The United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP), the Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the UN Development Programme have launched a joint report, “Achieving the Millennium Development Goals in an Era of Global Uncertainty: Asia-Pacific Regional Report 2009/10.” The study examines the toll that the global economic crisis has taken [...]
The UN Economic Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) has just published the Asia-Pacific Trade and Investment Report 2009: Trade-Led Recovery and Beyond. The study provides an in-depth analysis of recent trends and developments in trade and investment in the region just prior to and during the current crisis and seeks to explore issues [...]
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has just published its annual statistical data book, “Key Indicators for Asia and the Pacific 2009.” It contains the latest available economic, financial, social, environmental, and Millennium Development Goals (MDG) indicators for regional members of the ADB. Although broad progress has been made to meet the MDGs, large pockets of [...]
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Amul, owned and marketed by Gujarat Co-operative Milk Marketing Federation (GCMMF), has been ranked as the number one dairy product in the Asia Pacific region in a consumer survey carried out by Media Magazine.
The survey placed Amul ahead of Kraft, Dutch Lady, Dumex, Walls, Anchor, Magnolia, Everyday and other leading brands in the [...]
The United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) has just launched the 2009 edition of its “Economic and Social Survey of Asia and the Pacific.” It focuses on the convergence of three global crises – an economic downturn, food and fuel price volatility, and climate change – on Asia and [...]
