Published by Promoting Economic Pluralism
Germany’s largest opposition party, the conservative CDU, blocked a decisive vote on parts of the annual budget scheduled for Friday (2 February), leaving unresolved the feud over agricultural subsidies that …
German budget blocked again, leaving subsidy feud with farmers unresolved Read More
Commenting on the Labour Party’s plan for financial services, Fergus Moffatt, Head of UK Policy at ShareAction, said: “The Labour Party’s plan for financial services includes some promising proposals to …
Labour’s financial services plan – ShareAction response Read More
Last July, the normally warm and humid but still pleasant New England summer was disrupted by a series of unusually heavy rain storms. Flash floods broke creek banks and washed …
A Superfund for climate change? States consider a new way to make Big Oil pay Read More
With national elections around the corner, the Indian government on Thursday announced an interim budget mostly along expected lines, with a few surprises rolled in both for investors and rural …
India budget 2024: What does it say about the economy, elections? Read More
BANGKOK (AP) — China’s central bank said Wednesday it will cut amount of reserves it holds for banks as part of a slew of measures to support the slowing economy. …
China moves to spur its slowing economy and boost markets by cutting required bank reserves Read More
Golden visas and golden passports have attracted attention in recent years, as some countries attempt to encourage wealthy foreigners to park their money in return for residency or citizenship. The tiny Caribbean …
Why are ‘golden visa’ schemes being scrapped? Read More
BRUSSELS, Jan 24 (Reuters) – Real CO2 emissions from most passengers cars on EU roads are the same as 12 years ago despite reduction targets set in 2010 for newly …
EU auditors say real CO2 emissions from most cars have not fallen Read More
Romanian farmers and truckers resumed protests Monday after negotiations with the government failed Sunday, mirroring similar demonstrations in Germany. The protests, which began on January 10, have disrupted traffic in several cities, …
Romanian farmers, truckers resume protests after government talks fail Read More
A perfect storm of inflation, supply chain disruption, spiralling interest rates, and delays in connection to the National Grid means that the swathe of solar power farms approved and going …
UK solar power target for 2035 obliterated by inflated costs, government chaos, and gridlock Read More
Both Republicans and Democrats in deep-red Louisiana have warmed up to the idea of carbon removal, a practice that involves capturing carbon dioxide from large industrial operations and storing it …
Oil-friendly Louisiana now has the power to approve carbon capture projects Read More