economy

Feb 13, 2019 15:02
NEW YORK: Global esports revenues will hit $1.1 billion in 2019, up 26.7% since last year amid ballooning revenues from advertising, sponsorship and media rights to competitive video gaming, according to a study published by Newzoo, a gaming industry analytics firm, on Tuesday.
Jan 16, 2019 13:01
RIO DE JANEIRO: Brazil’s Institute for Applied Economic Research (IPEA), a public sector institution in the South American nation, has concluded in its latest research that hosting the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro has proven to have had a positive impact on the local economy.