A worsening water crisis in North Africa and the Middle East: An Egyptian farmer tries to irrigate his land with water from a well. Reuters/Mohamed Abd El GhanyThe Middle East and North Africa (MENA) already the most water stressed region in the world, faces a worsening crisis in terms of its access to water in the decades to come. A country is water stressed when it cannot … [Read more...] about A worsening water crisis in North Africa and the Middle East | The Conversation
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Has South Africa’s labour movement become a middle class movement? | The Conversation
Has South Africa’s labour movement become a middle class movement?: The Congress of South African Trade Unions, the country's largest trade union federation, has been losing members. REUTERS/Rogan WardDo South African trade unions still represent the working class? The South African labour landscape has undergone massive changes in the past few years that have left the … [Read more...] about Has South Africa’s labour movement become a middle class movement? | The Conversation
It’s time to lift the ideological haze in debates about Africa’s middle class | The Conversation
It's time to lift the ideological haze in debates about Africa's middle class: ShutterstockThe middle classes in the Global South gained growing attention since the turn of the century, mainly through their rapid ascendancy in the Asian emerging economies. A side effect of the economic growth during these ‘fat years’ was a relative increase of … [Read more...] about It’s time to lift the ideological haze in debates about Africa’s middle class | The Conversation
UNCTAD Opens First Training Centre to Promote Consumer Protection in Middle East and North Africa Region
APO News from Africa: UNCTAD Opens First Training Centre to Promote Consumer Protection in Middle East and North Africa Region: UNCTAD opened in Beirut on 5 April its first consumer protection training centre for the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region, in cooperation with the Lebanese Ministry of Economy and Trade. The UNCTAD MENA Programme, supported by the … [Read more...] about UNCTAD Opens First Training Centre to Promote Consumer Protection in Middle East and North Africa Region
Changing Government Regulation and Diversification of Economy from Oil Based Industries is Expected to Boost Demand for Middle Electronic Security Market: Ken Research
APO News from Africa: Changing Government Regulation and Diversification of Economy from Oil Based Industries is Expected to Boost Demand for Middle Electronic Security Market: Ken Research: Middle East electronic security market is expected to generate positive growth in revenue. Share of fire alarm system and access control devices is expected to increase in future as … [Read more...] about Changing Government Regulation and Diversification of Economy from Oil Based Industries is Expected to Boost Demand for Middle Electronic Security Market: Ken Research