Tag: World bank
Congress votes to raise debt ceiling
The Capitol in Washington An increase in the debt ceiling is intended to prevent the US government from imminent default. (Photo: dpa) Washington The US Congress has prevented an imminent…
Central banks under stress against inflation – Handelsblatt Morning Briefing
Good morning dear readers, this wake-up call begins with a few tectonic shifts in the global economy. It doesn’t happen every morning either. One concerns the subject of inflation, which…
Aid organizations in Afghanistan are sounding the alarm
Bangkok Obaidullah Baheer lined up 17 stacks side by side in a backyard in Kabul. They each consist of a sack of rice and flour, plastic bags with lentils and…
More jobs for people with disabilities
Patrick Schilling The Google manager is committed to breaking down barriers and integrating more disabled people into working life. (Photo: Google) Dusseldorf Patrick Schilling is happy that his employer is…
How start-up Orora Tech prevents forest fires
Berlin Whether in California or Yakutia, on the coast of Greece or in the heart of Australia: every year, huge areas of forest around the world are destroyed by fire.…
World Bank warns of debt chaos in poorer countries
World tank president David Malpass Malpass pointed out that 40 percent of low-income countries have stopped publishing data on their national debt for over two years. (Photo: Reuters) Berlin The…
World Bank warns of debt chaos in poorer countries
World tank president David Malpass Malpass pointed out that 40 percent of low-income countries have stopped publishing data on their national debt for over two years. (Photo: Reuters) Berlin The…
This has been achieved so far at the World Climate Conference in 2021
Berlin, London British Prime Minister Boris Johnson loves simple slogans. The host also came up with a catchy motto for the World Climate Conference in Glasgow: “Coal, Cars, Cash and…
Blackrock participates in climate fund for emerging countries
Blackrock lettering According to the world’s largest wealth manager, the fund raised $ 673 million. (Photo: Reuters) Frankfurt There is apparently a great deal of interest in investments in climate…
Impact investing: Nixdorf heirs want to get entrepreneurs excited about sustainable investments
Dagmar Nixdorf wants to collect two billion euros through a new investment company. There are also other prominent names from the German economy. .source site
So far hardly any clear commitments to climate protection
Rome Mario Draghi only briefly mentions climate change. As one of the global challenges in his opening speech – that’s it. A strong signal that Italy’s prime minister wanted to…
These are the most important topics at the G20 meeting
Rome Some call it coincidence, others fate: this week of all times, shortly before the summit of the most powerful heads of state and government, a cyclone raged in southern…
Phasing out coal could cost up to $ 13 trillion
Coal burning in China So far, the country has relied heavily on coal. (Photo: Getty Images) World Bank Vice Axel van Trotsenburg is a veteran of his organization. The 62-year-old…
How the Shell Oil Company is dismantled – Handelsblatt Morning Briefing
the model was known from corporations like RWE: to separate old, eco-problematic businesses from future sectors. “The good ones in the potty, the bad ones in the croup” – according…
Phasing out coal could cost up to $ 13 trillion
World Bank Vice Axel van Trotsenburg is a veteran of his organization. The 62-year-old Managing Director already led negotiations on debt relief for the poorest countries (HIPC initiative) for the…
Daniel Stelter: There is a great risk of inflation in the medium term
Supermarket For example, food prices are rising because fertilizers are disproportionately expensive. (Photo: dpa) A combination of base effects, the gratifyingly rapid recovery from the corona shock and isolated delivery…
World Bank predicts a price surge of 80 percent
High raw material prices threaten the economy The World Bank and IMF say that inflation is currently mainly driven by high energy prices. (Photo: dpa) Dusseldorf Energy prices will rise…
Monetary Commissioner Gentiloni: “Don’t stall growth”
Monetary Commissioner Paolo Gentiloni The EU Commission wants to present its own reform proposals for the Maastricht rules in the coming year. (Photo: ROPI) Brussels The EU Commission presents the…
World Trade Organization is experiencing a revival before death
It was a coincidence with symbolic meaning: while the head of the World Trade Organization (WTO), Nigerian Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, defended the fall of the World Bank and the International Monetary…
Dax & dates in the daily stock market report
Dusseldorf The downward trend on the German stock market, which has persisted since the beginning of September, should come to an end this week. The Dax is stable, the situation…