Texas battery rush: Oil state’s power woes fuel energy storage boom
BlackRock, Korea’s SK, Switzerland’s UBS and other companies are chasing an investment boom in battery storage plants in Texas, lured by the prospect of earning
Fiscal consequences of corporate tax avoidance
Multinational corporations routinely shift their profits to tax havens globally in order to benefit from low-tax environments. This column uses German municipal data on trade
How declining population growth might portend a future of increasing resource scarcity
In the coming century, the global economy will experience an unprecedented convergence of two trends, as the world’s population reaches its peak while simultaneously approaching
Another systemic debt crisis in low-income countries can be prevented – if we act now
There are growing concerns that low-income countries may be in or close to a systemic debt crisis. This column argues that while debt distress indicators
Employer perspectives on employee work location: collaboration, culture and control
This paper discusses employers’ experience of working fully remotely during the pandemic, and their approaches to returning to the office following the pandemic. We chose
World No Tobacco Day 2023: We need food, not tobacco, in an age of megathreats
The theme for this year’s World No Tobacco Day, “We need food, not tobacco,” to be commemorated on May 31, is apt given the rising food
Impactful climate mitigation requires standards, verification and standardization
Climate costs and development together need vast new resources. For developing countries, the needs are particularly large to provide for growing populations and decades of
Reliance’s JioCinema signs content streaming deal with NBC Universal
JioCinema, the streaming platform run by India’s Reliance Industries Ltd, has signed a partnership with NBC Universal Media in a push to increase Hollywood content
Xiaomi to make wireless audio products in India
Xiaomi Corp’s Indian arm will start making wireless audio products in the country through a partnership with electronics manufacturer Optiemus in a push to further localise
Binance names Teng as head of regional markets outside US
Binance has appointed Richard Teng to head its regional markets outside the United States, at a time when the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange has been
