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… Impact of BEPS Pillar II on Tax Offerings in Developing Countries 17 Nov 2021 Home Time All Day Entity College of Law Category Webinar Register now …

… HBKU’s QBRI Conducts an Important Study of Cancer Trends in Arab Countries 28 Nov 2023 Home Research utilizes data from Global Cancer Observatory to compare incidence and mortality … Research Institute (QBRI) has conducted the first study of its kind to compare cancer trends across all Arab speaking countries with the rest of the world.  Led by Dr. Mariam Al Muftah , Scientist, and Dr. Fares Al-Ejeh, Senior Scientist, … reference to evaluate and monitor the progress of national cancer initiatives for surveillance and prevention in Arab countries.  QBRI’s research underscores that there are considerable variations in incidence of cancer and mortality …

… and approaches for addressing climate change impacts in the region. Particular attention will be paid to how MENA countries can advance investment in climate-smart infrastructure, i.e. buildings, structures and systems that reduce GHG … challenges and the opportunities it presents for strengthening climate change mitigation and adaptation measures in MENA countries. Green and Climate Resilient Infrastructure: How can MENA countries advance investment in climate-smart infrastructure, i.e. buildings, structures and systems that reduce GHG …

… An Outlook on Qatar’s Sustainability Aspects: Challenges and Solutions 10 Oct 2022 Home Like most countries in the world, Qatar has several sustainability challenges that need to be addressed. In this online seminar, … Senior Research Director Natural and Environmental Hazards Observatory (NEHO) Sustainable Water: A Challenge for Arid Countries Qatar is classified as one of the most water-stressed countries in the world, with very few freshwater reserves, and relies almost entirely on desalination to provide the …

… System" 30 Nov 2016 Home Background The progressive growth of Islamic finance has helped various countries around the world diversify their economy towards supporting sustainable economic growth and performance. Reports in some countries indicate that the repercussions of the global financial crisis were more restricted in some countries with strong Islamic finance sectors. Still, Islamic financial institutions represent a relatively small number … Background The progressive growth of Islamic finance has helped various countries around the world diversify their economy towards supporting sustainable economic growth and performance. …

… The first one uses a deep learning approach to forecast the cumulative number of COVID-19 cases based on data from countries having similar demographic, socioeconomic and health sector indicators. The model also takes as input, the … and predicting the impact of various lockdown policies on daily COVID-19 cases. This is achieved by first grouping countries having similar lockdown policies, then training a prediction model based on the daily cases of the countries in each cluster along with a data description of these policies. Once the model is trained, it is used to …

… three public sector leaders: Estonia, Bhutan and Singapore 11 Oct 2022 25 Oct 2022 Home The three small countries of Estonia, Bhutan and Singapore have captured both public and specialists’ attention as top models for dealing … challenges of our time: ization, happiness orientation, and public sector capacity. Given the tendency of other countries and international organizations to benchmark themselves against these three countries, an honest look at their actual achievements seems vital for policy and administration globally. Wolfgang …

… challenges and the opportunities it presents for strengthening climate change mitigation and adaptation measures in MENA countries. Green and Climate Resilient Infrastructure : How can MENA countries advance investment in climate-smart infrastructure, i.e. buildings, structures and systems that reduce GHG … to adapt to, and cope with, the risks posed by climate change. Climate Finance Initiatives and the Law : How can MENA countries attract and promote climate financing through green bonds, sukuks, debt for nature, public-private partnerships …

… given many recent events. The COVID-19 crisis and its impacts on all sectors of the economy show that companies and countries are intent on ensuring that crises do not put a stop to trade. Digitalizing the trade process is one of the first steps to help ensure that. Political and economic relationships, when severed, could also push countries to immediately seek new trade partners. Relying on current trade finance processes may delay these new trade relationships, with devastating impacts on the sustainability of countries. We observe this in the trade embargo between the State of Qatar and its GCC counterparts. Similar observation …

… HBKU’S College of Law and Public Policy Colloquium to Examine Dispute Resolution Between Countries 10 Jan 2019 Home The College of Law and Public Policy (CLPP) at Hamad Bin Khalifa University (HBKU) will host a … an international lawyer based in Washington D.C. at the law firm Foley Hoag, where he exclusively advises and represents countries on matters relating to public international law and international investment law. Mr. Tzeng also previously … informed perspective on the topic.” The colloquium will focus on case studies involving international disputes between countries, such as Ukraine and Russia, Philippines and China, and Iran and the United States. Mr. Tzeng will examine how …