Women participation in public procurement

Public procurement covers one-fifth of global GDP (gross domestic product). According to an estimation of International Trade Centre (ITC), women's participation is only 1.0 per cent in public procurement. Ensuring women entrepreneurs' participation in the process could help achieve inclusive growth. This would be in keeping with Sustainable Development Goal...

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Glimpses from medieval Japanese philosophy

Japanese philosophers have wielded considerable influences on the society and culture of Japan as well as the Southeast Asian countries since the ancient era. This article presents a chronological review of some of the major Japanese philosophers of the medieval era (500-1500 CE). The philosophers covered by this piece are:...

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