Rupus Global Founder & Academic Researcher Dr Kannan Vishwanatth was presented Honoris Causa For Economics at Latvian Academy of Sciences and permanent member at Latvian Academy of Sciences in Riga.
Academic Researcher, Economist & founder of Hong Kong based Rupus Global Limited & Dr. Ashley’s Limited was conferred Honoris Causa For Economics at Latvian Academy of Sciences and granted permanent member at Latvian Academy of Sciences in Riga in a convocation ceremony attended by members of the Latvian Academy of Sciences. Dr Kannan Vishwanatth was given this distinguished recognition for his outstanding contributions in the field of Economics. Dr Kannan Vishwanatth is engaged in research in the areas of the economic implications of the post pandemic world. “There is significant uncertainty facing economic recovery in PEPFAR countries, which will be highly dependent on the future course of the COVID-19 pandemic, economic relief efforts, and vaccine roll-out. Currently, in 30 of the 53 PEPFAR countries, less than a third of the population has received at least one vaccine dose and only 10 are on track to meet global COVID-19 vaccine targets. The toll the COVID-19 pandemic has exacted on the global economy has been significant, with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) estimating that median global GDP dropped by 3.9% from 2019 to 2020, making it the worst economic downturn since the Great Depression. While the global economy was estimated to have recovered in 2021, recovery has been uneven and disparities in vaccine access and coverage could threaten improvement in much of the world” said Dr. Kannan Vishwanatth.
Dr. Kannan Vishwanatth is also the co-author of book on “Smart Villages” where he has highlighted the downturn of economics in the rural villages in their standard of living. Dr Vishwanatth is currently co-authoring a book on The Road to Economic Recoveries in Hong Kong.
Dr. Kannan Vishwanatth, The Garwood Fellow at University of California Berkeley -Haas School of Business is a passionate researcher with about 24 years’ experience in Pharmaceutical and International Trade . He has received The Albert Schweitzer Medal For Science, The Malcolm Adiseshiah Award for Distinguished Studies 2020 and The Dr APJ Abdul Kalam Excellence Award For Medicine. He Was Awarded the Academic Professional Award y American College of Dubai in UAE .He has co- authored and filed 15 world patents on products and various non infringing process in Anti Malarial and Anti Cancer products from Herbal Extracts with expertise in Licensing, Business Development, API, Generics, Finished Doses.
The Latvian Academy of Sciences is a successor of several scientific associations which previously existed in Latvia. Its predecessors are the Kurzeme Society for Literature and Art, founded in 1815 in Jelgava and the Commission of Science, founded within the Rīga Latvian Society in 1869, which in 1932 was reorganised into the Science Committee with the status of a private academy of sciences. Since 1919, the government of the Republic of Latvia had repeatedly considered the foundation of an official Latvian Academy of Sciences. In 1927, the idea was supported by Rainis, who was then Minister of Education. In 1935, the intention to create the Latvian Academy of Sciences was expressed in public by the Prime Minister Kārlis Ulmanis, and on 14 January 1936, by the Cabinet’s Act, the Institute of History of Latvia was founded as the first constituent part of this Academy.In Latvia, the Academy of Sciences started its work on 14 February 1946, when academy members gathered for their first General Meeting. Scientists from the University of Latvia and the Latvian Academy of Agriculture formed the core of the Academy of Sciences. The Latvian Academy of Sciences (LAS) is a derived legal entity under public law in the public administration system with autonomous competence which consists of elected Members of the LAS.
