New GEMs Consortium Publications Offer Insights Into Emerging Market Credit Risk
By EBRD Press Office Two new publications just released by the Global Emerging Markets Risk Database (GEMs) Consortium – a...
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African ICT Service Exports Grow By 5.4% From 2022 To 2023
Digital trade is experiencing impressive growth in Africa. Although several challenges remain, countries and regional institutions are making significant efforts...
Nokia To Publish Third-Quarter And January-September 2024 Interim Report On October 17, 2024
By Oystein Bergmann, Bureau Chief, Scandinavia Nokia will publish its third-quarter and January-September 2024 interim report on 17 October 2024...
Mergers And Acquisitions To Pick Up In 2025 As Conditions Ease: KPMG
KPMG says nine in 10 Canadian CEOs are considering making an acquisition within the next three years to help boost...
DHS IG Committed ‘Substantial Misconduct,’ Governmental Watchdog Finds
By Sean Michael Newhouse, Staff Reporter A committee of inspectors general and other federal investigative officials substantiated allegations that Homeland...
FDIC Releases 2024 Small Business Lending Survey Report
By Godson Umejiego, Bureau Chief, The Americas The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) Wednesday released the 2024 Small Business Lending...
Industry Growth And Rising Energy Demand Mount Pressure On Tech Sector Sustainability Efforts
Cutting value-chain emissions could be key to reducing carbon footprints to net zero, ITU-WBA report shows By Sonia Meetes, Special...
Best’s Market Segment Report: MENA Reinsurer Performance Benefits From Pricing Environment, Higher Interest Rates
By Emmanuel Oluebube, Bureau Chief, United Kingdom Reinsurers domiciled in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region continued to...
EBRD Forecasts Robust Economic Growth In Central Asia
By Anton Usov According to the latest edition of European Bank for Reconstruction and Development’s (EBRD) Regional Economic Prospects report,...
Gas Flaring Hits 381 Million Tonnes of CO2e: A Call For Change And Sustainable Solutions
HESHAM EL SHAMY talks about the latest Global Gas Flaring Tracker Report and the need for a change in gas flaring practices to reduce its growing impact on the planet. The latest Global Gas Flaring Tracker Report has unveiled a disturbing trend in global gas flaring practices, emphasising the urgent need for change to mitigate its growing impact on our planet. In 2023, gas flaring surged by nine billion cubic metres (bcm) to reach a staggering 148 bcm globally, releasing approximately 381 million tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalents (CO2e) –...