International
2 weeks ago | September 8, 2023
Higher-for-longer mantra starts to weigh on emerging-market debt
Emerging-market central banks are joining their developed peers in pushing back against expectations of a rapid switch ...
2 weeks ago | September 6, 2023
UAE to buy US$450 carbon credits from Zim
Business Writer The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has pledged to buy carbon credits worth US$450 million from the Africa ...
3 weeks ago | September 1, 2023
Carbon credit speculators could lose billions as offsets deemed ...
Carbon credit speculators could lose billions as scientific evidence shows many offsets they have bought have no ...
Trash to treasure: Indonesian firm turns plastic into bricks
Ovy Sabrina fights plastic waste in Indonesia by spreading noodle packets, coffee sachets, straws and other trash around ...
Increase investment in renewable energy, Africa urged
Business Reporter Africa must increase investment in developing its renewable energy and attract greater support from ...
BRICS is expanding, now what?
After much speculation over the possible expansion of the BRICS grouping, it has now admitted six new members. Three are ...
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 ...
4 weeks 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 ...
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