NYU Abu Dhabi (NYUAD), in collaboration with Tamkeen, celebrated the completion of the UAE Healthy Future Study’s (UAEHFS) first phase of recruiting nearly 15,000 participants in the UAE’s first-ever prospective cohort study of its kind that seeks to determine how the health of UAE nationals are affected by their lifestyle,
The post-pandemic flurry of activity began to diminish in the latter half of the previous year, as economic uncertainty and rising interest rates deterred both buyers and sellers. Despite this, rents outperformed price growth. Average rental growth across 30 cities surged to four times the average capital value growth, thanks to the return of
To help countries better prepare for future pandemics, WHO launched a new initiative today that provides guidance on integrated planning for responding to any respiratory pathogen such as influenza or coronaviruses.
The new Preparedness and Resilience for Emerging Threats Initiative, or PRET, incorporates the latest tools and approaches for
Growth in Emerging Asia is proving resilient with real GDP growth in 2023 projected to 5.3 % on average in Emerging Asian economies (ASEAN-10, China and India), and by 4.6 % on average in ASEAN economies alone.
The export sector helped boost economic growth and maintain the momentum of the region’s economies, though it has weakened
The European Commission proposed the Net-Zero Industry Act to scale up manufacturing of clean technologies in the EU and make sure the Union is well-equipped for the clean-energy transition. This initiative was announced by President von der Leyen as a part of the Green Deal Industrial Plan.
The Act will strengthen the resilience and
