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Debarment on rise. Are donors becoming more critical in the fight against corruption?
By Development Aid

Wrongful actions and professional misconduct in Multilateral Development Banks (MDBs) financed projects is not a sporadic phenomenon. This has led to the establishment of the lists of penalized or excluded companies, also called debarred, which are declared ineligible to bid on such contracts.

Mobile app enables sharing of leftovers for a cleaner planet

Among the new method that’s currently available today are mobile applications that are designed to power every single smartphone in the wild. Applications serve as window to world while some promote humanitarian and social causes for the benefit of the society. The OLIO app is one of the catalysts for this revolution, aimed at eliminating the threat of food waste for environment preservation and protection.

Decade of Ocean (2021-2030) confirmed by the United Nations

In an effort to unite the scientific community and enhance international coordination and cooperation in research for better management of oceans and coastal zone resources, the United Nations declared the years 2021 to 2030 as the “Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development”
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World Bank - Asian Strategy & Leadership Institute (ASLI) Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) Forum
Malaysia
(December 12, 2017)

Innovation Showcase Business Unusual: Innovating for Health Systems of the Future
Tokyo
(December 14, 2017)

Seamless Thailand
Thailand
(February 5-6, 2017)

5th Sankalp Africa Summit 2018
Kenya
(February 7-8, 2017)

PRESS RELEASE: SEAMLESS THAILAND

Seamless Thailand is going to be an unmissable opportunity to meet with some of the breakout e-commerce, retail, payments and logistics businesses who have transformed commerce throughout the country, as well as some of the established players who have had to innovate to survive. It will bring together key experts, innovators and entrepreneurs to dive deep into how the payments, retail and e-commerce industries are going through rapid transformation over three tracks of content.