Governments should always assess the impact of economic reforms on citizens
Mar 12, 2020 17:36 pm UTC| Politics Economy
The purpose of national economic reform is to change the structure and overall direction of an economy. Reforms therefore can affect the amount of resources available to a country. They can also affect human...
Mar 12, 2020 17:31 pm UTC| Economy
With the British public increasingly anxious about the COVID-19 pandemic and business leaders confidence in the economy sinking, it comes as no surprise that the UK budget is a targeted effort to alleviate the economic...
Mar 12, 2020 17:24 pm UTC| Economy
The federal government this week signed a deal with the US to access their oil reserves should global supplies be disrupted and we eat into our meagre reserve. Oil security is a hot topic in Australia we consume more...
Why is the UAE, where solar energy is abundant, about to open four nuclear reactors?
Mar 12, 2020 06:47 am UTC| Economy Business
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) is building the worlds largest concentrated solar power plant, capable of generating 700 megawatts. During daylight, solar power will provide cheap electricity, and at night the UAE will use...
This is more than a health crisis: here's a 10-point plan for avoiding recession
Mar 10, 2020 05:30 am UTC| Economy
The world economy is teetering on a knife edge: the Chinese and Indian economies were slowing even before the COVID-19 Coronavirus, and as Australia was recovering from one of its worst bushfires. Share markets around...
Economic growth near an end as Treasury talks of prolonged coronavirus downturn
Mar 06, 2020 09:13 am UTC| Economy
Australias three-decade run of near continuous economic growth is set to end, with treasury warning of a hit to growth of at least 0.5% in the first quarter of this year, potentially followed by a prolonged downturn. If...
Would you ditch your car if public transport was free? Here's what researchers have found
Mar 06, 2020 05:26 am UTC| Insights & Views Life Economy
Luxembourg recently became the first country in the world to make all public transport free. As of March 1 2020, all buses, trains and trams throughout the country can be boarded without paying a fare the largest area to...
Johannesburg in a time of darkness: Ivan Vladislavić’s new memoir reminds us of the city’s fragility
Economist Chris Richardson on an ‘ugly’ inflation result and the coming budget
Biden administration tells employers to stop shackling workers with ‘noncompete agreements’
IceCube researchers detect a rare type of energetic neutrino sent from powerful astronomical objects