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We published this morning our earnings expectations sheet for companies under coverage in 1Q25/FY25, with the following key conclusions:In FY25, aggregated net profit is expected to increase 10% YoYStocks that are expected to witness a shift from net loss to net profit YoY in 1Q25: ORHD and EGCHStocks that are expected to witness a spike (>80%) in net profit growth YoY in 1Q25: MBSC, CNFN, FAIT, MCQE, and ARCC. (sorted from highest rise in net profit)Stocks trading at P/E 2025 less than 5x: CCAP, EGBE, CICH, ADIB, and CANA. (sorted from lowest P/E)Please refer to our sheet published this morning for detailed earnings expectations and trading multiples.Egypt's total local and foreign debt repayment obligations are projected to jump around 30% to EGP2.1 trillion in the next fiscal year, up from an estimated EGP1.6 trillion for FY24/25.The Finance Ministry intends to issue new local debt instruments worth EGP1.5 trillion in the upcoming fiscal year, up from EGP1.2 trillion in the current fiscal year, as part of the government's plan to raise spending on social welfare and narrow the budget deficit.Egypt is among six Arab countries set to face a significant impact from Trump's tariff regime, assuming the tariff measures are fully implemented, the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA) said in a policy brief. A significant impact is defined as at least 5% of a country's global exports going to the US.The state is working to liberalize the country's electricity market by 2026, along with restructuring the Egyptian Electricity Transmission Company (EETC) and its separation from the Egyptian Electricity Holding Company (EEHC).Federation of Egyptian Industries delegation is in Riyadh to talk investment in the Kingdom during a three-day business forum that wraps tomorrow. The government has estimated the financial allocations needed to import LNG and diesel shipments to meet the country's fuel needs during FY25/26 at approximately USD9.5 billion, compared to more than USD6 billion spent so far this year.President El-Sisi approved a USD500 million loan agreement from the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD) to finance the Development Policy Financing for Resilience program.Scatec's 1 GW Obelisk solar plant will be connected to the grid by 220 kV transmission lines built under a contract between the Egyptian Electricity Transmission Company (EETC) with the consortium of Kharafi National and Power Ring. The project is planned to power EGAL's aluminum complex in Nagaa Hammadi. CCAP's United Foundries Company is planning to invest up to USD10 million in a new foundry in Helwan focusing on producing castings for the gold mining and cement industries, adding some 40k tons to the company's production capacity and bringing total output to around 70k tons annually.Hilton will open two new hotels in the New Capital. The two hotels, Hilton Cairo New Capital Downtown and Hilton Garden Inn Cairo New Capital Downtown, are scheduled to open in 2028.

In this episode of Occupied Thoughts, FMEP Fellow Peter Beinart and analyst Maha Yahya discuss the new developments in Syria. They look at how Syria's new leaders governed in the areas they controlled over the last few years, why some Syrian minorities are fleeing to Lebanon, and whether Turkey will pursue the Kurds in Syria. Maha Yahya is director of the Malcolm H. Kerr Carnegie Middle East Center, where her work focuses broadly on political violence and identity politics, pluralism, development and social justice after the Arab uprisings, the challenges of citizenship, and the political and socio-economic implications of the migration/refugee crisis. Prior to joining Carnegie, Yahya led work on Participatory Development and Social Justice at the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (UN-ESCWA). Yahya has worked with international organizations and in the private sector as a consultant on projects related to socioeconomic policy analysis, development policies, cultural heritage, poverty reduction, housing and community development, and postconflict reconstruction in various countries including Lebanon, Pakistan, Oman, Egypt, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, and Iran. Yahya  is the author of numerous publications, including most recently Unheard Voices: What Syrian Refugees Need to Return Home (April 2018) and The Summer of Our Discontent: Sects and Citizens in Lebanon and Iraq (June 2017). Peter Beinart is a Non-Resident Fellow at the Foundation for Middle East Peace. He is also a Professor of Journalism and Political Science at the City University of New York, a Contributing opinion writer at the New York Times, an Editor-at-Large at Jewish Currents, and an MSNBC Political Commentator. Original music by Jalal Yaquoub.

Ep#089 Kshitiz Dahal is an economist at South Asia Watch on Trade, Economics and Environment with key interests in international trade, development economics, and econometrics. He has worked extensively in Nepal's international trade, trade in digital services, migration and remittances, Nepal's industrial policy, and public debt. He has contributed to the research initiatives of international organizations, including the Asian Development Bank, United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific and Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Aslesh and Kshitiz discuss Nepal's public debt, exploring its origins, implications, and current scenario. Beginning with an examination of the concept of public debt and historical examples worldwide, they unravel the rising concerns surrounding Nepal's per capita debt. Through an analysis of various indicators and drivers behind the recent surge in public debt, they navigate the intricate landscape of debt financing and its repercussions on the Nepali economy and society. From understanding key lenders to dissecting the explicit and implicit costs associated with debt servicing, we shed light on the multifaceted nature of this economic phenomenon. If you liked the episode, hear more from us through our free newsletter services, PEI Substack: Of Policies and Politics, and click here to support us on Patreon!!   

on the heeld situation in Gaza let me be clear from the outset that I fully understand the anger grief and fear of the Israeli people following the horrific barbaric and unjustifiable attacks by Hamas and other armed groups on Israeli civilians on the 7th of October the killing of 1,400 people and injuries to more than 7,200 others isincomprehensible for the survivors and families of victims the mental health consequencesPress conference by Abdallah Al Dardari, Assistant Secretary-General and Director of the Regional Bureau for Arab States, in the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), and Rola Dashti, Executive Secretary, UN Economic and Social Commission for West Asia (ESCWA). They briefed on the launch of a new rapid assessment entitled “The Gaza War: Expected Socioeconomic Impacts on the State of Palestine”.#inspiringstories #inspirationalstory #faith #loveandtrust #podcast #newmedia #audiobooks #faithlovetrusthttps://depictions.media/

