Recent reports suggest that the Russian government is trying to complete construction of Nord Stream 2, a controversial natural gas pipeline that will enable Russia to increase the amount of natural gas it exports directly to Germany and onward to other European Union (EU) member states (bypassing Ukraine and other transit countries). Pipeline construction was suspended in … [Read more...] about Russia’s Nord Stream 2 Pipeline: A Push for the Finish Line
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Implications of COVID-19 for the Environment and Sustainability
On Thursday, 14 May 2020, the Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES) released its position paper on the spread of the new coronavirus (COVID-19) and associated global environmental challenges, based on the results of its analysis to date. In this paper IGES identifies key issues through the lens of the environment and sustainability, and recognises that the … [Read more...] about Implications of COVID-19 for the Environment and Sustainability
Viet Nam Global Value Chains: Creating More Value Added to Local Economy From Rising Exports Is a Remaining Question to Tackle by the Government
While Viet Nam — one of the poorest nations in the world in the 1980s — has become today a market-based and remarkable growth economy, the fact that the country creates little value added from exports (US$69 billion in 2019) that is equivalent to only one quarter of nominal value of exports of goods and services (US$260 billion), poses many strategic challenges to Viet Nam’s … [Read more...] about Viet Nam Global Value Chains: Creating More Value Added to Local Economy From Rising Exports Is a Remaining Question to Tackle by the Government
Analytics leader debuts virtual SAS Global Forum
SAS reboots world's premier analytics conference, inviting participants to learn, share and get inspired on May 19 and June 16 As the global community confronts the challenges posed by coronavirus, there has never been greater need for analytics to distill vast data into actionable insights. It is against this backdrop that analytics leader SAS reimagines its annual SAS® … [Read more...] about Analytics leader debuts virtual SAS Global Forum
Nearly Half of Export from Thailand Undertaken Through New Forms of Trade
Thailand’s trade is no longer to take place between independent exporters and importers, or between intra-firms of transnational corporations (TNCs), but also through non-equity modes (NEMs) of production. This mode of exports has been increasing, reaching an estimated at least $150 billion in goods and services, or 48% of total exports from Thailand in 2016, according to new … [Read more...] about Nearly Half of Export from Thailand Undertaken Through New Forms of Trade