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| 30.08.2026 | Icelanders reject reopening talks to join the EU despite Trump’s Greenland threats | Icelanders rejected reopening EU accession talks by 52.8% to 47.2%.
Opponents centered their campaign on sovereignty and control of Iceland’s fisheries.
The vote came amid heightened Arctic tensions and debate over Iceland’s strategic role ... |
| 03.08.2026 | Tourism price wars threaten to dim a rare bright spot in China’s consumer spending | China’s domestic tourism is underperforming expectations, as Hilton’s China revenue per available room fell 2.2% year-on-year in the second quarter.
Industry RevPAR has deteriorated by 6% in July, according to a Goldman Sachs report.
Indust... |
| 16.07.2026 | One of China’s top investors says finance, not AI, is the country’s biggest bottleneck | “Blackstone can do without China,” but China’s private equity funds still rely deeply on the U.S. capital pool, said Fred Hu, founder and chairman of Primavera Capital.
Finance would be China’s weak plank, if the two superpowers engage in a... |
| 12.06.2026 | BTS-mania poised to boost South Korea’s economy well into the future | Tens of thousands of BTS fans will travel to Busan, South Korea, on Friday for the group’s Arirang tour.
The massive interest that BTS has gotten has prompted forecasts of their economic impact.
While experts agree that the group could driv... |
| 27.05.2026 | Cross-Border Payment Trends Between Canada and Nigeria in 2026 | Migration growth, digital settlement systems, and international education continue shaping payment activity between Canada and Nigeria
TORONTO, CANADA, May 27, 2026 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Cross-border payment activity between Canada and Nige... |
| 23.05.2026 | Three signs from APEC that the U.S. and China remain far apart on trade | The Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation meetings hosted by China this year have created more opportunities for the U.S. to engage with Beijing.
Initial signals from the meetings reflect both sides still have different priorities.
China is pus... |
| 22.04.2026 | CNBC’s UK Exchange newsletter: UK defense spending — or lack thereof — haunts Starmer’s government | The last week has seen the row over whether the U.K. is spending enough on defense intensify.
George Robertson, a former defense secretary, took Keir Starmer’s government to task for not spending enough on defending the nation.
Defense spen... |
| 02.04.2026 | Inside India newsletter: The worst might not be over for Indian equities | Monday - Friday, 11:00 - 12:00 SIN/HK | 0500 - 06:00 CET
India’s benchmark Nifty 50 fell more than 10% in March.
The price-to-earnings ratio of Indian benchmark indices is at a level rarely seen over the past decade.
The Iran war has reveal... |
| 01.04.2026 | The student loan book is disguising the real size of the national debt | The market value of the student loan book is approximately £33bn lower than official government accounts suggest. As a result, our national debt is higher than we’re being told – disguised by billions in loans that are much less valuable th... |
| 04.03.2026 | Iceland versus Iceland: Trademark feud put on ice | The decades-long trademark dispute between UK retailer Iceland and its Nordic namesake looks to be thawing as the supermarket’s boss offered discounts for shoppers in Reykjavik.
Executive chair Richard Walker has signalled an end to the fro... |
| 11.02.2026 | CNBC’s The China Connection newsletter: Inside China’s push to feed 1.4 billion people without U.S. crops | Monday - Friday, 10:00 - 11:00 SIN/HK | 0400 - 05:00 CET
Investment in agriculture has boosted local availability of fresh produce.
China has long wanted to reduce its reliance on other countries for agricultural products.
Companies from e-... |
| 05.02.2026 | CNBC’s Inside India newsletter: The facts — and frictions — of the U.S.-India trade deal | Monday - Friday, 11:00 - 12:00 SIN/HK | 0500 - 06:00 CET
The U.S. has slashed tariffs on Indian goods to 18% from 50%, a move which New Delhi has welcomed.
Washington said that India will cut tariff on U.S. goods to zero, replace Russian cr... |
| 30.01.2026 | World leaders flock to Beijing, hedging against U.S. disruptions | At least five world leaders have visited Beijing in January alone.
The high-level visits come as countries navigate tense U.S. relations.
Business executives are also using the opportunity for China deals.
BEIJING — Countries that shunned C... |
| 30.01.2026 | Scenic trains, cruises and concerts: China’s new plan to get consumers spending again | China rolled out a new work plan to boost services consumption as officials sought to shore up demand.