Public debt across the Middle East and North Africa — or MENA — region is soaring. While debt vulnerability is a global phenomenon, recent data shows four MENA economies — Egypt, Tunisia, Bahrain, Jordan — are among the emerging markets most vulnerable to a debt crisis. In a special podcast episode, Devex President and Editor-in-Chief Raj Kumar is joined by Niranjan Sarangi, a senior economic affairs officer in the shared economic prosperity cluster at the U.N. Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia, and Sarah Saadoun, a senior researcher working on poverty and inequality at Human Rights Watch, for an in-depth discussion on the politics of economic reform in the MENA region. Speaking on the sidelines of the World Bank and International Monetary Fund annual meetings in Marrakech, Morocco, they discuss what's behind the current debt situation, how it's affecting ordinary people's lives, the impact of IFI programs on the expansion of social protection systems, and the region's evolving climate finance needs. This episode of This Week in Global Development is sponsored by Open Society Foundations.

This week, Isabelle Paradis, President and Founder of HOT TELECOM, joins Nabeel Mahmood and Phillip Koblence on the Nomad Futurist Podcast to jump into her transformative journey in the telecom industry. With an impressive 30 years of global experience, Isabelle is a visionary leader specializing in international and wholesale telecom services. Before founding HOT TELECOM, she earned a bachelor's degree in engineering and an MBA in Finance. Isabelle is not only an industry expert, but also an advocate for the inclusion of women and young people in technology and science. She serves on multiple boards, including the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for the Asia Pacific (ESCAP) and the Global Telecom Women's Network.Phil and Nabeel kick off the episode eager to explore what it is that Isabelle does:“I run a company called Hot Telecom. It's been in business for 20 years, and we do telecom, strategic consulting, and market research, focusing more and more on marketing and content. We are creating fun, memorable content and events for telecom operators in the international space. So, we are really focused, we are niche, in the wholesale and international space.”When questioned about her drive and initiatives in working with the younger generation and creating excitement around the industry, Isabelle shares a valuable insight:"I just tell them, do what you love. If they want to be an entrepreneur, as long as you go in with your eyes wide open, which I think is the key, then do it. If you know what you're getting yourself into and you're happy with that, please go ahead."Isabelle wraps up the interview by sharing some of her key takeaways: "I think the energy you bring, especially positive energy, plays a big part in getting you to a better place. Giving back has an important role because when you give back you receive so much more in return. For example, when I work with my customers, I'm a consultant. If at the end of the day, I made them smile and I made a difference in their business or in their life, then I've succeeded on that day."Isabelle Paradis's episode is more than just a career overview; it's a lesson in leadership and a deep dive into the complexities of the telecom industry. Her insights make this episode a must-listen for anyone aspiring to make a significant impact in the world of telecommunications.Connect with Isabelle on LinkedIn, Twitter, Facebook, and YouTube to learn more.

Lauren Cameron is TICT's newly appointed Carbon Action Advisor. Lauren is a sustainability and communications specialist, whose career spans fifteen years working across sustainability, international development, tourism and media. Having started out as a journalist with The Advocate in Tasmania's northwest, Lauren has since worked as Chief Editor of a sustainable lifestyle magazine in Hong Kong, managed international development programs in Vietnam, partnered with sustainable tourism operators across Asia, and worked in the Environment and Development Division of the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific.For those that missed her at the Positive Impact 2 Conference, Lauren launched the TICT Emissions Reduction Initiative - a project supported by the state government to make Tasmania a leading destination for climate conscious travel by 2030. In this episode, Kelly Luck (also from TICT) chats with Lauren all about the initiative, how Tassie tourism operators can get involved, and the importance of reducing our carbon emissions. The key takeaway from this episode is the EOI period to be involved with the initiative closes on Friday 1 September - so make sure you jump onto the TICT website via this link to read more info and apply: https://tict.com.au/emissions-reduction/Today's episode is brought to you by our partner, the Department of State Growth. The Department of State Growth brings together four interrelated divisions developing a strategic approach that drives economic growth and supports the community, industry, and business in the creation of jobs and opportunities for Tasmanians. Thanks to the Department of State Growth for their generous support of TICT and for helping make this episode of Talking Tourism possible.

Climate-induced disasters in Asia and the Pacific have become increasingly frequent and severe, resulting in loss of lives and livelihoods, hampering the post-pandemic recovery and potentially derailing the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).The effects of devastating floods, severe droughts and rising sea levels are not confined within national borders; they have international implications too, including for trade, communal tensions and forced migration. Climate change is only making things worse.  Against this backdrop, Vibhu Mishra from UN News spoke to Armida Salsiah Alisjahbana, Executive Secretary of the Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP), who outlined how countries can reduce disaster risk, and strengthen climate action. 

We've all heard of the United Nations, but what is it really like to work there? Host Chinny is joined by Carter Cheng, the Program Evaluation Lead at the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific. We discuss her motivation to join the UN, the intricacies of working within her field, and what it was like working in the field of agricultural technology during her time in the UN Agritech International Trade & Investment Advisory. Lastly, Carter shares crucial advice on how to maximise your potential for such up-and-coming opportunities within her field, and what the future looks like for the United Nations.

Pavida Pananond is Professor of International Business at Thammasat Business School, Thammasat University, where she has been based upon completing her graduate studies at McGill University in Canada (MBA) and the University of Reading in England (PhD). Her main research interest is global strategy, particularly with reference to how companies in emerging markets develop and expand overseas. She also studies the governance of global industries and the upgrading of emerging market firms in global value chains. Pavida has authored a host of academic articles, book chapters, books, and opinion editorials in media outlets such as Bangkok Post and Nikkei Asia. Her academic publications have appeared in California Management Review and Global Strategy Journal, among others. Her views have also been sought from international media including Al Jazeera, BBC, Bloomberg, Channel News Asia, and Financial Times. Pavida also serves as consultant for the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific, and as editorial board member of several international academic journals, including Global Strategy Journal and Journal of International Business Policy.  Since 2017, she has been one of the Honorary Advisers to Asia New Zealand Foundation, an authority in helping New Zealanders build their knowledge and skills to thrive in Asia. In 2018, she was appointed ASEAN@50 Fellow by New Zealand's Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade to promote closer links between New Zealand and Southeast Asia. Her corporate role includes board membership of Precious Shipping Public Company Limited, Thailand's leading dry bulk carrier. Pavida is a frequent speaker at national and international public forums and conferences. Visit https://www.aib.world/frontline-ib/pavida-pananond/ for the original video interview.

