US, UK Lead Pledge to Triple Nuclear Power by 2050 at COP28
The US will lead a push at the COP28 climate summit to triple the amount of installed nuclear
2023-11-15 16:26
ANC Leader Says Climate Pact Causing South African Power Cuts
Fikile Mbalula, the secretary general of South Africa’s ruling African National Congress, reiterated a discredited claim that an
2023-11-10 14:19
Everstone Plans to Raise $1 Billion for Its Largest Asia PE Fund
Everstone Capital Asia Pte is seeking $1 billion for its latest private equity fund for India and Southeast
2023-11-10 10:23
A World Made of BRICS
In 2001, Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa—the emerging-markets group known as the BRICS—accounted for 19% of
2023-11-08 07:30
US Ratchets Up Economic Pressure on Uganda Over Anti-LGBTQ Laws
The US terminated Uganda’s preferential trade status, the latest in a series of punitive measures against the East
2023-10-31 17:22
Nigeria Aims to Emulate OECD Nations in Tax Revenue Collection
The Nigerian government’s efforts to boost revenue will help reduce its loan-service ratio by almost a half in
2023-10-25 01:18
Egypt Is Courted on All Sides as Pivotal to Gaza Refugees’ Fate
The war between Israel and Hamas has turned the spotlight on Egypt’s role as a regional powerbroker, potentially
2023-10-22 03:47
Carbon Pricing Efforts Accelerate in Asia on Green Push
Asia is emerging as the key catalyst for growth in carbon trading, though the region’s markets currently cover
2023-10-19 13:54
Embattled Transnet Seeks South Africa’s Support to Turnaround
South Africa’s embattled state-owned freight-rail and ports company identified areas that require immediate state support in a turnaround
2023-10-16 14:59
War Adds Risks to Indebted, Expensive and Fractured World
A world economy struggling with record debt, expensive credit and increasingly dysfunctional or inadequate institutions now faces new
2023-10-15 22:22
World’s Higher-for-Longer Rate Era Stokes Worry
Now that the higher-for-longer interest-rate era has arrived, global finance officials are getting worried about the consequences. Rising
2023-10-14 21:16
Funding Women and Child Health Key to African Equity, GFF Says
As lower-income countries grapple with declines in maternal and child well-being, the Global Financing Facility plans to secure
2023-10-13 13:55