When Ant Group prices its IPO in Shanghai and Hong Kong, it could set a new world record for a stock market listing. But it will also ram home a much bigger point. China's clout is growing just as its economy recovers from the pandemic in better shape than other big players....
source: CNN
K. Riva Levinson writes, “Eight months in, Africa, which accounts for 17 percent of the global population, was only registering 3.5 percent of global COVID-19 deaths. According to the World Health Organization Director General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Africa is...
source: The Hill
The United Nations said Oct. 20 it has received preliminary pledges of about $1.7 billion for the central Sahel countries of Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger at a donors’ conference in Copenhagen. “This represents substantial success,” U.N. Humanitarian...
source: Voice of America
African and European societies face an ever-increasing number of common issues and shared concerns: the coronavirus response, multilateralism and climate protection; functioning health care systems, human rights and social protection;...
source: Euractiv
Tourism companies in the East African Community (EAC) bloc are to market the region as a single tourism destination as part of a recovery plan for the virus-hit industry, officials said.
This will involve developing special tour packages for the region covering airfare,...
source: Anadolu Agency
The International Air Transport Association has revised its traffic projections downward for both Africa and the Middle East as recovery trends stall amid the more persistent than expected influence of COVID-19 worldwide. IATA now expects full-year 2020 passenger numbers...
source: AIN
As an association professional, you know the importance of providing a valuable member experience and proving your worth to prospects. Through membership, constituents gain access to networking opportunities, training, events, and more. But how do you share these valuable...
source: Wild Apricot
Virtual strategic planning should be as effective and comfortable as an in-person retreat. As associations consider their position and value to members, communicating a strong plan is critical. Members want to know a strategy for recovering...
source: By Bob Harris
Developing a growth strategy for your association takes time. It takes hours of debating the best methods to use to reach prospective members and days of content creation and campaign management. It’s stressful. And, it could all...
source: Higher Logic
As an association leader, you know the importance of engaging your members. How you communicate with members and the opportunities you offer directly impact their experience with your organization and the chance that they’ll renew. With a dedicated and comprehensive...
source: Blue Sky eLearn
Demonstrating the real-dollar value of membership makes a compelling case for your prospects and members to join and renew. Here are some tips for shaping a persuasive member ROI brochure that clearly demonstrates the return on every dollar invested in membership.
source: Associations Now
The learning curve for still-new virtual events is steep, and many event professionals have struggled to profitably shift their events online. However, there are events that have not only succeeded, but exceeded their live event profits — here's how.
source: Event Manager Blog
Many organizations have found it difficult to suddenly switch to online events. Besides the work that must go into reimagining an in-person event to fit on a screen, there’s the fear that online events fail to create the valuable human engagement that comes with interacting...
source: Association Adviser
We’re now more than six months into the pandemic, and unfortunately, we don’t necessarily feel all that much closer to closing the book on it. Still, we have at least had some time to wrap our heads around it and assess this new environment. We’re no longer...
source: MultiView
Outside Kennedy International Airport’s Terminal 4, the long line of New York City yellow cabs that in years past rotated like a conveyor belt to meet the demand of passenger arrivals has disappeared.
The wraparound rows where...
source: The New York Times