Find out more about this event on our website: https://bit.ly/3YVEC0t For the uninitiated, Asia-Pacific is home to a tongue-twister of both old and emerging trade agreements and economic frameworks: ASEAN, APEC, RCEP, CPTPP, IPEF, DEAs. Nevertheless, their role in both regional and global trade environments as well as their potential to shape the trade rulebook offsets their seemingly unimaginative acronyms. Closer to home, the United Kingdom's application to join the CPTPP is certainly a case in point. In this session, Deborah Elms of the Asian Trade Centre will give a rundown of the region's vibrant trade landscape, what it means for governments and businesses both within and outside the region, and how firms should prepare to leverage their potential benefits. Speaker: Dr Deborah Elms is the Founder and Executive Director of the Asian Trade Centre and the President of the Asia Business Trade Association. Concurrently, she is a member of APCO's International Advisory Council, the G20 Trade and Investment Research Network, and the Advisory Board of the Trade and Investment Negotiation Adviser at the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific. She is also a Research Associate at the New Zealand APEC Study Centre and a Senior Fellow of the Ministry of Trade and Industry Academy of Singapore. Dr Elms has extensive experience working with governments, international organizations, businesses, and the academe and is one of the leading experts on trade policy in the region. She was also active in her past leadership posts in international trade groups having served on the Trade and Investment Council of the World Economic Forum from 2017 to 2019, the International Technical Advisory Committee of the Global Trade Professionals Alliance, as well as being the chair of its Working Group on Trade Policy and Law. Prior to her current role, Dr Elms was head of the Temasek Foundation Centre for Trade and Negotiations and Senior Fellow of International Political Economy at the S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies at Nanyang Technological University in Singapore. Dr Elms holds a Ph.D. in political science from the University of Washington, an MA in international relations from the University of Southern California, and bachelor's degrees from Boston University. Dr Elms frequently appears in the media to provide expert analysis on trade issues in the region and publishes the Talking Trade Blog.

This episode is with Noeleen Heyzer, the now Special Envoy of the UN Secretary-General on Myanmar. Noeleen has served in several leadership positions in the UN, including as the first woman Executive Secretary of the UN Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific, as the Executive Director of the UN Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM), as well as the Secretary-General's Special Adviser for Timor-Leste. In this episode, the final in the series, Noeleen reflects on why a gendered lens to peacemaking is crucial and what meaningful participation means to her. The episode was recorded in 2020. Although some developments have occurred since then, we believe the insights and experiences discussed in this episode are still relevant today. Any opinions expressed are solely the interviewee's and do not represent the opinions of the United Nations Department of Political and Peacebuilding Affairs.

Ilusi Kesejahteraan di Tengah Krisis Global Oleh. Anggita Safitri, S.Si. (Kontributor NarasiPost.Com) Voice over talent: Maya Rohmah NarasiPost.Com-Dikutip dari MediaIndonesia.com (29/1/2023), Presiden Joko Widodo (Jokowi) telah resmi membuat acara kick offkeketuaan Indonesia untuk ASEAN tahun 2023 di Bundaran HI pada Minggu (29/1). Acara kick off ini adalah kerja sama antara Kementerian Luar Negeri dengan pemerintah Provinsi DKI Jakarta. Presiden Jokowi menyatakan Asosiasi Negara-Negara Asia Tenggara (ASEAN) masih mempunyai peran penting bagi kawasan dunia di tengah krisis yang terjadi saat ini. “Tetapi, saya meyakini bahwa ASEAN masih penting serta relevan bagi rakyat, kawasan, dan dunia. ASEAN akan terus berkontribusi bagi perdamaian, stabilitas di Indo-Pasifik, menjaga pertumbuhan ekonomi, dan ASEAN matters epicentrum of growth,” imbuh Presiden Jokowi. Menjadi pemimpin bukanlah hal baru bagi Indonesia. Terakhir kali Indonesia juga menjadi pemimpin kerja sama multilateral KTT G20 yang terdiri dari beberapa negara. Pada tahun 2021, Indonesia dipercaya untuk memimpin pembahasan isu-isu pemulihan ekonomi dan kesehatan masyarakat di forum multilateral United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UNESCAP). Selain itu, menjadi ketua dalam suatu hubungan bilateral memang bukanlah hal yang mudah. Tentu saja, harapan membuat sebuah perubahan lebih baik pasti menjadi keinginan. Akan tetapi, menyoroti dari hasil kepemimpinan yang tengah berjalan, harusnya menjadi contoh yang dapat diambil. Karena pada faktanya, keadaan yang tampak akan tetap sama. Krisis ekonomi tidak mengalami perubahan, sehingga tingkat kemiskinan rakyat pun makin meningkat. Bahkan, pada tahun 2023 tercatat 9,57% atau sebanyak 26,36 juta orang berada di bawah garis kemiskinan. Naskah selengkapnya: https://narasipost.com/2023/02/14/ilusi-kesejahteraan-di-tengah-krisis-global/surat-pembaca/ Terimakasih buat kalian yang sudah mendengarkan podcast ini, Follow us on: instagram: http://instagram.com/narasipost Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/narasi.post.9 Fanpage: Https://www.facebook.com/pg/narasipostmedia/posts/ Twitter: Http://twitter.com/narasipost

