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World Bank: Worst-affected countries ‘crippled’ by economic impact of Ebola

New York, Jan 21 (JEN): While the Ebola epidemic shows its first signs of slowing and confidence grows about stopping the outbreak and reaching the target of zero new cases, a new World Bank Group report on economic impacts of the disease says its effects will continue to cripple the economies of hard-hit Guinea, Liberia, and Sierra Leone. more

UN study predicts rising global unemployment due to slower growth, inequality, turbulence

New York, Jan 21 (JEN)An extra 10 million people worldwide are likely to be unemployed by 2019, a new United Nations report has said on Tuesday , pointing to slower growth, widening inequal ...

World Bank: despite ‘fragile’ global economy, low oil prices to spur recovery in developing countries

New York, Jan 14 (JEN) After an economically disappointing 2014, developing countries can expect an uptick in growth in the new year as soft oil prices, a stronger United States economy, an ...

Asia-Pacific growth to pick up moderately in 2015 – new UN report

New York, Jan 14 (JEN) Developing countries in Asia and the Pacific are forecast to grow at an average of 5.8 per cent this year, up from 5.6 per cent in 2014, spurred by decreased inflation ...

Food prices fall after three months stable, index declines for third successive year – UN

New York, Jan 9 (JEN): After three months of stability, the United Nations Food and Agricultural Organization’s (FAO) Food Price Index declined in December, meaning the index fell over th ...

Global efforts needed to stop deadly banana disease, protect industry-UN agency

New York, Dec 24 (JEN) Without global efforts to respond to a fungal disease affecting banana production, the $36 billion global industry, which provides a source of income or food to some 4 ...

World wood production up for fourth year; paper stagnant as electronic publishing grows – UN report

New York, Dec 19 (JEN) Continuing steady growth in 2013 for the fourth consecutive year, global wood production has fully recovered from the economic downturn of 2008-2009, though production ...

AVJ Group launches Tower-B in AVJ Heightss

New Delhi, Dec 12 (JEN): Real estate company in Delhi NCR AVJ Group recently launched Tower-B in AVJ Heightss Greater Noida (Zeta-1).

Latin America, Caribbean job market faces ‘scenario of uncertainty’ in 2015-UN report

New York, Dec 13 (JEN) An “unusual pattern” has been detected in this year’s urban employment rate in Latin America and the Caribbean, which continued to fall despite warning signs of ...

Nifty is likely to continue its correction: CapitalVia Global Research Limited

Mumbai, Dec 12 (JEN) After last week consolidation Nifty Future fell sharply amid weakness in Asian and European markets hitting its lowest closing level in almost six week, as market breadt ...