Beijing has launched trade-in subsidies to spur goods consumption, but the spending rebound has been uneven.
Economists called for deeper... |
| 30.01.2026 | CNBC Daily Open: We’ll soon find out who the new Fed chair is | Denmark lauds talks with U.S. over Greenland.
Trump, his two sons and Trump Org sue the IRS and U.S. Treasury.
China has a new plan to boost consumer spending.
U.S. indexes mostly retreat, weighed by Microsoft.
A U.S. company is working to ... |
| 28.01.2026 | Why Singapore is becoming a refuge for investors | CONVERGE LIVE - Singapore, 22-23 April 2026
Investors like Singapore for its location, English common-law and large private capital markets, according to KPMG executive Anton Ruddenklau, describing it as a “hub” for capital flows into and o... |
| 02.01.2026 | Singapore economy jumps 5.7% in fourth quarter, highest since 2021, on manufacturing growth | Manufacturing rebound powered Singapore’s strongest quarterly growth in more than a year.
However, most other sectors saw a contraction, including construction and the service industries.
Full-year expansion beat official forecasts despite ... |
| 08.12.2025 | TenPay Global and Mastercard collaborate to enable fast and secure remittances to Weixin Pay | SINGAPORE, Dec. 8, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- TenPay Global, Tencent's cross-border payment platform, and Mastercard Move, Mastercard's money movement business, have announced a collaboration to facilitate fast, secure and transparent digital rem... |
| 24.11.2025 | Singapore inflation climbs to a near 1-year high as October price growth sharply exceeds estimates | Headline inflation climbed 1.2%, topping estimates of 0.9% and reaching its highest level since August 2024.
Core inflation rose 1.2% as well, beating the average 0.7% expected by Reuters-polled economists.
Singapore’s inflation rate rose f... |
| 31.10.2025 | China’s Xi urges Asian nations to keep supply chains stable, work together during ‘turbulent’ times | Chinese President Xi Jinping spoke at the Asia Pacific-Economic Cooperation (APEC) Economic Leaders’ meeting on Friday.
“The more turbulent the times, the more we must work together,” Xi said in a Chinese state media readout, translated by ... |
| 09.10.2025 | A solar powered hospital-on-wheels takes urgent care into Zimbabwe’s hinterlands | In Zimbabwe, over 60% of the population live in rural areas where access to healthcare is limited by distance, cost, and infrastructure deficit. People walk 15 to 20 kilometers to reach the nearest clinic, often delaying care until it’s too... |
| 24.09.2025 | Stablecoins are filling in legacy finance gaps for businesses, corporates | The role of digital assets in the future of finance—significant or not—is not a settled debate yet, but more agnostics are finding practical reasons to become stablecoin converts.
The biggest news in the industry last week came from MoneyGr... |
| 24.09.2025 | Trump’s $100,000 H-1B fee could test Africa’s tech ecosystem ambitions | On September 19, US President Donald Trump signed an executive order imposing a steep $100,000 fee on H-1B non-immigrant visas. After being met with varying responses, the White House clarified that the fee hike applied only to foreign appl... |
| 17.09.2025 | CNBC’s The China Connection newsletter: China’s attempt to pivot away from the U.S. starts with this trading hub | Monday - Friday, 10:00 - 11:00 SIN/HK | 0400 - 05:00 CET
There were more children than buyers when I visited Yiwu, one of the world’s largest wholesale markets.
Li, a seller of sponges and cleaning supplies, claimed it wasn’t the peak seaso... |
| 03.09.2025 | CNBC’s The China Connection newsletter: Coding the future... in Chinese? | Monday - Friday, 10:00 - 11:00 SIN/HK | 0400 - 05:00 CET
Readouts of Chinese President Xi Jinping’s meetings with more than a dozen visiting leaders underscored not only cooperation on trade, but also tech and artificial intelligence.
China... |
| 28.08.2025 | Bank of Korea raises GDP and inflation forecasts; keeps rates unchanged | Housing prices in Seoul and its surrounding areas, as well as household debt need to be further monitored, the BOK said.
The central bank noted that the increase in household loans has significantly lessened, but the expectations for rising... |
| 21.08.2025 | Send App by Flutterwave unveils ‘Share and Earn’ referral program, making sending money home and abroad more rewarding for Nigerians | Africa’s leading payments technology company, Flutterwave, has recently announced the launch of its referral program through Send App, its cross-border remittance product. The integration of Swap into Send App has empowered users to effortl... |
| 12.08.2025 | CNBC Daily Open: Investors seem conditioned to expect Trump reversals | Trump extends pause on China tariffs.