In this episode Jean is joined by Mikiko Tanaka.Mikiko Tanaka works for the UN Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) as the Director and Head of the Subregional Office for South and South-West Asia Office, New Delhi.  She has over twenty-five years of experience within the United Nations system. Previously, she served as the United Nations Resident Coordinator in Guyana and worked with UNDP in Guyana, Yemen, Timor-Leste, Pakistan, Benin, China, Lao PDR and New York.  Prior to the UN, she worked for Care International in Thailand and the financial sector in Japan. Mikiko started training in coaching since 2021 with Bailey Balfour and is ACC accredited by the International Coaching Federation.  She coaches pro-bono outside her full-time work.  Mikiko holds master's degrees in public policy and management from the University of London and in rural development management from Khon Kaen University in Thailand, and a bachelor's degree from the International Christian University in Japan. In this episode Jean and Mikiko discussHow to find moments of learning in the most challenging circumstancesCourage and how it grows over timeThe journey of training as a coachThe connection between coaching and the world of development Trusting the process in coaching - and the rest of our lives!You can find Mikiko here:https://www.linkedin.com/in/mikiko-tanaka-5220517/Experience an Introduction to our Coach Training Programmes with our Free Taster Course: https://courses.baileybalfour.com/course/coach-training-introductionSign up to our newsletter to learn more about upcoming programmes: https://baileybalfour.com/subscribe/

Scott Likens leads PwC's New Services and Emerging Tech practice in the United States and stops by TechVibe Radio to detail emerging trends for 2023. With more than 21 years of emerging technology experience, he has helped clients transform their customer experience and enhance their digital operations. Scott has worked across industries with some of the biggest multinational companies to transform their business by applying a local lens to global digital and emerging tech trends. He has expertise using emerging technology and advanced analytics in many areas including e-commerce, digital architecture, mobile technologies and social customer engagement. Scott is a regular speaker at global conferences on emerging technologies. Recent speaking engagements include: The World Economic Forum, AI Summit Hong Kong, United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific, CBRE Institute, Hong Kong FinTech Week, and the American Chamber of Commerce Hong Kong.

The crossover between water security and climate change is hugely important especially given that the next two COPs are taking place in Africa and the Middle East, both with a history of being water stressed. What should policymakers and negotiators from these regions working on water security focus on at COP27? What does it mean to achieve water security? What are the main barriers or challenges? How is water security relevant to climate change? Carol Chouchani Cherfane – Director, Arab Centre for Climate Change Policies; Cluster Leader, Climate Change and Natural Resource Sustainability, United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia Sareen Malik – Executive Secretary of the African Civil Society Network for Water and Sanitation (ANEW) and Vice Chair of the Steering Committee for the Sanitation and Water for All (SWA) Partnership Chair: Antony Froggatt – Deputy Director and Senior Research Fellow, Environment and Society Programme, Chatham House This podcast was produced in collaboration with the UK Aid-funded Knowledge, Evidence and Learning for Development (K4D) programme which facilitates the use of evidence and learning in international development policy and programming.

Countries in the Arab region are seeking substitutes to oil so they can diversify their economies and mitigate the impact of fossil fuels production. “They realize that the emissions that are coming up from the production of oil are not acceptable and they have a moral obligation and responsibility at the global level to reduce their emissions,” says UNESCWA's Rola Dashti during a  C2GTalk. The war in Ukraine has increased energy prices impacting livelihoods globally. In the Arab region this has resulted in billions of dollars of gross domestic product losses. Now we see why energy security is so important at the global level and why climate finance is crucial to support developing countries in their green transition. Rola Dashti, executive secretary of the Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (UNESCWA), is a leading Kuwaiti economist and long-time champion of women's rights, gender equality, and democratic reform, before moving to ESCWA in 2019. For more, please go to C2G's website.

The oceans and climate change are inextricably connected. On the one hand, the oceans are faced with significant threats posed by climate change through acidification, loss of oxygen, and warming; on the other hand, the oceans play a critical role in regulating the climate system, acting as a major heat and carbon sink, and have been increasingly regarded as a source of solutions to climate change. A range of additional ocean-based climate-altering approaches are being explored to limit climate impacts. For example, introducing additional nutrients to enhance photosynthesis of plankton to remove CO2 from the ocean surface and transport it to the deep ocean; cultivating large-scale seaweed to capture carbon through photosynthesis for sequestration; and brightening marine clouds through spraying sea water to deliver cooling locally. However, all these approaches may present potential benefits and risks. What do the ocean protection community and the climate protection community say about these approaches? Is there a panacea for addressing the major environmental and socio-political challenges that these approaches pose? How can their risks and benefits be weighed up against the expected impacts of climate change? In this C2GDiscuss, three experts share their views on these approaches.  Stefanos Fotiou is director in the Office of Sustainable Development Goals in the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations. At the time of this recording, he was the director of the Environment and Development Division in the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UN ESCAP). Kristina M. Gjerde is is senior high seas advisor to IUCN's Global Marine and Polar Programme (GMPP) and adjunct professor at the Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey, California, where she teaches international marine law. Joyashree Roy is the inaugural Bangabandhu Chair Professor at Asian Institute of Technology (AIT). Janos Pasztor (moderator) is executive director of the Carnegie Climate Governance Initiative (C2G). This interview was recorded on June 1, 2021, and is also available with interpretation into 中文, Español, and Français. For more, please go to C2G's website. 

In this episode we explore the socioeconomic impact of Covid-19, paying special attention to its implications for gender and North-South inequalities. Our guests include Mark Weisbrot, Co-director of the Center for Economic & Policy Research; Mehrinaz El Awady, Leader of the Gender Justice, Population and Inclusive Development Cluster at the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia; and Julio Gambina, Professor of Political Economics at the National University of Rosario and member of partner research network CLACSO. As a bonus, this episode includes excerpts from interviews with leaders of partner grassroots women's organizations in Gulu, Uganda, conducted by a team of researchers from the University of Oklahoma and West Virginia University. At the end of the episode, Security in Context's Omar Dahi and Firat Demir discuss the main highlights of the interviews and share their own takes on the content.

