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SDG targets remain off track in Asia-Pacific: UN ReportProgress towards Sustainable Development Goals in Asia and the Pacific is significantly off track, with most targets advancing too slowly o...- India among top countries with high income, wealth inequality: new UNDP reportA recent UNDP report reveals that India, despite rapid economic growth, grapples with high income and wealth inequality. While the country ...
- Richer nations in Asia-Pacific may recover faster than poorer counterparts post pandemic: Report"A K-shaped global economic recovery...appears plausible. Most countries will take years to attain pre-pandemic income levels," said a join...
- India’s FY22 GDP may grow 7%, K-shaped recovery likely in APAC region: UNESCAPThe Asia Pacific region, including India, is staring at a “K-shaped recovery” of their economies, as per the UN agency.
- Covid-19 pandemic wiped out 81 million jobs in 2020 in Asia–Pacific region: ILO reportAs per the report, titled Asia–Pacific Employment and Social Outlook 2020: Navigating the crisis towards a human-centred future of work, ov...
- Developing nations in Asia-Pacific need to hike health emergency spending by $880 million/year: UN reportThe UN-ESCAP's Economic and Social Survey of Asia and the Pacific 2020 highlights the COVID-19 pandemic as the immediate risk to the region...
- Asia Pacific region not even moving in the right direction, UN body on Sustainable Development GoalsThe real GDP per capita growth in the Asia-Pacific was more than double the world average in 2017, and at the same time, at least 18 countr...
- Asia-Pacific may meet only one out of 17 SDGs, warns UN officialWhen we look across the SDGs right now, Asia-Pacific as a whole is on track to meet only one of the 17 SDGs. We are only going to meet the ...
- Advancing gender parity could contribute $770 billion to India’s GDP by 2025: McKinsey reportIn contrast, in China, women contribute 41% to the overall GDP and comprise 44% of the workforce and in Singapore, these are 39% and 45%, r...
- Financial inequality highest in India, China: International Monetary FundAccording to IMF, China and India have grown rapidly and reduced poverty sharply, however, this impressive economic performance has been ac...
- PM Narendra Modi to address IMF conference on ‘Advancing Asia’ in MarchThe conference “provides a forum for Asia-Pacific leaders to discuss a region renowned for its economic successes over the past decades,” L...
- India lowest among APAC nations in women's advancement: ReportAcross the region, New Zealand had the highest overall Index score of 77, followed by Australia (76), the Philippines (72.6) and Singapore ...
- India lags on women’s advancement in Asia-Pacific: SurveyIndia has the lowest overall score of 44.2 of the 16 Asia-Pacific markets surveyed as part of The MasterCard Index of Women’s Advancement.
- Nominal tax on super rich can lift 9 crore out of poverty: ReportLevying a wealth tax of 1.5 per cent on super rich could help attain the objective of raising people out of extreme poverty.
- Poor-rich gap growing in India, Asia-Pacific: UNESCAPWeaker labour market institutions, inadequate social protection systems, poor-quality education are among the factors for widening income g...
- United Nations ESCAP sees India's economy to grow at 5.5% in FY15The Indian economy had registered a growth of 4.9 per cent in fiscal year ending 2014, up from 4.5 per cent in the previous fiscal.
- Asian Development Bank to realign operations in Asia-Pacific to tackle povertyADB said it will continue to focus on infrastructure development as it plays a critical role in reducing poverty and promoting inclusive gr...
- Indian women slip in advancement indexIndian women's status in the socio-economic order has slipped to 37.8 from 39.4 in 2008 in the mastercard worldwide survey.
- Drop in poverty in Asia, inequality on riseEconomic growth has lifted millions out of extreme poverty, but there is rise in income inequality, says UN report.
- India unlikely to meet MDG targets: ADBThe Asian Development Bank on Wednesday said India, despite making significant improvement in access to primary education, will not meet th...
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