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Willy Diddens explains how beauty is in the eye of the investor. On September 14, 2021, the New York Stock Exchange presented a new financial instrument that could lead to …
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The charity sector could see a £2bn drop in income, at a time when more people will be turning to the sector, according to new analysis. Pro Bono Economics (PBE) …
Charities face £2bn income dip in the wake of spring statement, economists warn Read More
The field of economics has a “dirty secret” that’s putting women off its pursuit in academia: It’s a “testosterone-fueled bear pit.” That’s according to one of the U.K.’s most influential …
‘Testosterone-Fueled Bear Pit’ Discourages Women From Economics Read More
More than two years on from the first cases being detected in Wuhan, China is battling the “worst Covid-19 outbreak” it has seen since the early days of the pandemic, …
Is China’s zero-Covid strategy a threat to the world economy? Read More
The International Energy Agency on Friday urged governments to urgently implement measures to cut global oil consumption within months following supply fears stemming from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The IEA …
IEA urges ’emergency measures’ to cut oil use over supply fears Read More
The UK is the only major world economy to raise taxes on working people in response to the cost-of-living crisis, new research has revealed. Labour has called on Rishi Sunak …
UK only major economy hiking taxes on working people during cost-of-living crunch Read More
Anti-government protests have roiled Sri Lanka’s capital amid demands that President Gotabaya Rajapaksa resign, as the country suffers its worst economic crisis in decades. Tens of thousands of people gathered outside the …
Sri Lankan protesters demand president quit over economic crisis Read More
It is uncertain whether Brexit free trade agreements negotiated by Boris Johnson’s government will provide any “actual economic benefits”, an influential committee of MPs has warned. In a scathing report released on …
Brexit trade deals may not deliver any ‘actual economic benefits’, MPs warn Read More
A brew of chemical fertilisers, sewage and other pollutants is costing lives and money as it splashes over our environment and our dinner plates. Jyoti Banerjee and Arnav Jain offer …
Farmers plough their own furrow to change Read More
Everyone makes mistakes. And that includes the world’s biggest companies, which are reliably prone to gaffes, errors of judgment and wrongdoing. Some of these moments could even be labelled as …
Why big firms are rarely toppled by corporate scandals – new research Read More