Armida Salsiah Alisjahbana, Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations and Executive Secretary of the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific, took office on 1 November 2018. Ms. Alisjahbana was Professor of Economics at Universitas Padjadjaran and was Minister of National Development Planning and the Head of the National Development Planning Agency (BAPPENAS), Indonesia from 2009 to 2014. In  2016, Ms. Alisjahbana was a member of the High-Level Independent  Team of Advisors to support the ECOSOC Dialogue on the longer-term positioning of the United Nations for the 2030 Agenda. Ms.  Alisjahbana obtained her Ph.D. in Economics from the University of  Washington, USA. 

Kamilah is currently pursuing a Masters of Information in Human Centred Data Science at the University of Toronto. She graduated as a valedictorian with a B.A. in Economics from the University of Waterloo in 2019. Kamilah is a 2020-21 Graduate Fellow at the University of Toronto Centre for Ethics focusing on the intersection between race, economics and data monopolies in Canada. Prior to joining the University of Toronto, she held roles at the United Nation Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UN ESCAP), as well as the Canadian federal government.

Since the COVID-19 pandemic began, the household incomes, savings and debt have been drastically impacted. For many households, the pandemic has led to a depletion of financial assets such as bank deposits, mutual funds investments among others. The Reserve Bank of India estimates show that the household financial savings were at 8.2 percent of Gross Domestic Product or GDP in the third quarter – that is between July to September 2020. This is a major dip compared to the first quarter when the household savings stood at 21% of the GDP and the second quarter when the household savings stood at 10.4 percent of GDP. To understand more about the impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on household savings and debt, Kunika Balhotra, Suno India's Research and Communications Officer spoke with Professor Biswajit Nag.  Prof Nag is the Head of Economics Division at the Indian Institute of Foreign Trade. He also served in the Poverty and Development Division of the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific. See sunoindia.in/privacy-policy for privacy information.

On March 12, USIP and American University in the Emirates hosted a virtual discussion that aimed to better understand gender dynamics in conflict by convening experts in the field and sharing the lessons learned from initiatives that build the resilience of women during war and throughout post-war recovery. Speakers Muthanna Abdul Razzaq, opening remarks President and CEO, American University in the Emirates Dr. Elie Abouaoun Director, Middle East and North Africa Programs, U.S. Institute of Peace Susan Aref Director and Founder, Women Empowerment Organization (Iraq) Mehrinaz El Awady Director of Gender Justice, Population, and Inclusive Development, U.N. Economics and Social Commission for West Asia  Kathleen Kuehnast Director, Gender Policy and Strategy, U.S. Institute of Peace Valentine M. Moghadam Professor of Sociology and International Affairs, Northeastern University Nahla Yassine-Hamdan Assistant Professor, College of Security and Global Studies, American University in the Emirates Lina Beydoun, moderator Director of Development, American University of Cairo (AUC)   For more information about this event, please visit: https://www.usip.org/events/gender-dynamics-conflict-affected-middle-east-and-north-african-countries

