The Children’s Rights Alliance warmly welcomes the release of the first Annual Report of the Special Rapporteur on Child Protection, Dr. Conor O Mahony. The Report highlights areas of progression when it comes to child protection in Ireland but once again, it proves to be an important indicator of the areas that require more action …
In November, Acumen hosted TEDxAcumen in connection with TED Countdown, a global initiative to champion and accelerate solutions to the climate crisis. The goal of TEDxAcumen was to amplify the intersection of poverty and climate change and to highlight the need for investment in adaptation and resilience–along with mitigation. The event brought together more than one …
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Part II: The B2C Online Grocery Segment Over the last decade, E-commerce has been a fast-growing sector across Asia, including in Pakistan. This growth is the result of a number of factors: technological transformation, e-commerce infrastructure, logistical improvements, and socio-cultural demands, which has led to a spike in e-commerce activity and more specifically in online …
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Part I: The B2B Online Grocery Segment The momentum in the grocery e-commerce segment in Pakistan as a whole has been underway for roughly five years (with players such as MandiExpress, Sabzi.pk, QnE, etc. operating since 2015), but the COVID-19 pandemic and subsequent lockdowns helped startups see quick and significant growth. (Read MIT Technology Review’s 2016 piece here) The …
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Rise of Pakistan as a Growth Market in Local and Global Tourism Snapshot of Travel & Tourism Industry in Numbers If your social media feeds are not already filled with this update, we are here to remind you that Pakistan made it to the top of Conde Nast’s list as one of the most exciting travel destinations of 2020. Forbes also …
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