According to government data, when COVID-19 infections surged in India in April and May of last year, the western city of Ahmedabad officially recorded at least three times as many total deaths in those two months than in the previous… Read More ›
Geopolitics
Australia extends sanctions to 14 Russian state owned entities
In a statement Australian Foreign Minister Marise Payn said, Canberra has imposed targeted financial sanctions on 14 Russian state-owned enterprises, including defence-related entities such as Kamaz, a truckmaker, and shipping companies SEVMASH and United Shipbuilding Corp. It has also extended… Read More ›
Scarcity Of Resources From Ukraine Causes Supply Crisis For European Cosmetics
As Russia’s invasion of Ukraine causes significant disruptions in the supply chains for beauty products, European perfume and cosmetics companies are facing shortages of paper, glass, and some critical oils and alcohols, forcing prices upwards amid strong demand. The $500… Read More ›
US Inflation Hits 40-Year High Due To Rising Fuel Costs
After fuel costs skyrocketed during the first full month of the Ukraine war, the US inflation rate hit a new 40-year high in the year to March. Following a double-digit jump in energy prices, consumer prices increased by 8.5 per… Read More ›
Nepal Imposes Curbs On Luxury Imports As Its Foreign Currency Reserves Get Lower
Following a decline in its foreign currency reserves, Nepal has imposed import restrictions on non-essential products such as vehicles, cosmetics, and gold. It comes as the government’s debt has risen due to a drop in tourism expenditure and money returned… Read More ›
Moscow will take legal steps if forced to default on sovereign debt payments: Finance Minister
On Monday, in a significant development, Russian Finance Minister Anton Siluanov said, Moscow will initiate legal steps if the United States tries to force it to default on its sovereign debt. “Of course we will sue, because we have taken… Read More ›
Lockdowns In China: Tourism Spending Plummets During A Key Holiday Season
As the world’s second largest economy battles an outbreak of diseases, tourism spending in China plummeted over this week’s Qingming festival. Official numbers reveal that tourists spent more than 30% less during the major three-day holiday than they did at… Read More ›
US corn and wheat yields expected to be low, midst sky rocketing demand for fertilizer
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has significantly increased the price of commercial fertilizers. Nearly two decades ago, Abe Sandquist had to really wrack his brain on how he could sell cow dung. He had to work really hard to convince farmers… Read More ›
China aware of economic consequences if it invades Taiwan
In a statement U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman said, sanctions imposed on Russia should give China a “good understanding” of the consequences should it provide material support to Moscow. The “range of sanctions” and export controls on Russia… Read More ›
Sanctions need to safeguard EU’s economic interest
With Western countries rolling out new sanctions against Russia midst the roll out of horrifying images of war crimes in the Ukrainian city of Bucha, it has become clear that their easiest sanction options have now been exhausted; there are… Read More ›