Africa: Equal Footing – Building Pathways for Landlocked Developing Countries to Participate in Global Economy

Africa: Equal Footing – Building Pathways for Landlocked Developing Countries to Participate in Global Economy

Awaza, Turkmenistan — Heads of State, ministers, investors and grassroots leaders are gathered in Awaza on Turkmenistan’s Caspian coast for a once-in-a-decade UN conference aimed at rewiring the global system in support of 32 landlocked developing countries whose economies are often ‘locked out’ of opportunity due to their lack of access to the sea. Geography…

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Huawei Connect 2025 showcases pathways to industrial transformation

Huawei Connect 2025 showcases pathways to industrial transformation

Communications & digital technologies minister Solly Malatsi Huawei held its highly anticipated Huawei South Africa Connect 2025 in Johannesburg, bringing together more than 2 900 leaders from government, business and the technology sector to explore how intelligent technologies can power the country’s advance from digital adoption to intelligent transformation. Themed Accelerate Industrial Digital Intelligence for South…

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Africa: Equal Footing – Building Pathways for Landlocked Developing Countries to Participate in Global Economy

Africa: UN80 – Alternative Reform Pathways – Fiscal Prudence, Relocation Realities, & Underutilized Charter Mechanisms

Geneva — Recent proposals to relocate UN operations to lower-cost duty stations ignore demonstrable economic patterns. Empirical evidence suggests that establishing UN hubs often triggers localized inflation, negating projected savings. Case Study: UN Presence in Nairobi While city-wide inflation is driven by national policies, population growth, infrastructure deficits and global shocks, the UN significantly increased…

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