E.J. Antoni to be nominated as Bureau of Labor Statistics commissioner.
Intel CEO is a “success,” Trump says, reversing his message last week.
U.S. stocks end Monday lower.
Citibank raises its S&P 5... |
| 12.08.2025 | CNBC Daily Open: Markets appear to be unfazed by Trump U-turns | Donald Trump extends pause on China tariffs.
Elon Musk threatens legal action against Apple.
Intel CEO is a “success,” Trump says, reversing his message last week.
U.S. stocks end Monday lower. The Nikkei 225 and S&P/ASX touched highs o... |
| 30.07.2025 | Singapore warns of slowdown in second half of the year as it keeps monetary policy steady | The Monetary Authority of Singapore kept its monetary policy unchanged after easing twice earlier in 2025.
The MAS warned that GDP growth is “projected to moderate in the second half of 2025 from its strong pace in [the first half].”
Singap... |
| 24.07.2025 | The US fertility rate reached a new low in 2024, CDC data shows | “We’re seeing this as part of an ongoing process of fertility delay. We know that the U.S. population is still growing, and we still have a natural increase — more births than deaths,” she said.
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prev... |
| 24.07.2025 | China plans subsidy vouchers for seniors to ease strain on its aging population, drive consumption | China plans to offer subsidy coupons to ease the financial strain on its aging population and drive consumption of elderly-care services.
The allowances will be paid monthly in the form of electronic coupons to cover part of the costs for s... |
| 23.07.2025 | Singapore inflation remains at over four-year low ahead of monetary policy decision | The inflation figure was lower than the 0.9% expected by economists
Core inflation remained unchanged at 0.6%.
Singapore’s headline inflation rate remained steady at 0.8% in June, staying at its lowest level in over four years.
The inflatio... |
| 23.07.2025 | South Korea avoids technical recession as GDP expands 0.6% in second quarter | This was higher than the 0.5% expected by economists polled by Reuters.
It is also a reversal from the 0.2% contraction seen in the first quarter.
On a year-over-year basis, the country’s GDP rose 0.5%, up from 0% in the first quarter.
Sout... |
| 21.07.2025 | Singapore dollar exhibits safe-haven currency features. But it’s no yen or Swiss franc — yet | Singapore dollar has seen low volatility, the country has shown fiscal prudence, and it’s economy has been solid, experts say.
The way the city-state manages its currency, however, limits large-scale positioning by traders.
Experts still su... |
| 09.07.2025 | Trump tariffs raise the specter of sharper economic downturn for South Korea and Japan | While South Korean imports to the U.S. face 25% tariffs, the same as Trump promised in April, the rate on Japan has been raised by 1 percentage point to 25%.
Both Japan and South Korea saw first-quarter gross domestic product contract on a ... |
| 25.06.2025 | Navigating New Alliances: China’s Strategic Dance in Latin America and the Middle East | In the intricate web of global politics, alliances shift like sand. China, a rising titan, is weaving new threads in Latin America while cautiously navigating the turbulent waters of the Middle East. Recent events reveal a dual strategy: fo... |
| 23.06.2025 | China’s support for Tehran grows more restrained as U.S. enters war between Israel and Iran | Despite the initial show of support for Iran, Beijing’s rhetoric has shifted to be more measured.
The Hormuz Strait’s potential closure may be favorable for Beijing, if it deals a bigger blow to the U.S. and European Union.
Beijing may stan... |
| 21.06.2025 | China’s property sector has been in an extended slump. Shrinking population is making it worse | New home demand in Chinese urban cities will remain suppressed at below 5 million units per year.
Shrinking population, stagnant incomes and a glut of unsold homes continue to hammer homebuyer and investor sentiment.
The demographic shift i... |
| 30.05.2025 | The Manufacturing Tug-of-War: China and the U.S. on a Collision Course | In the global economic arena, the clash between China and the United States is like a heavyweight boxing match. Each side throws punches, but the stakes are high. At the center of this bout is manufacturing—a battleground where strategies a... |
| 30.05.2025 | The Unraveling of Trump's Tariff Tactics: A New Dawn for Global Markets | The winds of change are blowing through the financial markets. A recent ruling by the U.S. Court of International Trade has dealt a significant blow to President Donald Trump's "reciprocal" tariffs, shaking the foundations of his ... |
| 29.05.2025 | Xi wants to boost China’s advanced manufacturing prowess. Trump may not like it | Chinese President Xi Jinping reaffirmed his plans for a manufacturing-led growth model.
