Asia Laos New rules for intellectual property protection wereintroduced, allowing businesses to protect industrial designs internationally through a single application under the Hague System; It simplifies registration and administrative procedures, reducing costs
Africa Rwanda Eleven investors will start commercial farming on 4.000 hectares in the Gabiro Agribusiness Hub project in April this year, with the aim of increasing the country's exports and replacing imports
America Suriname The country has successfully restructured its debt with India, meaning that all the money for technical assistance and credit lines that was blocked can now be used for the government’s implementation of community programmes
America El Salvador President Nayib Bukele has announced the liberation of over 3.000 inmates that were arrested during the state’s crackdown on gangs, who after their trial were determined as innocent and wrongfully detained
Oceania Papua New Guinea The government will impose a blanket ban on the import of frozen chicken into the country to protect the local poultry industry
America Bolivia As numerous reporters were harmed during recent protests from the opposition, the government promised to provide the necessary legal support to all local reporters in order to protect the country’s right to freedom of press
Europe Montenegro The Minister of Finance with a technical mandate, Aleksandar Damjanovic, stated that it is currently impossible for the average salary to be €1.000, which would lead to a financial collapse
Europe Moldova The first container with Moldovan apples from the 2022 harvest has arrived in India and four more will arrive at their destination later this month: a joint effort of the government, fruit exporters and development partners
Africa Mozambique The Mozambican Basketball Federation needs 9 million meticais (about $140.860) to allow the national women's basketball team to participate in the Afro-Basketball qualifiers to be held in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe, from 20 to 28 next month
Asia Qatar Al Rayyan International University College, in partnership with the University of Derby in the UK, has added a new world-class MBA programme
Asia Turkmenistan The president of Turkmenistan, regarding his country's neutrality, has made it clear that if foreign interests intend to grab the country's massive natural gas reserves, they will have to abide by the rules of Ashgabat
Africa Liberia The Liberia Electricity Corporation has reported a sharp increase in power consumption that is affecting the country's energy supply
Africa Sao Tome and Principe The Government has decided to suspend the concession contract for ports of Ana Chaves and Fernão Dias and Príncipe, signed by previous executive with Safebond consortium, claiming the need to safeguard public interest
America Panama 2022 is known as the year of record-breaking inflation levels; however, the country has reportedly been the Latinamerican state with the lowest overall inflation of the past year