African Union hosts first Africa Fashion Business Summit
As part of activities lined up for the Africa Fashion Reception, the African Union hosted the first African Fashion Business Summit at the African Union headquarters in Addis Ababa. The Africa Fashion Business Summit took place at the small conference hall. It was conducted by Lexy Mojo Eyes, CEO of Legendary Gold Limited, organizers of the Africa Fashion Reception. The welcome address was delivered by the Commissioner for Social Affairs, His Excellency, Dr Mustapha Sidiki Kaloko. They Keynote Speaker was ...
HeForShe Launches Inaugural Arts Week
Emma Watson, UN Women Global Goodwill Ambassador, launches inaugural HeForShe Arts Week As part of its International Women’s Day commemoration, UN Women is launching HeForShe Arts Week, a new initiative to leverage the arts for gender equality. From March 8-15, 2016, HeForShe and partner institutions across the city of New York will spotlight efforts towards gender equality and women’s rights. The launch event will live stream from The Public Theater in New York on Tuesday, March 8 at 8:30 a.m. ...
Cultural Times – Cultural and Creative Industries Study
Cultural and Creative Industries Fuel Global Economy and Provide 29.5 million Jobs Worldwide The comprehensive study by EY « Cultural Times – the First Global Map of Cultural and Creative Industries » analyses 11 sectors of the Cultural and Creative Industries (CCI) across Asia-Pacific, Europe, North America, Latin America, Africa and the Middle East Paris, 3 December 2015 – With revenues of US$2,250 billion, Cultural and Creative Industries account for 3% of world GDP and employ 29.5 million people (1% ...
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Trade fairs in Cologne generate more than 2 billion EUR in turnover throughout Germany The economic benefits of the trade fair business extend far beyond Cologne The events organized by Koelnmesse have a big impact on the economy of Cologne and also generate very positive effects throughout North Rhine-Westphalia and the rest of Germany. This was confirmed by a study published by the Munich-based ifo-Institut on Tuesday, 21 April. The study was the second since 2004 to investigate Koelnmesse's economic ...