That stance could run counter to the Trump administration’s core demands in the ongoing trade talks.
Beijing’s shift toward a more consumption-led model... |
| 29.05.2025 | CNBC Daily Open: Trump’s ‘reciprocal’ tariffs face an uncertain future — and that’s good for markets and businesses | A U.S. federal court ruled Wednesday that President Donald Trump exceeded his authority with his “reciprocal” tariffs.
Nvidia first-quarter earnings beat LSEG estimates. Export restrictions to China, however, are weighing on Nvidia.
Trump o... |
| 27.05.2025 | Five huge climate opportunities await the next parliament – and it has the numbers to deliver | Meanwhile, the Coalition – which promoted nuclear energy and a slower renewables transition – suffered a historic defeat.
Labor also looks set to have increased numbers in the Senate, where the Greens are likely to hold the balance of power... |
| 19.05.2025 | Global seed sector gathers in Istanbul amid ongoing trade discussions that threaten seed availability and food security | ISTANBUL, TURKEY, May 19, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Delegates from more than 70 countries have gathered in Istanbul for the largest seed industry event in the world, the World Seed Congress 2025, amid disruptions to global trading systems.... |
| 01.05.2025 | Where will the next darlings of African agrifoodtech come from? | [Disclosure: AgFunderNews’ parent company is AgFunder.]
Looking at the top-funded agrifoodtech startups in Africa in 2024, one recognizes several familiar names, including SunCulture, Apollo Agriculture, Tomato Jos, and Pula Advisors. Turni... |
| 30.04.2025 | Emirati Scientists Create Wheat Variety with ‘Record-Breaking’ 19% Protein | 4 Mins Read At Sharjah’s Mleiha Wheat Farm, agricultural experts have developed a variety of the grain with 19.3% native protein content, potentially boosting the nation’s food security and exports.
Home to an extreme climate, scarce water ... |
| 22.04.2025 | As the dollar falters, the world’s central banks tread a tightrope — devalue their currency or not | Uncertainty about U.S. policymaking has led to a flight out of the U.S. dollar and Treasurys, with the dollar index weakening more than 9% so far this year, and analysts see more declines.
The drop in the greenback has led other currencies ... |
| 12.04.2025 | How China used Vietnam to evade higher U.S. tariffs | The threat of rising tariff rates on U.S. imports could hobble the economic trajectory of countries such as Vietnam.
Foreign direct investment in Vietnam has increased in recent years as firms search for ways to manage risks stemming from p... |
| 09.04.2025 | Tariff Tides: How Trump's Trade Policies are Reshaping Southeast Asia | In the world of trade, the winds can shift suddenly. One moment, a country sails smoothly on the currents of globalization; the next, it finds itself battling turbulent waters. This is the reality facing Southeast Asia as U.S. President Don... |
| 09.04.2025 | Trump disrupts global economic order even though the US is dominant | The administration accuses other countries of erecting unfair trade barriers to keep out American exports and using underhanded tactics to promote their own. In Trump’s telling, his tariffs are a long-overdue reckoning: The U.S. is the vict... |
| 08.04.2025 | Vietnam has been a big beneficiary of global trade — Trump’s new tariffs threaten to derail that | Concerns are mounting that U.S. President Donald Trump’s aggressive tariffs could derail Vietnam’s ambitious growth target despite diplomatic overtures to Washington that economists say are unlikely to shift policy soon.
Vietnam will face a... |
| 07.04.2025 | Myanmar’s fatal quake deepens political turmoil with no path to peace, experts say | Just hours after the quake, the ruling junta declared a state of emergency in some quake-hit cities and issued a plea for international aid — a move that represents a stark contrast to the aftermath of Cyclone Nargis that hit the Asian nati... |
| 04.04.2025 | Emerging markets fund posts worst session since March 2020 due to tariff fears | The iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF fell on Friday to its biggest drop since March 2020, as President Donald Trump’s retaliatory tariffs raised fears of a global trade war and recession.
