United States president Donald Trump plans to give a closer look into intelligence reports in the country about the existence of UFOs, he said in a recent interview. A question about the US Department of Defense’s announcement that the Pentagon… Read More ›
Sustainability
IMF Urges World For Greater Synchronized Measures To Tackle Covid-19 Economic Hit
More needs to be done by the international community in order to address the economic impact of the novel coronavirus pandemic which started n China at the end of last year and then spread to the rest of the world…. Read More ›
Airbus signs key restructuring deal with trade unions
In a significant development, major French unions have signed a keenly awaited labor deal with Airbus which covers job reductions and furloughs for production workers who have been affected by coronavirus-blighted demand for passenger jets. The development comes in the… Read More ›
U.S.-China trade surplus narrows to $40.75 billion, Beijing far from meeting purchase commitments under Phase 1 deal
According to Chinese customs data released on Tuesday, Beijing’s trade surplus with the United States has narrowed to $30.75 billion in September, down from $34.24 billion a month earlier. For the first nine months of the year, China’s trade surplus… Read More ›
Collapse of global tax treaties could impose $100 billion in costs: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
On Monday, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development said, the global economy could see a drop of more than 1% in output if international talks to rewrite cross-border tax treaties break down and trigger a trade war. On Friday,… Read More ›
Nobel Peace Prize For 2020 Awarded To World Food Programme
This year’s Nobel Peace Prize has been awarded to the World Food Programme “for its efforts to combat hunger, for its contribution to bettering conditions for peace in conflict-affected areas and for acting as a driving force in efforts to… Read More ›
HSBC targets net zero carbon emissions by 2050, flags $1 trillion towards green financing
In a significant development, Europe’s biggest lender HSBC said, it aims to target net zero carbon emissions across its entire customer base by 2050 at the latest; it will provide financing in the range of $750 billion to $1 trillion… Read More ›
JPMorgan pledges $30 billion to address divide in racial wealth
In a significant development, JPMorgan Chase & Co stated it has decided to commit $30 billion to address racial inequality over the next 5 years. The development marks the largest corporate pledge to bring down racial tensions in the United… Read More ›
Green Bonds Booming Amid Pandemic Rush To Fix The Climate Crisis
A critical role could be played by green bonds in the recovery of the global economy from the impact of the novel coronavirus pandemic. In recent months, there has been an increase in interest in green bonds with investors trying… Read More ›
WTO Could Soon Have Its First Ever Female Boss
The process of selecting the new director general of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) is now in its final stages. Nigeria’s former finance minister Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala and South Korean trade minister Yoo Myung-hee are the final two candidates who… Read More ›