The Bank of Uganda, Uganda’s central bank, in Kampala, Uganda, on Wednesday, May 17, 2023. Uganda estimates that it will need $28.1 billion to adapt to the effects of climate change and cut emissions until the end of the decade. Photographer: Katumba Badru Sultan/Bloomberg via Getty Images
Investing in public companies holding bitcoin and other digital tokens was a major trend earlier this year, but the market has turned …Bitcoin itself is down only 6%. Around 70% of digital asset treasuries are expected to finish the year lower than their starting value. Image: Angel Garc
Russia's economy is facing a "time bomb", as sanctions escalate and interest rates remain high. Businesses around the country are struggling to pay back loans and are fighting to stave off bankruptcy.Firms have watched on helplessly as interest rates were hiked to 21% towards the end of 20
‘We must also recognise that the G20 may be reaching the end of a cycle.’Macron speaks during the opening plenary session at the G20 summit in South Africa. Image: BloombergEmmanuel Macron has a penchant for predicting the end of eras.Back in 2019, years before Russia’s
Aquaculture - the farming of fish and other aquatic organisms - is the world's fastest-growing food production system.The sharpest growth in aquaculture is happening in Africa. Average annual growth rates have exceeded 10% in recent years measured by production value.Over the past 1
Prices are being lifted as the US Senate takes a major step toward reopening the government.Oil pumping jacks at an oilfield near Sokolovka village, in the Udmurt Republic, Russia. Image: BloombergOil rose as wider markets were lifted by a push to end the US government shutdown, wit
Katy Perry brushed off the viral photo of ex-fiancé Orlando Bloom cosying up to an actress dressed as her for Halloween as she took to the stage in Barcelona on Sunday.The singer, 41, headed to the city as part of her global Lifetimes Tour and turned heads in a futuristic catsuit.
Gold held around $4 000 an ounce after a weak start on Monday, after China ended a long-standing tax rebate for some retailers in a change that could weigh on demand in one of the world’s largest precious-metals markets.Bullion for immediate delivery rose 0.1%, after falling as much as 1
Too busy to bother about indoor plants? But like the look of indoor greenery? These easy-care plants might just get you hooked.On the whole, keeping indoor plants alive, and even looking good, doesn’t take much effort. They prefer under watering to over watering. Many tolerate low to med
Russian stocks continued to plunge on Monday, fuelling fears of a major financial crisis following Donald Trump's swingeing new sanctions. The Kremlin has been rocked by the White House's decision last week to target its two largest oil companies in the latest sanctions package.Rosneft and
