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Over 2 lakh women-led MSEs secure Rs 80,000 crore in orders as Womaniya In
Updated : 1 month, 3 weeks ago IST
The Government e-Marketplace (GeM) marked seven years of its flagship Womaniya initiative, a programme designed to strengthen the participation of women-led Micro and Small Enterprises (MSEs) in public procurement.
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Pakistan: ILO report flags 25 per cent gender pay gap, highlights barriers
Updated : 8 months ago IST
An ILO report finds that women in Pakistan earn 25-30% less than men despite being more educated and working in formal, permanent jobs. With only 13.5% of employees being women, Pakistan's gender pay and employment gaps are among the highest in South Asia, Dawn reported.
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Under global spotlight for its oppressive policies, Afghanistan ranks 178t
Updated : 1 year, 11 months ago IST
Amid global concerns over the denial of basic rights to women and girls in Taliban-ruled Afghanistan, the World Bank, in its latest report, stated that the country ranks a lowly 178th when it comes to the participation of women in economic pursuits.
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'India to attract more foreign investment from EFTA': Swiss Federal Counci
Updated : 2 years ago IST
After the trade agreement was signed between India and the European Free Trade Association (EFTA), Swiss Federal Councillor Guy Parmelin emphasized that India will attract more foreign investment from the EFTA, which will lead to an increase in good jobs.
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"Today is a day for history books": Norway's Trade Minister on signing of
Updated : 2 years ago IST
Norway's Minister of Trade and Industry, Jan Christian Vestre emphasised that today is a day for the history books as India signed the Trade and Economic Participation Agreement (TEPA) with the European Free Trade Association (EFTA) on Sunday.
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"A win-win situation for all nations": PM Modi after India inks free trade
Updated : 2 years ago IST
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday congratulated the negotiators and signatories on the signing of the Trade and Economic Participation Agreement (TEPA) between India and the European Free Trade Association (EFTA), saying that despite structural diversities in many aspects, "our econo
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How to Accelerate Women's Entrepreneurship in India to Build a 5 Trillion
Updated : 2 years, 2 months ago IST
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], December 26: The Indian government intends to achieve a USD 5 trillion economy by 2025, and women entrepreneurs, especially in the MSME sector, can play a crucial role in achieving this target. Women own around 20% of India's 63 million MSMEs, which employ be
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Korea's poverty rate for the elderly is highest among OECD countries
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Seoul [South Korea], September 30 (ANI/Global Economic): As the life expectancy of the elderly increases, Korea's economic participation rate of elderly people is increasing. However, the poverty rate for the elderly is still the highest among OECD countries.
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India slips to 112th place on gender gap in WEF's ranking
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], Dec 17 (ANI): India ranks 112th in terms of gender gap among 153 countries surveyed in the World Economic Forum's (WEF's) Global Gender Gap Report 2020 published on Tuesday.
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