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SME bank applies FinTech to enhance its service delivery
сентября 11, 2016 1:48 - no comments yet
SME Bank continues to improve its service delivery by applying the concept of FinTech (Financial Technology) through the introduction of its new mobile application called, 4SME. This engagement app functions as a one stop centre to house data and information of the Bank customers’ project development and progress. Can be categorised as one of the […]
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ADFIAP Secretariat holds operational review, forward planning
сентября 11, 2016 1:41 - no comments yet
The ADFIAP Secretariat, composed of membership, knowledge management and administration and finance units as well as business service units, ADFIAP Consulting (AC) and the Asia-Pacific Institute of Development Finance (IDF), held its regular operational review and forward planning on September 8, 2016 at its Manila headquarters. Amidst the changing environment, the activity was also an […]
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Alberta Announces New Funding for Community and Regional Economic Development
сентября 9, 2016 17:23 - no comments yet
New support to create jobs, attract investment, diversify local economies
Theme: Poverty Reduction
Italy: Change of direction needed to implement the 2030 Agenda
сентября 8, 2016 23:32 - no comments yet
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Due to the lasting impact of the international financial crisis and resulting increase in poverty and insecurity, and especially due to the Government’s extensive austerity policies, Italy faces challenges in many of the areas addressed by the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development goal.
Moreover, the political context is critical, the result of three changes of Government without elections, in which the executive power has taken decisive initiatives for reform in many fields, including constitutional reforms, resulting in a progressive worsening of the gap between the political action of the "palace" and the daily exercise of citizen democratic participation.
Even in the one area that has seen a positive trend in recent years, namely, the development of renewable energy, there has been a reversal of the virtuous cycle since 2015. In the absence of a national energy plan, government policies continue to encourage fossil fuels (despite popular opposition), and large infrastructural works with new rules to eliminate environmental controls (introduced through the Stability Law in 2016) and with an increase in soil depletion.
Lebanon: Structural challenges and obstacles to the implementation of the 2030 Agenda
сентября 8, 2016 23:24 - no comments yet
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Photo: UNHCR/S. Malkawi
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Several challenges hinder the implementation of the 2030 Agenda on Sustainable Development in Lebanon. During the UN Conference on Sustainable Development in September 2014 Lebanese President Tammam Salam identified the humanitarian issues caused by the Syrian refugee crisis as one of the greatest challenges to development. It is indeed a significant constraint; yet, one should note that Lebanon was facing a political and socio-economic crisis reflected by a high rate of unemployment and marginalized people, even before the Syrian crisis and the flood of refugees. Therefore, it is worth highlighting that the Syrian war shed light on the structural and systemic problems of Lebanon and aggravated them.
To date, Lebanon does not have a national strategy for sustainable development nor a national economic plan nor a poverty reduction strategy. According to the 2014 International Parliamentary Union Secretary General’s annual report: “the Lebanese Parliament reported that the Sustainable Development Initiative was in the agenda of the Public Work Committee between 2009-2010 period. The current political instabilities, however, forced the Parliament to shift its priorities.” The same report indicates that the Parliament has not been informed of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and has not taken any steps to discuss them.
