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African Development Bank and Canada share commitment to women’s empowerment on the continent

Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire, 17 August 2018 On her first visit to the West African nation of Cote d’Ivoire, Canada’s Minister of International Development, Marie-Claude Bibeau and the President of the African Development Bank Akinwumi Adesina, shared a common vision and commitment to the advancement of women and girls on the continent. Both officials met at …

PSA PARTNERS WITH ASHCROFT TERMINAL

TO PROVIDE INLAND TERMINAL SERVICES IN CANADA PSA International Pte Ltd (PSA) has through its wholly-owned subsidiary PSA Canada Holdings Ltd, signed an Investment Agreement with 611216 B.C Ltd (dba Ashcroft Terminal or AT) to acquire 60% of Ashcroft Terminal business in Western Canada. AT is an inland port facility located approximately 300 kilometres east …

International Narcotics Control Board expresses deep concern about the legalization of cannabis for non-medical use in Canada

VIENNA, 21 June (UN Information Service) – The International Narcotics Control Board (INCB) notes with great concern the adoption by the Parliament of Canada of legislation aimed at legalizing and regulating the use of cannabis for non-medical purposes. Through their ratification of the 1961 Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs, as amended by the 1972 Protocol, …

Canada’s Wilfrid Laurier University expands online offerings with 2 postgraduate programs and 5 graduate diplomas

WATERLOO, ONTARIO, CANADA (Dec. 04, 2017) — Wilfrid Laurier University is expanding its online program management partnership with Keypath Education to include new fully online postgraduate degree programs in Public Safety and Social Work. Graduate diplomas in Public Safety will also be introduced. The partnership with Keypath was first announced in June 2016 and included …

World Economic Forum and OECD Launch SDIP ASEAN Hub

  The Sustainable Development Investment Partnership (SDIP) is to establish an ASEAN regional hub to advance blended finance for sustainable infrastructure investment in the region SDIP, a collaborative initiative managed by the OECD and the World Economic Forum, brings together a community of 35 governments, banks, pension funds and philanthropic organizations committed to mobilizing $100 …

AIRCOP: European Union, Canada, Japan, UN Office on Drugs and Crime, INTERPOL and World Customs Organization partnership to strengthen airport controls against illicit trafficking and terrorism

SAO PAULO/VIENNA, 4 April (UN Information Service) – Airport law enforcement experts from around the world met today in Sao Paulo, Brazil, for a three-day discussion on enhancing detection and interdiction capacity at international airports to counter emerging threats posed by illicit trafficking and suspicious passengers, and to support the fight against transnational organized crime …

DataWind Signs MoU with A K Education and Canada India CoE @ Carleton University, Ottawa

Mr. John McCallum, Honourable Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship, Canada visits DataWind Factory New Delhi, November 8, 2016–Today, during the visit to India, Mr. John McCallum, Honourable Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship, Canada visited DataWind Innovations’ manufacturing facility in Amritsar. To commemorate the visit, DataWind signed two Memorandums of Understanding, one with A K Education …

EDI organises seminar to help budding entrepreneurs harness the digital potential of their businesses

Kolkata July 25th 2016. The Enterprise Development Institute (EDI), Salt Lake, Kolkata partnering with visionary Professor Partha Ghosh, Chairman of The Boston Pledge, USA, organised a talk, presented by Amit Chattoraj, lead partner and consultant, from the Straight Forward Consultants Inc., Canada. The Seminar was titled “Harness the Digital Potential of your Business”. “It has …

Seminar on CSR at iLEAD

Kolkata, 18th June, 2016: As per the last amendment, Sub Section 1 of Section 135 of the Companies Act, 2013 stipulates that companies having Net worth of INR 500 crore or more; or Turnover of INR 1000 crore or more; or Net Profit of INR 5 crore or more during any financial year shall be required …