Nov 13, 2023 12:23 pm UTC| Economy
When this years United Nations Climate Change Conference begins in late November 2023, it will be a moment for course correction. Seven years ago, nearly every country worldwide signed onto the Paris climate agreement....
Shareholder activists can inadvertently raise CEO pay
Nov 13, 2023 12:06 pm UTC| Economy Investing
Activist investors or shareholders can be a powerful force in the corporate world, capable of driving significant change within companies. Their influence can be a force for good. It can extend beyond financial decisions...
Africa-US trade: Agoa deal expires in 2025 - an expert unpacks what it's achieved in 23 years
Nov 13, 2023 12:01 pm UTC| Economy
African governments are seeking an extension of the African Growth and Opportunity Act (Agoa) beyond 2025. The law was enacted in 2000 to encourage increased trade and investment between the United States and sub-Saharan...
Concrete versus asphalt for Nigeria's roads: which is better?
Nov 10, 2023 14:44 pm UTC| Economy
Nigerias new works minister, David Umahi, is pushing for the use of rigid pavement in road construction, as against the flexible pavement predominantly in use. This, as the minister noted, is due to the precarious state of...
Nov 10, 2023 14:39 pm UTC| Economy
For the past 16 years South Africans have dreaded rolling power cuts euphemistically dubbed loadshedding. These are caused by the ailing state power entity Eskoms crumbling infrastructure and its over-reliance on ageing...
Nov 08, 2023 12:06 pm UTC| Economy Politics Life
The World Bank issued a statement on 8 August 2023, announcing that it had effectively suspended all new public financing to Uganda over concerns with the countrys anti-homosexuality law, which fundamentally contradicts...
Why it's a good bet the RBA's Melbourne Cup Day interest rate hike will be the last
Nov 08, 2023 12:06 pm UTC| Economy Central Banks
Australia just became become the odd one out. At its meeting last week, the US Federal Reserve kept its official interest rate on hold. A week earlier, the European Central Bank and the Bank of Canada kept their rates...
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