Rolls-Royce Holdings Plc named oil-industry veteran Tufan Erginbilgic as its next chief executive officer, replacing Warren East when he steps down at the end of this year.
Erginbilgic spent 20 years at BP Plc, and in his most recent role before leaving in 2020 led the firm's downstream business, responsible for refining, petrochemicals and service-station activities. He is currently a partner at private-equity firm Global Infrastructure Partners.
Bajram Begaj Takes Oath as Albania's New President
The newly-elected President of the Republic of Albania, Bajram Begaj, took oath at a swearing-in ceremony in the parliament.
Begaj was elected President on June 4. A total of 83 lawmakers participated in the voting that took place in the plenary session in the parliament, where Begaj received 78 votes in favour, while four lawmakers voted against and there was one abstention.
He was a major general (Maj Gen) and held the post of chief of general staff of the Albanian Armed Forces before the election as President of Albania, a post he is set to hold over the next five years.
Jul 26, 2022
World Bank Appoints Indian National Indermit Gill as Chief Economist
The World Bank appointed Indermit Gill, an Indian national, chief economist and senior vice-president for development economics at the multilateral development bank.
Indermit Gill brings to this role a combination of leadership, invaluable expertise and practical experience working with country governments on macroeconomic imbalances, growth, poverty, institutions, conflict, and climate change.
Gill is only the second Indian to serve as chief economist at the World Bank. Kaushik Basu was the first, having served in the job from 2012-2016. Raghuram Rajan and Gita Gopinath have served as chief economists at the International Monetary Fund, the sister organisation of the World Bank.
Jul 25, 2022
India, Six others Vote against Resolution to Grant UN Accreditation to 6 Rights Groups
India along with six others voted against a draft resolution presented by the US that recommended six human rights groups, which have been blocked for years in the United Nations' NGO Committee, be granted special consultative status at the UN Economic and Social Council.
At the meeting of the 54-member Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC), the Committee on Non-Governmental Organisations recommended 203 groups for special consultative status.
Thai PM Prayut Chan-o-cha Survives No-confidence Vote in Parliament
Thai Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha thwarted an attempt by the opposition to unseat his government after surviving a no-confidence vote in Parliament ahead of a general election due within 11 months.
Prayut, former army chief who has been in power since a coup he led in 2014, won the vote in the House of Representatives after receiving 256 votes in favour and 206 against with nine abstentions from the MPs.
The vote followed four days of censure debate and was the latest attempt by the opposition to unseat Prayut's government.
Jul 24, 2022
Sheikh Mohammed Sabah Al Salem Kuwait's NewPrime Minister
Kuwait's Emir Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah appointed Sheikh Mohammed Sabah Al Salem as a new Prime Minister. The appointment of a new PM came three months after former Prime Minister Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled Hamad Al-Sabah submitted his resignation, the fourth in the past two years and a half.
Sheikh Al-Salem held a number of positions; most notably, as a teaching assistant, and a member of a mission in the Economics Department at the College of Commerce, Economics and Political Science at Kuwait University, for 6 years, extending from 1979 until 1985.
In 2003, he served as Minister of Foreign Affairs and Acting Minister of Social Affairs and Labor.
In 2006 he was appointed Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, and after only 4 months, he was reappointed to the same positions. He also held the same positions in the 2007, 2008, and 2009 ministerial reshuffles, in addition to occupying the acting Ministry of Oil.
Ukraine, Russia sign U.N. Deal to Export Grain on Black Sea
Russia and Ukraine signed separate agreements with Turkey and the United Nations clearing the way for exporting millions of tons of desperately needed Ukrainian grain, as well as Russian grain and fertilizer, ending a wartime standoff that had threatened food security around the globe.
Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu and Ukrainian Infrastructure Minister Oleksandr Kubrakov signed separate deals with U.N. Secretary General Antonio Guterres and Turkish Defence Minister Hulusi Akar. The ceremony was witnessed by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
Ukraine is one of the world's largest exporters of wheat, corn and sunflower oil, but Russia's invasion of the country and naval blockade of its ports had halted shipments.
IAPH Appoints Ennarasu Karunesan as its Representative in India
The Tokyo-based International Association of Ports and Harbours (IAPH), the global ports' forum for industry collaboration and excellence, appointed Ennarasu Karunesan as its official representative in India.
Mr. Ennarasu is a mechanical engineer with more than 33 years of leadership in the maritime and ports sector. He currently serves as an advisor to Indian ports. During 2015-19, he was the joint president and CEO of Adani Ports & Special Economic Zone (APSEZ), Gujarat.
Jul 23, 2022
Dinesh Gunawardena is Sri Lanka's New Prime Minister
Senior politician Dinesh Gunawardena took over as Sri Lanka's Prime Minister as President Ranil Wickremesinghe swore in his new Cabinet. A stalwart of Sri Lankan politics, Gunawardena earlier served as the Foreign Minister and Education Minister. He was appointed as Home Minister in April 2022 by then President Gotabaya Rajapaksa.
The Prime Minister's post fell vacant after Wickremesinghe was sworn in as the country's eighth President after Gotabaya Rajapaksa fled the country and then resigned as President.
Ninth ASEAN-India Meet on Transnational Crimes Held Virtually
The ninth ASEAN-India Senior Officials Meeting on Transnational Crimes (SOMTC) was held in a virtual mode where both sides strongly condemned terrorism in all its forms while emphasising the need to boost international cooperation to combat terrorism and transnational crimes.
The Consultation was co-chaired by Mahaveer Singhvi, Joint Secretary (Counter Terrorism), Ministry of External Affairs, from the Indian side, and Puah Kok Keong, Deputy Secretary (Policy), Ministry of Home Affairs, Singapore, from the ASEAN side.
During the consultation, both sides discussed ways to enhance cooperation interalia, in the areas of terrorism, illicit drug trafficking, trafficking in persons, international economic crime, and cybercrime under the framework of the ASEAN-India Work Plan to combat transnational crimes.
India began formal engagement with ASEAN in 1992 as a "Sectoral Dialogue Partner" (and subsequently as a "Dialogue Partner" in 1996.
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