The fund closed 5.56% lower, and ended the week dow... |
| 02.04.2025 | Trump announces sweeping new tariffs to promote US manufacturing, risking inflation and trade wars | Trump was fulfilling a key campaign promise as he imposed what he called “reciprocal” tariffs on trade partners, acting without Congress through the 1977 International Emergency Powers Act in an extraordinary attempt to both break and ultim... |
| 19.03.2025 | China’s Green Awakening: Balancing Nature and Economic Growth | In the heart of China, a transformation is underway. The country is at a crossroads, where economic ambition meets environmental responsibility. The message is clear: to protect the environment is to protect productivity. This mantra, echoe... |
| 19.03.2025 | China is tackling weak consumption with child care subsidies | Among the top five priorities China has laid out for boosting consumption is child care subsidies.
A national-level policy of 100 billion yuan ($13.84 billion) for child care subsidies could come soon this year, Jianguang Shen, chief econom... |
| 16.03.2025 | Tariffs and the Ripple Effect: Germany's Economic Tightrope | In the intricate dance of global trade, tariffs are the heavyweights that can tip the scales. The recent warnings from Germany's central bank president, Joachim Nagel, echo through the corridors of Europe’s largest economy. His message is c... |
| 13.03.2025 | U.S. tariffs could thrust Germany into recession, central bank governor says | Ongoing U.S. tariffs could push Europe’s largest economy into a recession, German central bank President Joachim Nagel warned.
“Now we are in a world with tariffs, so we could expect maybe a recession for this year, if the tariffs are reall... |
| 11.03.2025 | Report: RSV-associated Hospitalisation Costs in Singapore Estimated at SGD 9,430 per Patient; Poses Financial Strain on At-risk Older Adults | New findings from a recent white paper highlight the economic and healthcare burden posed by Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) on at-risk older adults aged 60 years or over in select high-income APEC countries and regions, including Austral... |
| 08.03.2025 | RBL Bank's New Leadership: A Strategic Shift in Retail Banking | RBL Bank is making waves in the financial sector with its recent leadership appointments. The bank has welcomed Narendra Agrawal as the new president and head of branch banking and retail liabilities, alongside T S Pari, who steps in as the... |
| 06.03.2025 | Wealth creation is booming as multimillionaire population jumps 5.2% in the U.S. | The U.S. is the top nation for the world’s wealthy, a recent report finds.
The number of multimillionaires worldwide jumped 4.4% in 2024, while the share of wealthy Americans with more than $10 million grew by 5.2%.
When it comes to the ris... |
| 06.03.2025 | CNBC’s Inside India newsletter: Indian consumption stocks await a tax-cut bump | India’s Nifty Fast Moving Consumer Goods index has dropped nearly 9% so far this year
Since February, shares in ITC have slumped 12.3% while Hindustan Unilever has lost 11.4%. Tata Consumer Products’ shares has fallen 10.5% and Nestle India... |
| 28.02.2025 | Glass Bottles, Tomato Skins & Desert Crops: How Boca Became the Middle East’s Most Sustainable Restaurant | 10 Mins Read In a decade, Omar Shihab and his team at Boca have pioneered how restaurants approach sustainability, championing local produce from a historically barren region.
“In a way, we’re living the future today,” says Omar Shihab.
He ... |
| 27.02.2025 | 7 Startups Making Millions with Free Public Data—And How You Can Too | Every week, we covered hundreds of tech startups raising millions in funding, only for about 90% of them to fail miserably. The truth is, some of the most successful startups today aren’t selling products or services. They’re making million... |
| 21.01.2025 | Our equity investment in Sahyadri Farms, India |
Owned by over 6,000 smallholders, Sahyadri Farms is the largest farmer-owned integrated value chain operator in the Fruits & Vegetables sector in India. This is no small feat considering India comes in only after China as the world´s g... |
| 02.10.2024 | Google: Generative AI Could Add Up to €1.4 Trillion to the EU’s GDP by 2034 | Generative AI could add between €1.2 and €1.4 trillion to the E.U.’s gross domestic product within a decade, the equivalent of 8% of growth a year, a new Google report claims.
