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Allianz wants to redistribute three quarters of profit to shareholders

Germany’s Allianz said on Monday it plans to distribute at least three-quarters of its net profit to shareholders via dividends and...

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December 10, 2024
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2024 is the hottest year on record, EU scientists say

This year will be the world’s warmest since records began, with extraordinarily high temperatures expected to persist into at least...

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December 10, 2024
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Brussels seeks more information on secret Google-Meta ads deal targeting...

European regulators have asked Google for more information about its now-scrapped secret advertising partnership with Instagram-parent Meta Platforms that ignored...

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December 10, 2024
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China ready to go deeper into debt to counter Trump’s...

In one of their most dovish statements in more than a decade, Chinese leaders signalled on Monday they are ready...

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December 10, 2024
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Climate Environment Featured tax

Carbon tax reform: Fair, efficient, and budget-neutral

Carbon taxes are notoriously unpopular, but handing back carbon tax revenue as lump-sum dividends to all citizens as climate dividends...

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December 10, 2024
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Banking Economy Featured Finance

Central bank business surveys: Version 2.0

Sample surveys have been a fundamental tool for capturing policy-relevant heterogeneities among agents, especially firms, and remain crucial for providing...

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December 10, 2024
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Finance Banking Featured

A hidden dragon: China’s spillovers on the financial markets of...

Global financial markets are becoming increasingly intertwined. This column analyses the potential spillovers of shocks originating in China on the...

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December 10, 2024
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Productivity Featured Innovation

Miracle or myth: Assessing the macroeconomic productivity gains from artificial...

Artificial intelligence has been shown to deliver large performance gains in selected economic activities, but its aggregate impact remains debated....

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December 10, 2024
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Finance Economy Featured World

Bitcoin valuation: Transactional demand versus speculative bubble

The recent surge in the price of Bitcoin has reignited debates about a cryptocurrency bubble, many of them based on...

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December 10, 2024
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Development Featured News World

Harnessing the benefits of digital agriculture for smallholder farmers in...

Mobile phone-based extension programmes can be used to disseminate information about modern inputs and management practices to smallholder farmers in...