Egypt may allocate special area of land to India in Suez Canal Economic Zone

Theme for first round: Gender & Property Rights  Land and housing are some of the most valuable assets for an individual. However, several studies and government records have historically revealed a gender skew in property ownership, with more men owning land and housing than women. According

Main image: A coal mine in Afghanistan. (file photo) Cash-strapped and cut off from international aid, the Taliban-led government is tapping into Afghanistan's natural resources to boost revenue. Since the Taliban toppled the Western-backed government in Kabul and seized power in August 2021, the

Main photo: Sri Lanka facing worst economic crisis (file photo-representational photo). Photo by AP/PTI. Sri Lanka’s army established its Green Agriculture Steering Committee (GASC) to supplement and promote the food security programme in the country facing worst economic crisis. The Sri Lanka Army

Main photo source: China's Ministry of Finance China’s local authorities saw their income from land sales contract almost 30% in the first two months of the year, showing how the continued housing slump is directly hurting government finances.

Main photo banner: Punjab Chief Minister Usman Buzdar chairs a meeting of the cabinet on Tuesday. — Screengrab via Govt of Punjab Twitter LAHORE: The Punjab cabinet on Tuesday approved leasing out of state land for corporate farming under the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC).

China’s cash-strapped developers have become reluctant to acquire land even as some local governments relax bidding rules, adding to signs of their liquidity crunch and threatening to deepen the nation’s economic slowdown.  Land plots auctioned in the fourth quarter through Dec. 20 only fetched

Introduction In May 2021 the Land Portal conducted its fourth Annual Visitor Survey (AVS). The AVS is an important tool to assess impact, track progress and engage with the community, measuring the level of trust across visitors and partners, assessing the alignment with the current strategy, and

In the recent years, commercial banks have widened categories of assets that are considered for secured lending perhaps due to improved measures of risk mitigation. Of particular interest has been the Bibanja Interests on land which the commercial banks now accept as collateral for secured lending.

The State is set to roll out a value index to make Kenya’s land market transparent and cut wasteful public project spending due to speculative activity that drives up costs, the World Bank has said. The long-awaited index is also expected to boost own-source revenue collection by counties from land

The Generation Equality Forum is coming back 25 years after the "Beijing Conference" to reignite women and girls empowerment to counter the unaddressed and new challenges. The Generation Equality Movement has formulated six Action Coalitions that will lay out solid, ambitious and immediate 5-

A Chinese state-owned company has signed a deal to redevelop and manage a fisheries port in Brunei. China's Guangxi Beibu Gulf International Port Group has signed a deal to expand and run the Muara Fish Landing Complex alongside its partner Brunei's Darussalam Assets, a government-backed investment