Only a few months away from the scheduled launch of 4G services in March 2015, Reliance Jio Infocomm is expected to go on a hiring spree. The company is believed to be looking to hire about 3,000 people at regional levels for its retail stores and distribution chains. Reliance Jio acquired its first 4G license […]
How to Overcome COVID-19 Procurement Hiccups
COVID-19 laid bare some huge gaps in supply chains worldwide. Late deliveries, products out of stock, and vendors closing their doors for good have become the new normal over the past several months. With no end in sight to the pandemic, companies need to move out of crisis mode and accept the new reality: your […]
Manufacturing confidence down as Services steadies the ship
Business confidence continues to fall within the manufacturing sector following Brexit, according to the latest Credit Managers’ Index (CMI). The quarterly index generated by the Chartered Institute of Credit Management (CICM) shows that confidence within Manufacturing has fallen for the second quarter in a row, and while the pace of decline has slowed, the trend […]
Ports are the “choke points” of the US economy
On February 13, 2015 Rep. Doug La Malfa asked for and was granted permission to address the United States House of Representatives for one minute regarding a “devastating” ripple effect of a “slowdown” in our port system is causing an costing the US economy: “Mr. Speaker, the ongoing slowdown occurring at our west coast ports is causing […]
Conflict mineral law update and the war in Congo
On November 20, 2014 Senator Dick Durbin asked for and was granted permission to address the United States Senate regarding the warlord of the Democratic Republic of Congo and conflict minerals law update: “Mr. President, it is not very often that Congress can make a policy change that has life-or-death consequences for millions of people, […]
Women role hailed in society
Kathmandu, 8 March 2014 International Women’s Day (IWD) has over the years become a landmark event in the annual activity calendar of ICIMOD. The Gender Resource Team (GReaT team), a dedicated team of gender champions from different streams within ICIMOD, and the gender team work together to plan the day and make it a […]