The President of South Africa, Mr. Jacob Zuma and Anand Sharma, Union Minister for Commerce & Industry launched the India-South Africa CEOs Forum in Mumbai today. Speaking on the occasion, Mr. Sharma said this Forum will provide an institutional platform for sustained business interaction and guidance on policy issues to both sides. He hoped that [...]

The Wildlife Conservation Society today announced findings from a study showing that closures and gear restrictions implemented in fishing areas can increase fishery revenue and net profits. The landmark findings, presented today at the Subsidiary Body on Scientific, Technical, and Technological Advice of the Convention on Biological Diversity held in Nairobi, Kenya, will help usher [...]

Local currency bond markets in emerging East Asia expanded 16.5% in 2009, with $4.4 trillion in paper outstanding at the end of December, and should continue to grow in 2010, according to the Asian Development Bank’s (ADB) quarterly Asia Bond Monitor. The main driver of growth last year was rapid expansion in markets in Hong [...]