for financing solutions to help achieve the Sustainable Development Goals. As countries continue to battle COVID-19, massive fiscal stimulus packages have helped save lives and protect livelihoods in many economies. However, they have come with a hefty price […]
Prices matter when tracking economic development and recovery after the pandemic
Measuring purchasing power is an effective way to track economic recovery after the pandemic, estimate the real sizes of economies, and gauge poverty.
Has Viet Nam’s economy recovered from COVID-19? Ask women entrepreneurs
By Donald Lambert On many levels, women in Viet Nam fare better than women living in countries at a similar level of economic development. Still, women-owned businesses face disproportionate barriers. Viet Nam’s gross domestic product is forecast to grow 2.3% in 2020. Although lower than in recent years, it is a significant achievement considering many countries in […]
