A near-total collapse of shipping through the Strait of Hormuz due to escalating regional conflict is driving a sharp increase in energy and fertilizer...
The Philippines is at risk of falling further behind its Asian neighbors in the region’s accelerating industrial boom unless education reforms and industrial policy...
Angkas founder and chief executive Angeline Tham called on governments and international institutions to support local entrepreneurs in developing economies, citing the need for...
The booming ocean economy sustains hundreds of millions of people, but it is being squeezed dry by overfishing, pollution, climate change and waste, UN...
The drive towards a digital economy comes at an environmental cost, the United Nations warned Wednesday, with big data centers consuming vast amounts of...
Sustainable tourism creates jobs, supports businesses
Tourism can benefit both ecosystems and communities in mountainous regions like the Himalaya range in India.
That’s the message from...
The war in Ukraine has sent commodity prices soaring, creating fresh shock waves across poorer countries already hard-hit by the pandemic, the UN said...
The United Nations warned Thursday that a surge in container freight rates could mean higher prices for consumers next year unless pandemic-fuelled problems are...
The Philippines remains the world’s biggest supplier of both seafarers and officers, according to a maritime report released by the United Nations Conference on...
Modernizing the country’s existing airports, seaports and railways will increase accessibility to other gateways that will offer an unprecedented opportunity for Filipino businesses to...
Geneva, Switzerland—The coronavirus crisis is expected to drag foreign direct investment down by up to 40 percent this year, with a recovery not expected...
