US officials are in China on Monday for the start of fresh trade negotiations. What’s on the agenda — and what progress could be made as another deadline looms in the trade battle between Beijing...
Nairobi’s reliance on motorcycles is hindering efforts to reduce carbon emissions, as manufacturers struggle to adapt to clean energy technology. But a new solar-powered three-wheeler could help clean up the city’s act. Kenya has a...
Even though a lot of the world is headed toward cashless payment, the central banks in the 19-nation eurozone keep minting small denomination coins by the ton. What’s behind this old habit? With more than...
The EU and Japan will soon become the world’s biggest free trade area. But this record might be short-lived with Brussels chasing a deal with South America’s Mercosur, EU’s Cecilia Malmström has said. After the trade...
Only about a quarter of Haitians have access to electricity. Nonprofit EarthSpark is bringing green energy to the country, and they’re making it a feminist issue. When 14 households in the small Haitian town of...
Bangladesh is one of the world’s impoverished nations. Yet, its economy has been growing rapidly over the past few years, thanks in no small part to its massive textile exports. But risks are looming on...
Over nearly 10 years, the world economy has been growing by a moderate but steady clip. In 2019 though, risks such as Brexit, trade wars and higher interest rates could spell the end to an...
The US central bank has raised interest rates once again — not to annoy the American president, but to prepare for an uncertain and bumpy economic future. After the US Federal Reserve raised its key...
Few would argue that this is still a men’s world, in which women are often denied equal opportunities. A report by the World Economic Forum is now providing fresh evidence for that, but also sees...
In early December, Economy Minister Bruno Le Maire said France would give the EU until March to come up with a deal on taxing US internet giants. But ten days later he announced the tax...
The European Central Bank looks has removed a key pillar of its support for the euro area economies. At their final policy meeting this year, ECB governors announced the end of their bond-buying program. A...
With a key Parliament vote on her Brexit plan looming, Prime Minister Theresa May has warned that a rejection of the deal could take Britain into “uncharted waters.” She also raised the specter of a...