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Russia’s economy was predicted to collapse after Western countries imposed unprecedented sanctions on Moscow over the war in Ukraine. But last week, the Russian statistics bureau Rosstat said gross domestic …
Is Russia’s economy really hurting? Read More
LONDON — Sterling in August suffered its sharpest monthly fall against the U.S. dollar since the aftermath of the Brexit referendum, as political uncertainty and a historic cost-of-living crisis weigh …
Sterling suffered its worst month since Brexit, and analysts expect it to ‘plumb new depths’ Read More
BENGALURU, Aug 29 (Reuters) – India likely recorded strong double-digit economic growth in the last quarter but economists polled by Reuters expected the pace to more than halve this quarter …
India’s status as world’s fastest growing major economy to be short-lived Read More
People living in the poorest and coldest regions of the UK will be the worst affected along with those who are already most likely to be struggling with the cost …
Two-thirds of UK households to be in fuel poverty by the new year, according to new report Read More Global fish stocks will not be able to recover to sustainable levels without strong actions to mitigate climate change, a new study has projected. Researchers at UBC, the Stanford Center …
Global fish stocks can’t rebuild if nothing done to halt climate change and overfishing, new study suggests Read More
LONDON — Britain’s energy regulator announced Friday it will raise its main cap on consumer energy bills to an average £3,549 from £1,971 a year, as campaign groups, think tanks …
UK energy bills to rise by 80% in October as regulator announces hike Read More
The Goods Trade Barometer is a composite leading indicator for world trade, providing real-time information on the trajectory of merchandise trade relative to recent trends. The latest reading of 100.0 …
Goods Barometer points to stagnating global trade growth Read More
French Transport Minister Clément Beaune on Thursday called for an investigation on whether gas exploited by oil giant TotalEnergies has been used to fuel fighter jets used by the Russian …
French minister demands probe into TotalEnergies’ reported links to Russian army refueling Read More
As the war against Russia enters its seventh month on Wednesday, Ukraine is stuck between a financial rock and a hard place as it seeks to stay afloat while fighting off Moscow’s invading forces. Tax revenues have …
Ukraine battles to avoid hyperinflation as war costs soar Read More
The petrochemical industry has spent the past few years hard at work lobbying for state-level legislation to promote “chemical recycling,” a controversial process that critics say isn’t really recycling at …
The petrochemical industry is convincing states to deregulate plastic incineration Read More