International
7 months ago | October 20, 2023
Africa, India push rich nations to phase out fossil fuels faster
Six weeks ahead of the Cop28 climate talks, negotiators from Africa and India have set out separate plans to push ...
Is the global economy about to crack?
Until now, the US economy has been unwavering, with solid employment figures of around 400 000 new jobs per month. At an ...
World Bank approves green reforms, appeals for more money
The World Bank has officially expanded its mission to include climate change, while pushing ahead with reforms that ...
Wall Street shreds yen playbook
A chasm is opening up on Wall Street over the direction of the yen. On the one side: Goldman Sachs Group, Mizuho ...
World banks keep higher-for-longer interest rates to fight inflation
Central banks could keep interest rates higher for longer as they fight to curb inflation that remains stubbornly high ...
Nobel Prize laureate Goldin says ‘greedy jobs’ more flexible now
Nobel Prize winner Claudia Goldin (pictured right) has some words of advice for America’s companies: stay flexible. The ...
7 months ago | October 13, 2023
World’s largest offshore wind farm produces its first power
A project described as the “world’s largest offshore wind farm” took a major step forward over the weekend after ...
Air travel back to pre-pandemic levels with new turbulence ahead
Four lost years. That’s how long it’s taken the aviation industry to get back to where it stood before the pandemic. ...
IMF warns of inflation’s tenacity, weaker global growth in 2024
The International Monetary Fund lifted its global inflation forecast for next year and called for central banks to keep ...
7 months ago | October 6, 2023
‘Contain global warming while keeping debt in check’
As the window of opportunity to contain global warming is closing rapidly, many countries are pursuing policies to ...
Beer-serving robots drive record demand for Korea’s biggest IPO
Doosan Robotics is poised to make its market debut on Thursday after raising 421 billion won (US$310 million) in South ...
7 months ago | October 3, 2023
Crypto industry grapples with FTX fallout as trial looms
news24.com The collapse of cryptocurrency platform FTX, whose disgraced former boss goes on trial this week, sparked ...
7 months ago | September 29, 2023
Oil nearing US$100 is red flag for central banks’ inflation fight
Just as global monetary policy switches toward high-altitude cruise control, another bout of turbulence is bearing down ...
Climate change ‘being increasingly felt with greater ferocity’ — ...
The recent catastrophic floods in Libya are a stark reminder of the extreme vulnerability of developing economy ...
CFO’s role in balancing ESG risks with financial reporting
ESG or Environmental, Social, and Governance factors are gaining importance in the C-suite. Many choices made there must ...
What is COP28 and why is it important?
World leaders are due to gather for annual climate change talks in Dubai in December. On the agenda: everything from ...
Expanded BRICS can be a force to be reckoned with in shaping a ...
Over the last month, we have seen three summits — the BRICS, G20 and inaugural Africa Climate Summit — converge on three ...
The green energy surge still isn’t enough for 1,5 degrees. We’ll ...
It was a rare bit of good news on climate. The International Energy Agency this week released its latest net zero ...
How to avoid a debt crisis in Sub-Saharan Africa
The average debt ratio in sub-Saharan Africa has almost doubled in just a decade — from 30 percent of GDP at the end of ...
7 months ago | September 25, 2023
Google VP, Manyika calls for regional collaboration
Enacy Mapakame Google’s senior vice president of research, technology & society, Dr James Manyika, has ...
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