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The Philippines has imposed a price cap on rice as the Southeast Asian country grapples with some of the highest inflation in the region. President Ferdinand Marcos Jr signed an …
Philippines’ Marcos orders price cap for rice amid ‘alarming’ price surge Read More
Back in 2015, when 174 countries and the European Union came together to finalize the Paris Agreement, each agreed to do its part to slash greenhouse gas emissions. Signatories put forward …
As the UN designs a new carbon market, experts call for a different approach Read More
LONDON — The U.K. is reviewing its membership of the Energy Charter Treaty, a controversial international investment agreement, over fears it could hold back the country’s net zero plans. Energy …
UK weighing exit from controversial energy treaty Read More
Before the start of the economic crisis in Lebanon in 2019, the governor of the country’s central bank, Riad Salameh, had a strong reputation as one of the world’s best. But by the …
How Lebanon was plundered by its own central bank Read More
In July, when Nigerian agritech startup Winich Farms shared its quarterly financial report with stakeholders, it reported all the figures twice. One version used the old official currency rate of …
Nigeria’s currency devaluation is a disaster for startups Read More
TOKYO, Aug 23 (Reuters) – Japan aims to spend over 2 trillion yen ($14 billion) on green transformation to promote local production of storage batteries, semiconductors and equipment to produce …
Japan eyes over $14 bln in green transformation spending – govt Read More
Earth is overheating due to the greenhouse gas emissions from burning fossil fuels. This is “the biggest market failure the world has seen” according to economist Nicholas Stern. The rational behaviour …
Climate change is making debt more expensive – new study Read More
Mary Grigoryan’s day starts when the electricity is switched on, so she can heat up sugarless tea for her children’s breakfast. Energy use in the disputed territory of Nagorno-Karabakh, which …
Queues for bread and no formula milk: Motherhood in blockaded Nagorno-Karabakh Read More
When Mahendra Pandey was a teenager, he traveled from his home country of Nepal to Saudi Arabia for work. He said his passport was confiscated upon arrival, and he was …
Renewables are exacerbating modern slavery — how businesses can act Read More
H&M, the world’s second-largest fashion retailer, is investigating 20 alleged instances of labour abuse at Myanmar garment factories that supply it, Reuters news agency has reported, just weeks after Zara-owner Inditex, the …
H&M probes alleged Myanmar factory abuses as pressure intensifies Read More