Maha Yahya (PhD, Director, Malcolm H. Kerr Carnegie Middle East Centre) Maysoon Pachachi (Film director) give a talk for the Middle East Studies Centre. Chaired by Professor Eugene Rogan (St. Antony's College, Oxford). Iraq and Lebanon: When the Arab world rose up against failed governance in 2011, Lebanon and Iraq stood out as exceptions to the regional trend. Yet by the end of the decade, massed popular demonstrations would demand the fall of the regime in both countries. With their electoral systems, the Iraqis and Lebanese did not confront deeply entrenched dictators. Rather, protestors rose against sectarian politics and called for a new order based on citizenship without reference to religion. Speaker biographies: Maha Yahya is director of the Malcolm H. Kerr Carnegie Middle East Center, where her work focuses broadly on political violence and identity politics, pluralism, development and social justice after the Arab uprisings, the challenges of citizenship, and the political and socio-economic implications of the migration/refugee crisis. Prior to joining Carnegie, Yahya led work on Participatory Development and Social Justice at the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (UN-ESCWA). She was previously regional adviser on social and urban policies at UN-ESCWA and spearheaded strategic and inter-sectoral initiatives and policies in the Office of the Executive Secretary which addressed the challenges of democratic transitions in the Arab world. Yahya has also worked with the United Nations Development Program in Lebanon, where she was the director and principal author of The National Human Development Report 2008–2009: Toward a Citizen’s State. She was also the founder and editor of the MIT Electronic Journal of Middle East Studies. Yahya has worked with international organizations and in the private sector as a consultant on projects related to socioeconomic policy analysis, development policies, cultural heritage, poverty reduction, housing and community development, and postconflict reconstruction in various countries including Lebanon, Pakistan, Oman, Egypt, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, and Iran. She has served on a number of advisory boards including the MIT Enterprise Forum of the Pan Arab Region and the Lebanese Center for Policy Studies. Yahya is the author of numerous publications, including most recently Unheard Voices: What Syrian Refugees Need to Return Home (April 2018); The Summer of Our Discontent: Sects and Citizens in Lebanon and Iraq (June 2017); Great Expectations in Tunisia (March 2016); Refugees and the Making of an Arab Regional Disorder (November 2015); Towards Integrated Social Development Policies: A Conceptual Analysis (UN-ESCWA, 2004), co-editor of Secular Publicities: Visual practices and the Transformation of National Publics in the Middle East and South Asia (University of Michigan Press, 2010) and co-author of Promises of Spring: Citizenship and Civic Engagement in Democratic Transitions (UN-ESCWA, 2013). MAYSOON PACHACHI is a London-based filmmaker of Iraqi origin, who was educated in Iraq, the USA and the UK. She studied Philosophy at University College London (BA Hons) and Filmmaking at the London Film School (MA) and worked for many years as a documentary film, TV drama and feature film editor in the UK. Since 1994 she has worked as an independent documentary film director and has just completed a fiction feature film, ‘Our River…Our Sky’ (Arabic title: Kulshi Makoo), which was shot in Iraq in 2019. The project was awarded the IWC Gulf Filmmaker Award for the script, at the Dubai International Film Festival in December 2012. Maysoon has also taught film directing and editing in Britain and Palestine (Jerusalem, Gaza and Ramallah). In 2004, with Londonbased Iraqi director and cameraman, Kasim Abid, she co-founded INDEPENDENT FILM & TELEVISION COLLEGE, a free-of-charge film-training centre in Baghdad, which ran for 10 years and whose students produced 18 short documentary films, which were shown internationally and received 14 festival prizes. Documentary Films VOICES FROM GAZA (52 mins) Channel 4 (UK) 1990 (producer/editor) Red Ribbon Award, American Film and Video Festival, San Francisco IRAQI WOMEN - VOICES FROM EXILE (52 mins) Channel 4 (UK) 1994 (director/producer) A broad range of Iraqi women, of different ages, religions and political backgrounds, living in London recount their experiences – creating a sense of the modern history of Iraq as experienced by the country’s women. SMOKE 1997 (director/producer/editor) Part of an art installation by prize-winning artist, UK/Brazilian artist Lucia Nogueira. The film is now in the permanent collection of the Tate Modern Gallery, London IRANIAN JOURNEY (83 mins) ZDF/Arte 2000 (director) (First Prize, Kalamata International Documentary Festival, 2000) A documentary road-movie about a 24-hour bus trip with the only woman longdistance bus driver in the Islamic world. LIVING WITH THE PAST: People and Monuments in Medieval Cairo, (52 mins) ECHO Productions (USA) 2001 (director) A portrait of Cairo’s Darb Al Ahmar, a neighborhood in the heart of the old city facing a process of radical change. BITTER WATER, (76 mins) (Legend Productions/Oxymoron Films) 2003 (co-director/producer) Feature-length documentary about 4 generations of refugees in a Palestinian camp in Beirut. RETURN TO THE LAND OF WONDERS (88 mins) 2004 ZDF/Arte (director/producer/camera/editor) Made in 2004 on the first trip back to Baghdad in more than 35 years. OUR FEELINGS TOOK THE PICTURES OPEN SHUTTERS IRAQ (102 mins) (2008) (director/producer/camera/editor) (Jury Special Mention, Arab Film Festival Rotterdam, 2009) 12 women and a 6 year-old girl, travel to Damascus from 5 cities in Iraq. They live together for a month, during which they tell their life stories and learn to take photographs. The remarkable photo-stories they produced about their lives at a difficult and dangerous time in Iraq, were exhibited internationally and were also the subject of a book.

About Sonika Manandhar: . Sonika Manandhar is a co-founder and CTO of Aeloi Technologies, a fintech platform that mobilizes the grassroots economy to reduce climate change by bridging the last-mile impact financing gap for green microentrepreneurs with digital tokens. She has spent nearly a decade as a software programmer in organizations such as Microsoft Innovation Center in Nepal and always driven towards making technology easy for all literacy levels. Previously, as a digital wallet CEO, she gained insights into improving technology and business models for digital financial services. Her biggest strength today is being able to communicate with the grassroots microentrepreneurs and translate that knowledge in building and improving Aeloi's platform to match the grassroots user's needs. She together with her company has won numerous awards from organizations such as the United Nations Capital Development Fund (UNCDF) and the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UNESCAP), Welthungerhilfe. She has been named as one of seven in the world, a Young Champions of the Earth 2019, Asia, and the Pacific by the United Nations Environment Programme and National Geographic Emerging Explorers 2020. Sonika holds a degree in computer engineering from Tribhuvan University, was trained in Silicon Valley at Singularity University and Korea Aerospace Research Institute. Follow givingBack podcast and learn more about tech in Nepal. Love Nepal & Promote Nepali . About Host: . Sanjib Lamichhane Twitter: @sanjib_la IG: @sanjib.lamichhane www.sanjiblamichhane.com . . Download our episodes on: . >> iHeartRadio: https://www.iheart.com/podcast/256-givingback-podcast-43067191 >> Radio Public:https://radiopublic.com/givingback-podcast-WkP7YM . >> Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/473BXymyKIGxH0o8PWLuV2 >> Apple Podcast: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/givingback-podcast/id1450278650?mt=2&uo=4 >> Google Podcast: https://www.google.com/podcasts?feed=aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy84YjY0OGJjL3BvZGNhc3QvcnNz . Breaker: https://www.breaker.audio/givingback-podcast >> Overcast:https://overcast.fm/itunes1450278650/givingback-podcast >> Pocket Cast: https://pca.st/S620 >> PodBean: https://www.podbean.com/podcast-detail/6p7a3-99fff/givingBack-Podcast . . Timestamps: 00:20 | Intro 00:35 | National Geographic Society of Explorers 03:30 | How it all started? 08:10 | Story of Safaa Tempo in Kathmandu 11:45 | Micro-entrepreneurs and Aeloi Connection 12:50 | Digital Tokens for a layman 15:00 | sms based token service instead of an app? 17:20 | Loan mobilization and assurance 19:40 | Licensing 21:30 | Creating a solution with technical knowledge 26:30 | We Grow and Bijuli power 29:45 | Credit History and financial discipline 34:00 | Trolley bus in Nepal 41:07 | Leaders around us 44:00 | Next generation of women leaders in tech 47:15 | attending a Hackathon (funny anecdote) 51:55 | Mentorships and awards from International forums 56:13 | Power button. . Please drop a comment telling us how you liked the podcast. You can let us know how we can make it better for you and even suggest new topics you'd like to be discussed or even better -- suggest a guest! Hmm.. not feeling like dropping a comment? Here's an anonymous survey you can fill. We do not need your name and email. https://forms.gle/EoBso3HMNAxzxjgS6 . . Thanks for supporting us. Subscribe to us whenever you get your podcast. Visit www.merogb.com for more information. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/givingbackpodcast/support