The gains would come from employee productivity increases, the f... |
| 26.09.2024 | ewpartners Highlights Case for Investment into MENA Region at SuperReturn Asia | SINGAPORE, Sept. 26, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- ewpartners, the first international private equity firm to establish an Asian-Saudi cross boarder investment platform, will use its speaking appearance at SuperReturn Asia this week to outline the s... |
| 14.08.2024 | India's Economic Resilience: A Dual Approach to Growth and Sustainability | India stands at a crossroads, balancing economic growth with the pressing challenges of climate change. The nation has witnessed a remarkable surge in initial public offerings (IPOs) and a significant push towards climate-resilient agricult... |
| 13.08.2024 | India Releases 109 High-Yielding, Resilient Crop Varieties for Climate-Vulnerable Farmers | 4 Mins Read The Indian government has introduced over 100 high-yielding, climate-resilient varieties of crops for farmers, a group among the country’s most vulnerable to global warming.
India has unveiled 109 future-facing varieties of crop... |
| 11.07.2024 | Telemedicine: The future of healthcare for NGOs and communities in northern Nigeria | Northern Nigeria’s evolving socio-economic fabric is marked by progress and challenges, particularly a massive gap in healthcare access for its teeming population. While urban areas benefit from relatively good health services, remote commu... |
| 09.07.2024 | Côte d’Ivoire doesn’t need to reinvent the wheel | This article was contributed to TechCabal by Leslie Ossete, through The Realistic Optimist, a paid newsletter covering the globalised startup scene. A tale of two cities
Africa has seen a schism between its francophone and anglophone startu... |
| 22.06.2024 | Nvidia’s record market cap surpasses all but five global economies | Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) recently reached a significant milestone by briefly claiming the top spot in global market capitalization, surpassing both Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) and Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL). On June 18, 2024, Nvidia’s market cap reache... |
| 19.06.2024 | Beyond the numbers: Unlocking the potential of Nigeria’s booming youth population | This article was contributed to TechCabal by Dr Fola Aina.
Nigeria boasts the world’s largest youth population, with a median age of 18.1. Nearly 70% of Nigerians are under 30, and 42% are below 15, which amounts to a staggering 151 million... |
| 16.06.2024 | Economic growth to be GNU’s top priority | The ANC and the Democratic Alliance committed to “rapid, inclusive and sustainable” economic growth in an agreement on forming a so-called government of national unity.
The accord, signed in Cape Town on Friday, sets the revival of South Af... |
| 12.06.2024 | Abu Dhabi Announces Alternative Protein Economic Cluster to Boost Food Security | 4 Mins Read The crown prince of Abu Dhabi has approved a new economic cluster for novel foods and alternative proteins to tackle food insecurity and water shortages.
Abu Dhabi has launched the AgriFood Growth and Water Abundance (AGWA) hub,... |
| 12.06.2024 | Age, genetics, and birth control: the root causes of infertility | At Invent Health, healthcare execs and investors discuss why infertility rates are so high
Recently, VatorNews held its latest Invent Health event: these are salon-styled tech talks and mixers where valuable lessons and insights are shared ... |
| 29.05.2024 | Sri Lanka’s startup ecosystem has all it needs to thrive | Community Content
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Chalinda Abeykoon · 1d ago · 5 min readSri Lanka’s startup ec... |
| 28.05.2024 | At Invent Health: innovations in women's health and fertility | The panel included Genoscience, Emmeline Ventures, Suncoast Ventures, Wisp, and GENESIS Fertility
Last week, VatorNews held its latest Invent Health event: Invent Health is a salon-styled tech talk and mixer where valuable lessons and insig... |
| 26.05.2024 | Burundi’s fishers and farmers adapt to climate crisis | It was a late evening in April 2018 when Philbert Ntaciyica, exhausted from the non-stop heavy rain battering his roof, wondered if his farm would survive this latest storm.
When the 12-hour downpour finally eased in Nzove, a village perche... |
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| 20.04.2024 | India’s election overshadowed by the rise of online misinformation | As India kicks off the world’s biggest election, which starts on April 19 and runs through June 1, the electoral landscape is overshadowed by misinformation.
The country — which has more than 830 million internet users and is home to the la... |
| 18.04.2024 | Climate change may cost $38 trillion a year by 2049, study says | Data: Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research; Chart: Rahul Mukherjee/Axios
Climate change through the middle of this century is likely to be far costlier than thought — to the tune of $38 trillion per year, a new study finds.
