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Australia: Election Data Highlights Lack of Women in Liberal Ranks

Only 30% of candidates vying to win marginal seats for the Liberals at next month’s election are women, data released by the Australian Electoral Commission shows. The lack of women in Liberal ranks has become an ongoing challenge for the Coalition, with the party likely to have fewer female MPs after the election than it did in the last parliament.

news | Apr 29, 2019 | 12 Views | Rated 0.0 | Australia

New Urban Policy for New India

The Draft ‘National Urban Policy Framework (NUPF)’ outlines an integrated and coherent approach towards the urbanisation in India and we are seeking citizens’ comments on this through the SmartNet and MyGov portals to put in place a comprehensive urban policy which would result in complete urban transformation in the country in coming years, says Durga Shanker Mishra, Secretary, Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs, Government of India, in an exclusive interview with Souvik Goswami of Elets News ...

news | Apr 29, 2019 | 14 Views | Rated 0.0 | India

China's Inclusive Financial Loans Grow Faster

China's inclusive financial loans sped up in the first quarter of 2019, said the central bank in a report.

news | Apr 29, 2019 | 10 Views | Rated 0.0 | China

China: Inclusive Finance Service Benefits Small Enterprises

China Construction Bank's branch in Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region has rolled out a new inclusive finance service to give loans to small enterprises if they pay their electricity bills on time.

news | Apr 28, 2019 | 12 Views | Rated 0.0 | China

Chinese Property Developers to See Improved Credit Metrics: Report

The credit metrics of a majority of Chinese property developers will continue to improve over the next 12-18 months, according to a report from global ratings agency Moody's.

news | Apr 28, 2019 | 18 Views | Rated 0.0 | China

Low Productivity Jobs Continue to Drive Employment Growth

Employment is rising in OECD countries but most jobs continue to be created in relatively low-productivity, low-wage activities, says a new OECD report.

news | Apr 29, 2019 | 22 Views | Rated 0.0 | Global

Who will benefit from China's Belt and Road Initiative?

Ramped-up efforts to rebrand China's mammoth Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) were in full swing this week as the country hosted a giant forum and President Xi Jinping touted the benefits of multinational cooperation and sustainable infrastructure while pointing to efforts to address concerns.

news | Apr 28, 2019 | 26 Views | Rated 0.0 | China

Nation-state law opens new stage in 'settler-colonial' process

Israel is poised to unleash a new round of oppressive apartheid policies against Palestinian citizens within its own borders, according to leading experts.

news | Apr 28, 2019 | 28 Views | Rated 0.0 | Israel

China’s quest for clean, limitless energy heats up

A ground-breaking fusion reactor built by Chinese scientists is underscoring Beijing’s determination to be at the core of clean energy technology, as it eyes a fully-functioning plant by 2050.

news | Apr 28, 2019 | 22 Views | Rated 0.0 | China

Australia: Shorten Pledges Billions for Seniors’ Dental Bills, Childcare and Educators’ Wage Rise

Bill Shorten has unveiled three big-spending policies to invest $2.4bn in seniors’ dental care, $4bn to provide cheaper childcare for families and to boost early childhood educators’ pay by 20%. Shorten made the promises that Labor will “build Medicare” and expand social services to win the 2019 election on a positive platform of “hope over fear, vision over cynicism” at a quasi campaign launch at the Box Hill Town Hall in Melbourne on Sunday.

news | Apr 28, 2019 | 10 Views | Rated 0.0 | Australia