![US, UK Lead Pledge to Triple Nuclear Power by 2050 at COP28](/i/c/aa570d11-f056-b915-f367-7543e2b3d747.webp)
US, UK Lead Pledge to Triple Nuclear Power by 2050 at COP28
The US will lead a push at the COP28 climate summit to triple the amount of installed nuclear
2023-11-15 16:19
![ANC Leader Says Climate Pact Causing South African Power Cuts](/i/c/4bb697de-bd2b-7bd6-334b-dc38b48c3e92.webp)
ANC Leader Says Climate Pact Causing South African Power Cuts
Fikile Mbalula, the secretary general of South Africa’s ruling African National Congress, reiterated a discredited claim that an
2023-11-10 14:24
![Everstone Plans to Raise $1 Billion for Its Largest Asia PE Fund](/i/c/9b28ebc3-e952-95d9-f8b6-793b8a5ba39a.webp)
Everstone Plans to Raise $1 Billion for Its Largest Asia PE Fund
Everstone Capital Asia Pte is seeking $1 billion for its latest private equity fund for India and Southeast
2023-11-10 10:21
![A World Made of BRICS](/i/c/5c866da2-c14e-7050-cade-0467e186f0dc.webp)
A World Made of BRICS
In 2001, Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa—the emerging-markets group known as the BRICS—accounted for 19% of
2023-11-08 07:28
![US Ratchets Up Economic Pressure on Uganda Over Anti-LGBTQ Laws](/i/c/5de59b11-27b6-d7aa-1d7d-38f1ee4b8992.webp)
US Ratchets Up Economic Pressure on Uganda Over Anti-LGBTQ Laws
The US terminated Uganda’s preferential trade status, the latest in a series of punitive measures against the East
2023-10-31 17:19
![Nigeria Aims to Emulate OECD Nations in Tax Revenue Collection](/i/c/2dd27f0f-d5e7-0f69-139f-880e04fb7417.webp)
Nigeria Aims to Emulate OECD Nations in Tax Revenue Collection
The Nigerian government’s efforts to boost revenue will help reduce its loan-service ratio by almost a half in
2023-10-25 01:23
![Egypt Is Courted on All Sides as Pivotal to Gaza Refugees’ Fate](/i/c/313ffa11-48f2-0021-d44d-4ddc33371808.webp)
Egypt Is Courted on All Sides as Pivotal to Gaza Refugees’ Fate
The war between Israel and Hamas has turned the spotlight on Egypt’s role as a regional powerbroker, potentially
2023-10-22 03:54
![Carbon Pricing Efforts Accelerate in Asia on Green Push](/i/c/95f6300c-556a-c4c1-f38d-e81da713df80.webp)
Carbon Pricing Efforts Accelerate in Asia on Green Push
Asia is emerging as the key catalyst for growth in carbon trading, though the region’s markets currently cover
2023-10-19 13:55
![Embattled Transnet Seeks South Africa’s Support to Turnaround](/i/c/63a058b7-5c75-120d-be87-8ceecfd5e94c.webp)
Embattled Transnet Seeks South Africa’s Support to Turnaround
South Africa’s embattled state-owned freight-rail and ports company identified areas that require immediate state support in a turnaround
2023-10-16 14:53
![War Adds Risks to Indebted, Expensive and Fractured World](/i/c/c6418616-fb2f-2db6-1d0c-8406574d43ce.webp)
War Adds Risks to Indebted, Expensive and Fractured World
A world economy struggling with record debt, expensive credit and increasingly dysfunctional or inadequate institutions now faces new
2023-10-15 22:27
![World’s Higher-for-Longer Rate Era Stokes Worry](/i/c/7ab3426b-1d23-29f4-dde8-89478e1b8480.webp)
World’s Higher-for-Longer Rate Era Stokes Worry
Now that the higher-for-longer interest-rate era has arrived, global finance officials are getting worried about the consequences. Rising
2023-10-14 21:28
![Funding Women and Child Health Key to African Equity, GFF Says](/i/c/665381f7-93a9-4574-3b9f-cdf035b1013f.webp)
Funding Women and Child Health Key to African Equity, GFF Says
As lower-income countries grapple with declines in maternal and child well-being, the Global Financing Facility plans to secure
2023-10-13 13:57