Why it ... |
| 18.04.2024 | Biden wants to sell blue-collar workers the American Dream of a failing China | Politics Biden wants to sell blue-collar workers the American Dream of a failing China
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| 09.04.2024 | “The Fight For Black Lives” Documentary Film Highlights The Need For Black Maternal Health Week, April 11-17 | The Fight for Black Lives Poster
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"The Fight For Black Lives" documentary is hosting several screenings in April to kickoff a 12-month maternal and infant health justice awareness campaign
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| 25.03.2024 | Meet Uzbekistan’s first unicorn: e-commerce startup Uzum | Uzum, an e-commerce startup offering online shopping, fintech and food deliveries to millions of customers in Uzbekistan, has raised $114 million in funding, becoming the country’s first unicorn with a valuation of $1.16 billion.
Uzbekistan... |
| 25.03.2024 | Health systems doubling down on ramping up their fertility services | Mayo Clinic, CommonSpirit Health, and Mount Sinai are among those partnered with fertility startups
Infertility is defined as being unable to get pregnant after one year of unprotected sex if women under 35 years of age, or 6 months in wome... |
| 04.03.2024 | Как развивался IT-сектор Ирана в условиях санкций | Уже более сорока лет Иран находится под множеством международных санкций. Несмотря на это Исламской республике удалось выстроить одну из мощнейших экономик в своем регионе, а также не приостановить свое технологическое развитие.
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| 21.02.2024 | Americans aren't having enough kids. That's bad news for the economy — and immigration may be the answer. | Economy Americans aren't having enough kids. That's bad news for the economy — and immigration may be the answer.
George Glover
2024-02-21T09:49:49Z
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| 09.02.2024 | Sam Altman wants to raise up to $7 trillion. That's, uh, a lot of dough. | Tech Sam Altman wants to raise up to $7 trillion. That's, uh, a lot of dough.
Katie Notopoulos
2024-02-09T19:29:52Z
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| 01.02.2024 | China's defense budget was reported as 3 times smaller than America's, but 2 analysts say the Pentagon is underselling Beijing's true military strength | Military & Defense China's defense budget was reported as 3 times smaller than America's, but 2 analysts say the Pentagon is underselling Beijing's true military strength
Matthew Loh
2024-02-01T05:02:08Z
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| 12.01.2024 | Australia’s sustainable finance strategy is here. But it’s only the first step | Source: Unsplash/ Zbynek Burival article-article-body
Just north of Jamestown in South Australia, 70 kilometres east of the Spencer Gulf and next to a wind farm of nearly 100 turbines, stands the world’s first big battery.
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| 07.01.2024 | The godfather of the inverted yield curve warns a recession is likely coming in 2024 — and shares the 4 reasons why a downturn will be harder to avoid than last year | Markets The godfather of the inverted yield curve warns a recession is likely coming in 2024 — and shares the 4 reasons why a downturn will be harder to avoid than last year
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| 29.12.2023 | 5 Nigerian consumer trends we noticed in 2023 | Businesses don’t exist without consumers. Without them, ventures are, at best, funded ideas. In Nigeria, the consumer demographic is complex and dynamic. And that has a two-edged meaning for businesses seeking scale: they are hard to unders... |
| 27.12.2023 | Octa flashes back to 2023 events | In 2023, high interest rates caused global equities to fall, depreciating emerging market currencies and slowing global growth. Military conflicts reached the highest level since the Cold War, affecting capital markets. In this article, Oct... |
| 08.12.2023 | In sustainable agritech and traceability, emerging markets will lead, not follow | The following op-ed was contributed by Lauren Blasco. Blasco is a principal and the head of ESG at AC Ventures, a leading venture capital firm in ASEAN, with more than USD 500 million in assets under management. The firm is a generational p... |
| 05.12.2023 | The aviation industry wants to reach net zero by 2050, but major players disagree on how to get there | A Boeing 777-300. Nicolas Economou/NurPhoto via Getty Images
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| 22.11.2023 | The US dollar is central to Argentina's plan to fix its broken economy. There's just one hitch. | A supporter of Presidential candidate Javier Milei of La Libertad Avanza holds a replica of a hundred dollars bill with Milei's photo during a rally on September 25, 2023 in San Martin, Buenos Aires, Argentina. Tomas Cuesta/Getty Images
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| 18.11.2023 | Tanzania’s NALA wants to make Rwanda a settlement hub for East Africa | NALA Money, the Tanzanian business and consumer cross-border payments fintech backed by Bessemer Ventures and Accel, says it plans to make Rwanda a settlement hub for its East African remittance business. Making Rwanda a settlement hub mean... |