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For unexplored getaways, Bosnia and Herzegovina is the third best choice

Sairaj Iyer Bosnia and Herzegovina may not be a common tourist place but it has certainly been one underrated in the tourism avenue. The country along with Armenia and Georgia came to be discussed as one among the top new-age-destinations commonly discussed by customers for a vacation or a short-visit at the recently concluded Travel and Tourism Expo at Mumbai. Formerly referred to as Yugoslavia, the country was the centre-stage to events such as political unrest, clashes and even a war prior to 1990s. Sadly these negative things have stayed on in people’s minds, but the beautiful country with its warm and affectionate people have been forgotten. Referring to an incident, Dr. Sabit Subasic, H.E, the Ambassador of Bosnia & Herzegovina ...

HOW FIT IS YOUR NATION?

Manish K. Pandey | The Dollar Business The two three-letter words that have been on everyone’s lips of late are GST and Rio. While we have already analysed the impact of GST on the country’s economy (refer to the cover feature on page no.22 of the magazine for an in-depth analysis of the proposed tax regime), let’s now dig deep to unravel whether success in Olympics has anything to do with the economic might of a country? Studies prove that a rich country can expect more wins at a sporting event. A research paper titled “Who wins the Olympic Games: Economic development and medal totals”, by US-based National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) finds significant evidence that “other resources, national income in ...

Time to focus on developing sports infrastructure: Minister

Sai Nikesh | The Dollar Business The Union Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports Sarbananda Sonowal on Tuesday called upon the corporate houses to extend their help in making India a super power in the world of sports. “Be it through the imported equipment or services of foreign coach, among other facilities, the Corporate Houses have to come forward to encourage the budding sports talent by providing them a proper training and inputs required,” the Minister said in an official release. Speaking at the Eastern India Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Summit at Kolkata, the Minister said, “If the Corporate Houses spend a portion of their CSR funds towards promotion of sports, India will surely emerge as the super power ...