so the announcement of a price hike for energy along with additional VAT and SD charges, has made matters worse. Many fear that these recent decisions could lead to a sharp decline in industrial ...

BCI outlined three major obstacles hindering business growth: energy shortages, inefficiencies in the banking system, and labour unrest. But BCI is yet to see any tangible improvements in these areas, ...

The US president will likely try to coerce Tehran into a new nuclear deal, but the risk of a military confrontation looms large ...

France is all but prohibiting the sale of over-powered, gas-guzzling SUVs and cars. It is taking full aim at over-sized hunks ...

The index of all manufacturing enterprises – covering large, SMEs, and cottage industries – fell to 188.80 in October 2024, down from 197.75 in September and 195 in August, according to the latest BBS ...

Currency swap agreements offer Nigeria a viable mechanism to mitigate foreign exchange pressures, ensure balance of payments, ...

The industrial, agricultural, and service sectors contributed ... around 3.2-3.3 per cent due to potential risks from the ...

The NSW mental health system has entered uncharted waters. Stripped of scores of psychiatrists, public hospitals have emergency contingency plans in place but the ramifications of this system collapse ...

Investors also do so to hedge against high inflation or currency devaluation. In recent years, besides the traditional trade in metal as a store of value and for industrial manufacturing ...

Investors also do so to hedge against high inflation or currency devaluation. In recent years, besides the traditional trade in metal as a store of value and for industrial manufacturing ...

Tensions peaked during the 1980s debt crisis. The twin oil shocks of the 1970s triggered massive borrowing by energy-importing nations ... the crisis was exacerbated by the Mitterrand government’s ...

In the three years since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine ignited an energy crisis across Europe, the continent has transformed how it generates and stores power. Russian natural gas, long Europe ...