Global energy-related CO2 emissions edged up to record high in 2022 – IEA
Global energy-related emissions of carbon dioxide hit a record high last year, although more clean technology such as solar power and electric vehicles helped limit
Saudi companies to invest $51 billion under government-backed plan
Saudi Arabia has launched 192 billion riyals ($51.2 billion) of investments led by local companies, including oil giant Aramco , SABIC and Ma’aden, under a government-backed initiative,
Vietnam parliament elects Vo Van Thuong as new state president
Vietnam’s National Assembly on Thursday elected Vo Van Thuong as the country’s new president, in a reshuffle of the country’s top leadership amid a sweeping
India’s Adani group gets $1.87 bln investment from U.S. boutique firm GQG
U.S. boutique investment firm GQG Partners has bought shares worth $1.87 billion in four Adani group companies, marking the first major investment in the Indian
Elon Musk’s ‘Master Plan’ for Tesla fails to charge up investors
Tesla Inc’s shares fell about 7% on Thursday, after Chief Executive Elon Musk and team’s four-hour presentation failed to impress investors looking out for an announcement
The fiscal side of Europe’s energy crisis: the facts, problems and prospects
Only a third of the massive fiscal interventions put in place by European governments 1 to shield consumers from rising energy prices have been targeted at vulnerable categories.
For faster growth, Central Asia must confront biased perceptions about the value of women’s work
Globally, women earn about 80% of what men earn on average. But the gap is larger in Central Asia: working women earn about 60% of
European corporates buffeted by shocks
The war in Ukraine has led to a sharp reduction in EU exports to Russia and Ukraine and higher prices for energy and commodities, which
A new way of measuring labour market concentration
Correctly measuring firm market power in labour markets (‘monopsony power’) has implications for firms, workers, and the aggregate economy. A key challenge is the precise
Around 40,000 Syrians return from Turkey after quake
Around 40,000 Syrians who had fled areas affected by the deadly Feb. 6 earthquake have returned from Turkey to rebel-held northwestern Syria in the two
