International
8 months ago | September 1, 2023
Asia, Africa bear brunt of pollution health burden
SINGAPORE. — Despite improvements in China, air pollution across the globe continues to pose the greatest external risk ...
World’s hottest stock evokes memories of a US$400bn crash
VinFast Auto is unprofitable, thinly traded and exciting individual investors as it rises faster than any other ...
As ESG moves, what does it mean for corporates’ supply chains?
In the global supply chain, suppliers have — not without reason — often been labelled as the weakest link in a company’s ...
Do we really want more of the same?
Much of our built environment has historically been designed for men, by men. Yes, progression has been made in more ...
Historic US$650bn liquidity boost continues to benefit global economy
In a world shaken by multiple shocks affecting many countries—pandemics, wars, food and energy crises, and climate ...
8 months ago | August 25, 2023
Global funds abandon China blue chips in US$9bn sell-off
Global investors have been shedding China’s blue-chip stocks in what’s been a record-selling streak, showing even the ...
BRICS to expand to 11 countries next year
Business Writer BRICS countries have decided to invite six more nations to become full members of BRICS, South African ...
Investing amidst persistent uncertainty
2023 is proving to be a year that no one anticipated, with global equity markets — led by the US — producing returns ...
10 years later: Has the NDP disappointed?
The National Planning Commission (NPC) recently briefed President Cyril Ramaphosa on the initial findings of its review ...
IATF to help UAE tap into Africa
Business Writer The African continent is looking to tap into importing investment goods from global players such as the ...
The downgrade Fed: Washington or Wall Street?
What is a downgrade? At its most basic, credit ratings are meant to denote how safe it is to invest in the debt issued ...
Over US$1t needed for climate transition
Developing nations will need more than US$1 trillion each year to make significant progress in climate transition, ...
G20 spent record US$1,4 trillion on fossil fuels in 2022
G20 member nations last year provided a record US$1,4 trillion — more than double that of pre-Covid levels — to support ...
Carbon credit traders find offsets may be worth nothing
Since the first carbon credit was traded roughly 35 years ago, the market has been hit by a steady stream of scandals ...
8 months ago | August 22, 2023
Kenya and the US are negotiating a trade deal that could be a ...
The Conversation The US and Kenya announced a trade and investment partnership in July 2022. Talks have been progressing ...
Brics expansion gets interesting if Saudis join, Jim O’Neill says
Bloomberg Adding countries to the Brics bloc will matter economically if Saudi Arabia is one of them but otherwise it’s ...
‘SA has a great deal to learn from China’
Moneyweb This year marks 25 years of diplomatic ties between South Africa and the People’s Republic of China. Our ...
9 months ago | August 18, 2023
Crackdown on illegal mining brings hope after Bolsonaro era
Like mechanised Valkyries, nine helicopters filled with armed men and women in camouflage uniforms swoop over dense ...
Zim’s critical minerals law favours China
The world’s clean-energy transition will be impossible without African minerals — and a degree of resource nationalism ...
Xi faces more tough choices after surprise China rate cut
President Xi Jinping has resisted pulling the trigger on a major stimulus to revive the world’s second-biggest economy. ...
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