Afghanistan inks $160 million solar and wind power deal with US, Turkey, India.
Sep 25, 2020 00:08 am UTC| Economy
Afghanistan signed a $160 million solar photovoltaic and wind power project deal with the US Agency for International Development (USAID), Turkey, and India that will bolster its grid by 110 megawatts in the next 16...
UAE, Israel eye energy, infrastructure cooperation
Sep 24, 2020 04:59 am UTC| Economy
The energy ministers of the UAE and Israel explored possible investment opportunities in energy, infrastructure, oil, gas, and renewable energy in a video call on Wednesday. The two countries also focused on advanced...
S. Korean healthcare and cosmetics exports surge 42% in August
Sep 21, 2020 23:24 pm UTC| Economy
South Korea exported US$1.69 billion worth of pharmaceuticals, cosmetics, and medical devices in August, up 42 percent from a year ago. According to data from the Korea Health Industry Development Institute (KHIDI), the...
Sep 21, 2020 05:34 am UTC| Economy
This week, support to unemployed Australians will be dramatically reduced. In April, the new Coronavirus Supplement roughly doubled the level of benefits for unemployed people on the JobSeeker payment and a range of...
Brexit: Ireland's land bridge to the continent boosts air pollution in the UK
Sep 20, 2020 06:10 am UTC| Economy Politics
A no-deal Brexit could cost up to 5,000 jobs in Irelands fisheries, but its not just access to the UKs coastal waters that the country is hoping to hold on to in any post-Brexit arrangement. Perhaps more important to...
Federal Reserve hopes years of zero rates will spur inflation – but there are risks
Sep 20, 2020 06:01 am UTC| Economy Central Banks
In a healthy economy, prices tend to go up a process called inflation. While you might not like that as a consumer, moderate price growth is a sign of a growing economy. And, historically at least, wages tend to go up...
50 years ago Milton Friedman told us greed was good. He was half right
Sep 20, 2020 05:57 am UTC| Economy
The point is, ladies and gentleman, that greed for lack of a better word is good. Greed is right. Greed works. Greed clarifies, cuts through, and captures the essence of the evolutionary spirit. Greed, in all of its...
South Africa’s plan to move away from coal: 8 steps to make it succeed
Germany lowers voting age to 16 for the European elections
IceCube researchers detect a rare type of energetic neutrino sent from powerful astronomical objects