A decade in the making, the RCEP pact takes effect January 1, easing trade among Southeast Asian and Asia-Pacific nations. Economic giants China, Japan and South Korea are set to benefit the most. Trade barriers...
The global economic recovery is being held back by the ongoing COVID pandemic. However, the mutating coronavirus is just one of the main risks which could dampen investor spirits in the coming year. The global...
A rapid uptake in tech has made living through a pandemic easier and safer. But regulators are starting to ask: at what cost? A new year is approaching and, thanks to the pandemic, brings with it...
If 2021 was the year the world ran out of everything, prospects are unlikely to change much for most of next year. So, sit back and relax on your couch and continue to perfect the...
The island country’s economy has suffered due to reduced tourism and US sanctions. Cuba ended it’s dual-currency system earlier this year, also contributing to price fluctuations. Cuba will have an inflation rate of over 70%...
Researchers have urged EU member countries to invest a lot more in chip design, with a view to becoming less dependent on China. Yet other parts of the value chain require more attention. When German...
The last Airbus A380 has been delivered, bringing the program to an end. Once seen as the future of travel, the world’s biggest aircraft turned into a flop. But for the plane-maker, it was still...
The “Drive Pilot” system means a driver can focus on other activities while the car is in traffic. Now that it has KBA approval, Mercedes will be offering the autonomous driving option in the first half...
More and more US companies are moving their production and manufacturing facilities back home because of supply snarls and insufficient production capacity abroad. When Johnson & Johnson got rid of him, James Wyner was deeply...
The rise of the new COVID variant has rattled global investors who are struggling to judge its economic implications. JP Morgan analysts have sought to calm nerves, saying omicron may speed up the end of...
Public debates about the EU’s dependence on oil and gas imports are mounting. But Europe might soon find itself in an even weaker position in a field crucial for energy transition: critical raw materials. Decarbonization...
Most are worthless, but some sell for millions: Experts explain to DW what they know about the mysterious price of nonfungible tokens, and why this cryptoasset may have rough days ahead. Nonfungible tokens (NFTs) burst...