Rathinavani 90.8 CR | World Coconut Day | September 2, 2020 | Asian and Pacific Coconut Community (APCC) | Expert Talk by the president of Kurichi Kulam Pathukappu Iyyakam| Deepam Swaminathan | Coimbatore | India | World Coconut Day was established in the year 2009. The day is observed to commemorate the formation day of APCC which functions under the aegis of the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UN-ESCAP). The Asian and Pacific Coconut Community (APCC or Cocommunity) is an intergovernmental organization of states in Asia-Pacific that produce coconuts. The purpose of the APCC is "to promote, coordinate and harmonize all activities of the coconut industry".[1] In Bangkok on 12 December 1968, the Agreement establishing the Asian Coconut Community was concluded and signed by India, Indonesia, and the Philippines. After the treaty was ratified by these states, the Asian Coconut Community came into existence on 9 September 1969 with headquarters in Jakarta. When states outside Asia began to be admitted to the organization, its name was changed to the "Asian and Pacific Coconut Community". The member states of the APCC account for over 90 percent of the world's coconut production and coconut exports. Member states of the APCC and the dates they joined are as follows (an asterisk indicates that the state has ratified the original 1968 Agreement):

The data official statistical offices collect and generate are of vital importance to the work of national governments and international organizations. However, the work of collecting national data can be difficult and at times can be politicized, and as with so much over the last several months, the COVID pandemic has only shown how important national statistics are as well as how fraught their interpretation can be. Official statistics is a focus of this episode of Stats and Stories with guest Gemma Van Halderen. Gemma Van Halderen is Director of the Statistics Division in the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP). Prior to joining ESCAP in June 2018, Gemma was a member of the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) Executive Team, leading the transformation of ABS’ statistical programs and implementation of modernized statistical capabilities. She was responsible for transformation strategies and programs for data sharing, data integration and micro-data access including ABS’ contribution to the Australian Government’s Data Integration Partnership for Australia. Among her many responsibilities at different levels, in 2017, Gemma was seconded to the Commonwealth Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet to prepare the Government’s response to a Productivity Commission Inquiry into Data Availability and Use.

Kaveh Zahedi is the Deputy Executive Secretary of the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UN ESCAP). He oversees ESCAP’s economic, social and environmental programmes and the overall implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. Prior to this, Kaveh worked at the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) as the Regional Director and Representative for Asia and the Pacific and Deputy Director of the Division of Technology, Industry and Economics, overseeing work on the green economy, resource efficiency and climate change. He speaks to us about the challenge of fundraising, creating coalitions and partnerships of the willing, policy level advocacy and cause and effect, adaptability, the coronavirus pandemic, investing in social safety nets, building resiliency, engineering change towards sustainability, UN structures and intersectoral approaches, demonstrating impact, the UN reform process, regional level cooperation, being impatient for change, the role of the private sector, ICT for development, rejecting a tolerance for inequality and much more. He joins us from Bangkok, Thailand.

www.trygatsby.comGatsby, a new retail options trading app that caters to a burgeoning segment of younger traders.Gatsby’s Co-CEO, Jeff Myers, said, “Gatsby’s mission is to simplify, modernize and democratize options trading, with a focus on young, digital natives who can now learn about and participate in responsible options trading as a component of their overall long-term investment plans. The incremental capital from this financing event, combined with now having Steve’s experience as a fintech industry entrepreneur and operator on our board, is expected to help position Gatsby well to continue to achieve its mission.”Other Gatsby investors include Barclays, Rosecliff Ventures, and Techstars. The company launched on Android and iOS in December with a goal of making options approachable to a new generation of investors. Traders can share their trade activity with the community to inspire their friends with new trade ideas and can earn rewards on each trade through the new Gatsby Rewards program.About GatsbyGatsby is a reimagined options trading platform that greatly simplifies investing through an innovative and easy to use app combined with a social component that’s specially designed for a new generation of investors. Users can download Gatsby and open an account in minutes with no commissions, no contract fees and no account minimums. Gatsby cuts through the jargon and makes options trading beautifully fun and social for new and experienced traders alike. The mobile application is available on iOS and Android.

www.trygatsby.comGatsby, a new retail options trading app that caters to a burgeoning segment of younger traders.Gatsby’s Co-CEO, Jeff Myers, said, “Gatsby’s mission is to simplify, modernize and democratize options trading, with a focus on young, digital natives who can now learn about and participate in responsible options trading as a component of their overall long-term investment plans. The incremental capital from this financing event, combined with now having Steve’s experience as a fintech industry entrepreneur and operator on our board, is expected to help position Gatsby well to continue to achieve its mission.”Other Gatsby investors include Barclays, Rosecliff Ventures, and Techstars. The company launched on Android and iOS in December with a goal of making options approachable to a new generation of investors. Traders can share their trade activity with the community to inspire their friends with new trade ideas and can earn rewards on each trade through the new Gatsby Rewards program.About GatsbyGatsby is a reimagined options trading platform that greatly simplifies investing through an innovative and easy to use app combined with a social component that’s specially designed for a new generation of investors. Users can download Gatsby and open an account in minutes with no commissions, no contract fees and no account minimums. Gatsby cuts through the jargon and makes options trading beautifully fun and social for new and experienced traders alike. The mobile application is available on iOS and Android.

