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Airline industry statistics confirm 2020 was worst year on record
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Montreal [Canada], August 4 (ANI): The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has released the World Air Transport Statistics (WATS) publication with performance figures for 2020 demonstrating the devastating effects on global air transport during that year of Covid-19 crisis.
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Asia Pacific on track for strong economic rebound: Moody's
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Singapore, August 3 (ANI): Moody's Investors Service on Tuesday forecast that Asia Pacific's growth will rebound to 6.7 per cent in 2021 following a contraction of 0.8 per cent in 2020 as the global recovery further solidifies and pandemic containment measures relax gradually.
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Mumbai records sharpest increase in data centre capacity across A-Pac: Kni
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], August 3 (ANI): Mumbai added 56 megawatt of supply Q1 2021 to clock the sharpest increase in data centre capacity across Asia Pacific region, global property consultancy Knight Frank said on Tuesday.
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June air travel recovery continues to disappoint: IATA
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], July 31 (ANI): The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has announced passenger demand performance for June showing a very slight improvement in both international and domestic air travel markets.
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Tighter border restrictions suppress air travel demand in Asia Pacific: AA
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Kuala Lumpur [Malaysia], July 29 (ANI): International air passenger demand in Asia Pacific region remained suppressed in June by ongoing tight border restrictions, preliminary traffic figures released on Thursday by the Association of Asia Pacific Airlines (AAPA) showed.
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India among least prepared for automation in Asia Pacific: Autodesk
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 28 (ANI): India ranks fifth highest in terms of the impact from automation and ninth in terms of level preparedness, according to a recent research study conducted by Deloitte and commissioned by Autodesk Foundation.
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India sees VC investments surge to $8 billion in Q2: KPMG
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 27 (ANI): Venture capital investments in India during second quarter (April to June) soared past the previous record high set in Q4 2019, driven not only by VC investors but also by more traditional funds feeling a sense of FOMO given the broad applicability of digita
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Pandemic debt impact varies widely across A-Pac sovereigns: Fitch
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Hong Kong, July 26 (ANI): Pandemic-induced fiscal responses and economic contractions have led to a sharp rise in public debt among rated sovereigns in the Asia Pacific (APAC) region but there is significant variation between individual sovereigns' performance, according to Fitch Ratings.
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Nearly two-thirds of global drowning deaths occur in Asia Pacific: WHO rep
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 23 (ANI): Nearly two-thirds of global drowning deaths occur in the Asia Pacific, said a World Health Organization (WHO) report.
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Why Reporters Without Borders deems Imran Khan a 'press freedom predator':
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Paris [France], July 11 (ANI): An international media watchdog report, released earlier this week, has listed Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan on a list of the world's 37 worst rulers in the area of press freedom.
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Arogya World wins Google AI for Social Good Support
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 8 (ANI/BusinessWire India): Today, Arogya World, a global health nonprofit, announced that it has been selected for the coveted 2021 Google AI for Social Good Program. Google experts reviewed over 150 projects from 17 countries from Asia-Pacific and Sub-Saharan Africa
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May air cargo 9.4 pc above pre-Covid levels: IATA
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], July 8 (ANI): Global demand measured in cargo tonne kilometres was up 9.4 per cent compared to May 2019, the International Air Transport Association (IATA) has said.
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