Economy
Russia struck a preemptive blow with a crowbar, ahead of Europe
This week the Russian government decided to increase the export duty on ferrous scrap from 70 to 100 euros per tonne. The new rate will be in effect from January…
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Economy
EU agrees on a common position on minimum wage directive
Social Europe continues to move forward and is a little closer to putting in place a common European system for the establishment of living minimum wages throughout the European Union
Economy
Britain facing a dry regime for Christmas
The British are already struggling with the crisis with a shortage of truck drivers Supermarkets in the UK are facing serious delays in alcohol orders before the festive influx for…
Economy
Financing sustainable development needed more than ever, says UN deputy chief Mohammed
Securing the funding needed for sustainable development by involving as many actors from different sectors as possible, is more urgent than ever, amid a widening “trust deficit” between the haves and the…
America
The United States unexpectedly began to buy another type of fuel from Russia
With one hand, the United States is imposing sanctions against Russia and praying for "green" energy, while with the other it is buying more and more Russian traditional hydrocarbons. Until…
Economy
Nile can become an international transport artery
The corridor will start from the source of the longest river in the world - Lake Victoria Egyptian Minister of Irrigation Mohamed Abdel Ati presented a project for a transport…
Economy
Strategic cooperation between Gazprom and ENGIE underpinned by long-term contracts
November 16, 2021, 15:55 A working meeting of Alexey Miller, Chairman of the Gazprom Management Committee, with Jean-Pierre Clamadieu, Chairman of the Board of Directors of ENGIE, and Catherine MacGregor, Chief Executive Officer of ENGIE, took place…
Economy
Sberbank will sell banks in Europe with assets worth € 7.3 billion
Sberbank will sell several subsidiaries in Central and Eastern Europe. The deal will amount to about € 500 million. The largest Russian bank is reducing its presence abroad due to…
Economy
ECB: a rate hike in 2022 is “very unlikely”, says Lagarde
Marie-Lan Nguyen The president of the European Central Bank, Christine Lagarde, said on Wednesday that it was "highly unlikely" that the bank would raise its key interest rates in 2022,…
Economy
Printing food coupons and eating swans: innovations in North Korea amid food and economic problems
From printing coupons as a substitute for money to raising ornamental black swans for food, North Korea has been forced to innovate to deal with economic problems and food shortages…