Helped in part by some significant examples of international investment, the health care sector in Abu Dhabi has made huge strides over the last four decades. Based on these foundations, the agencies responsible for planning future provision in the emirate are currently focused on improving, reshaping and expanding the services offered to its residents and citizens, and balancing the resources...
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Interviews & Viewpoints | Ananda Jayawardane, Vice-Chancellor, University of Moratuwa: Interview from The Report: Sri Lanka 2017
What can the government do to address the issue of “brain drain” in the higher education sector?
Articles & Analysis | Sri Lankan government to address educational disparity and increase access to tertiary education from The Report: Sri Lanka 2017
Sri Lanka, like many developing markets, sees education as a crucial part of building up the country, and does so by providing free schooling and tertiary education to all citizens. Parents place enormous value on education as well. This joint commitment has helped create an education system that is widely regarded as the best in South Asia,...
While reduced oil prices are undoubtedly a concern for the emirate’s authorities, economic diversification efforts of recent years mean Abu Dhabi is well placed to weather a prolonged period of subdued prices. Vision 2030 meanwhile contains a raft of goals that will further reduce the emirate’s reliance on hydrocarbons, and continue to foster the emergence of a more sustainable and knowledge-based economy in the years ahead.
Following a landmark peace agreement and a late-2016 tax reform package, 2017 looks to be a year of significant promise for Colombia. The country has been in recovery since the 2014 collapse in oil prices, which predominantly affected exports, government revenues and the exchange rate. However, with the external sector acting as a shock absorber, the authorities helped ensure that domestic demand was able to pick up some of the slack.
Interviews & Viewpoints | Dr Edgardo R Cortez, President and CEO, St Luke’s Medical Centre: Interview from The Report: The Philippines 2017
How attractive is the Philippine health care market for domestic or international investment?