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The £78bn cumulative tax rises announced by the chancellor in today’s budget risk being wiped out by the £112bn worth of losses the Bank of England due to its active …
Budget tax rises to be overshadowed by Bank of England bond sales and losses Read More
In just over a month, the crypto market has lost $1.2 trillion in value. The steady declines since mid-October have erased much of the gains received by both small and …
Crypto market crash hits Trump family, wiping out $1 billion of their fortune Read More
TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s Cabinet approved a 21.3 trillion yen ($135.4 billion) stimulus package Friday to help spur the economy through expansionary government spending and to relieve the impact of …
Japan OKs $135 billion stimulus package to help revive its sluggish economy Read More
A group of nations, including much of Europe, the US and Japan, is obliged under the Paris Agreement to provide international “climate finance” to developing countries. This financial support can come in …
Analysis: Seven charts showing how the $100bn climate-finance goal was met Read More
To start his weeklong tour of Africa, German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier will attend the opening of the Grand Egyptian Museum in Giza, Egypt , on Saturday . After marveling at the important archaeological museum, which houses …
German President Steinmeier Africa tour eyes business growth Read More
LONDON — The British government is divided over whether to stump up the cash for a flagship environmental pledge meant to protect tropical forests, jeopardizing a potential announcement by Prime …
UK government split over cost of COP30 forest pledge Read More
Imagine waking up to find your living room underwater for the second time in five years. You try to claim insurance, only to be told your property is now uninsurable. …
Climate change is becoming an insurance crisis Read More
A global money-laundering watchdog has taken South Africa, Nigeria, Mozambique and Burkina Faso off its “grey list” of countries subjected to increased monitoring. The Financial Action Task Force’s (FATF), …
Four African countries taken off global money-laundering ‘grey list’ Read More
US President Donald Trump has pardoned Changpeng Zhao, founder of the giant Binance cryptocurrency exchange, who was convicted of violating the United States’ money-laundering laws. In a statement on Thursday, …
Trump pardons Binance cryptocurrency founder Changpeng Zhao Read More
As a former executive at one of the ‘Big Four’ management consultancy firms, Marcus Bokkerink is not an obvious champion for the rights of people over mega corporations intent on …
Inside Labour’s pro-business push to ‘defang’ competitions watchdog Read More