Dr. Piers Gooding is a Research Fellow at the Melbourne Social Equity Institute and the University of Melbourne Law School. His work focuses on disability law and mental health politics. He is the author of 'A New Era for Mental Health Law and Policy: Supported Decision-Making and the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities' (2017. Piers has worked with a range of international organisations and agencies, including the UN Special Rapporteur for the Rights of People with Disabilities, the UN Special Rapporteur on the Right to Health, and the United Nations Economic and Social Commission of the Asia Pacific. Piers was previously a research fellow at the Centre for Disability Law and Policy at the National University of Ireland, Galway. Piers holds degrees from the University of Melbourne and Monash University. He has received a Discovery Early Career Research Award from the Australian Research Council, and was awarded a Menzies Australian Bicentennial Fellowship to serve at Kings College London.

This episode is part four of a special summer miniseries on the 13th World Festival of Youth and Students. You can listen to part one here, part two here, and part three here. The 13th World Festival of Youth and Students was held in the North Korean capital almost thirty years ago next month. A global gathering of international Communist Party-affiliated youth organizations, it represented something of a last hurrah for a world that was soon to disappear in a storm of revolution and unrest. Hosted by North Korea — in large part as a response to the South's successful hosting of the 1988 Summer Olympic Games — the festival cost the country billions and saw thousands of international students descend on Pyongyang for an event devoted to “Anti-Imperialist Solidarity, Peace and Friendship.” The International Union of Students, headquartered in communist Czechoslovakia, was a primary organizing body of the 1989 World Festival of Youth and Students in Pyongyang, and as such a closer look at its role can provide us with a unique interpretation of the event from an institutional perspective. For the first time, Dr. Vladimir Hlasny has accessed and synthesized Cold War-era archives dating back to the 1950s to better understand the union, its approach to the festival, how it saw Pyongyang's execution of the event, and its place in the communist world. Dr. Vladimir Hlasny of economics at Ewha Women's University in Seoul. His research is normally in the areas of welfare economics, labor economics, and industrial organization. In 2015 he served as an economic affairs officer at the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia in Beirut. About the podcast: The “North Korea News Podcast” is a weekly podcast hosted exclusively by NK News, covering all things DPRK: from news to extended interview with leading experts and analysts in the field and insight from our very own journalists. Featured image: DPRK Today

Yoong Yoong Lee, Director of the ASEAN Secretariat's Community Affairs Directorate sat down with us on the sidelines of the ASEAN Summit last month to share his experience in promoting regional integration and engagement in Southeast Asia. We talked about the differences in attitudes of youth towards ASEAN across the region, the successes of ASEAn so far and the internal workings of ASEAN as an organisation. Before his current role, Yoong Yoong held various positions in Yamato Asia, the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia Pacific, the Ministry of Home Affairs and Economic Development Board in Singapore, and various other portfolios in ASEAN including as Head of Infrastructure.

This panel provided a launch for 'Inside the black box of political will', which presents key findings from the past ten years of the Developmental Leadership Program’s (DLP) work. The panel also presents highlights from DLP’s recent research on the role of politics and power in developmental change, with case studies from Myanmar and Fiji, as well as a practitioner’s perspective. Panellists: Michael Wilson, DFAT (Chair) David Hudson, DFID/University of Birmingham Tait Brimacombe, La Trobe University Anna Naupa, United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia The 2018 Australasian Aid Conference was held at Crawford School of Public Policy, ANU, on 13-14 February, and was organised by the Development Policy Centre in partnership with The Asia Foundation.

Khalid Abu-Ismail (United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia) The Event was organised by the London Middle East Institute (LMEI) and the Department of Economics, SOAS Abstract: Before the 2010 upheaval, the Arab region achieved some degree of progress on basic human development. But it was unable even then to significantly advance decent employment or productivity. After 2010, the region has confronted multiple social and economic problems. The decline in oil prices has exerted fiscal pressures even on oil-rich exporting countries. The UNESCWA Report on fiscal policies for structural transformation and human development in Arab countries focuses on the fiscal policy responses by Arab countries to their worsening conditions since 2010. Its central argument is that ‘business-as-usual’ governance systems and economic policies cannot address the region’s multiple and growing challenges. Instead, the answer lies in a mixture of good economic governance and fiscal policies that can induce more rapid economic growth along with structural transformation. Only then could jobs, especially jobs at decent wages, be created at a scale sufficient for sustained poverty reduction and human development. Speaker biography: Khalid Abu-Ismail is a Chief of Economic Development and Poverty Section, United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (UNESCWA). His research is on topics related to Economic Development, Poverty and Human Development, Macroeconomic Policy, Inequality and International Migration. He received his Doctor of Philosophy in Economics from New School for Social Research, New York. Abu-Ismail is affiliated with the Faculty of Economics at the Lebanese American University. Speaker(s): Khalid Abu-Ismail (United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia), Terry McKinley (SOAS) Organiser: London Middle East Institute (LMEI) and the Department of Economics, SOAS Event Date: 26 October 2017 Released by: SOAS Economics Podcast

Why did a UN agency publish a report that categorised Israel as an apartheid state? Rima Khalaf was Executive Secretary of the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia until March 2017. She commissioned a report which accused Israel of systematically implementing apartheid policies and promptly resigned from her UN post when the Secretary General refused to accept the work. What were her motives?

Why did a UN agency publish a report that categorised Israel as an apartheid state? Rima Khalaf was Executive Secretary of the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia until March 2017. She commissioned a report which accused Israel of systematically implementing apartheid policies and promptly resigned from her UN post when the Secretary General refused to accept the work. What were her motives?

Noeleen Heyzer gives the 2016 Devaki Jain Lecture. Noeleen Heyzer is former Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations. Born in Singapore, she was the first woman from the South to head the United Nations Development Fund for Women and the first woman to head the Economic and Social Commission for Asia Pacific since its founding in 1947. Noeleen Heyzer is an active member of the women’s movement in her region and carried that passion into the UN.

Presentation by Nadim Khouri, Deputy Executive Secretary, United Nations Economic & Social Commission for Western Asia at the IFPRI Policy Seminar on Food Security and Development in the Arab World: In Transition? on November 7, 2012, Washington, DC.