Development aid cuts will hit fragile countries hard, could fuel violent conflict
Nov 19, 2023 06:01 am UTC| Economy
Fragile and least developed countries have had their development assistance cut drastically, according to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. For instance, net official development assistance to...
Climate change and farming: economists warn more needs to be done to adapt in sub-Saharan Africa
Nov 19, 2023 05:56 am UTC| Economy
Sub-Saharan African countries strongly rely on the agricultural and forestry sectors. Agriculture contributes up to 60% of some countries gross domestic product. But the sector is highly vulnerable to climate change...
Price inflation is slowing, but here's why it still feels like we're in a cost of living crisis
Nov 19, 2023 05:35 am UTC| Economy
The latest UK consumer price index (CPI) data has been hailed as a win for prime minister Rishi Sunaks aim to half inflation, announced earlier this year. Prices rose by 4.6% in October 2023, bringing the rate of price...
Nov 15, 2023 01:50 am UTC| Economy
The Albanese government is about to have to make a really important decision. Its going to have to decide whats more important: supporting Australians who are financially under water, or keeping an election...
Amid 'checkout charity' boom, some Americans are more likely to be impulse givers than others
Nov 15, 2023 01:49 am UTC| Economy
If you live in the United States, chances are that cashiers often ask whether you want to donate to a cause their employer is currently supporting. Organizations like Childrens Miracle Network Hospitals, the Boys and Girls...
Nov 15, 2023 01:45 am UTC| Economy
Millions of people in the UK are unable to meet their most basic physical needs: to stay warm, dry, clean and fed. This is known as destitution. Recent analysis from charity the Joseph Rowntree Foundation (JRF)...
West Africa’s plastic waste could be fuelling the economy instead of polluting the ocean: expert
Nov 15, 2023 01:44 am UTC| Economy
Plastic pollution is an urgent environmental issue, globally. Every year, about eight million tonnes of plastic end up in the oceans. Most of the 17 west African countries have a problem managing plastic waste. Eight of...
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’
Labour can afford to be far more ambitious with its economic policies – voters are on board
IceCube researchers detect a rare type of energetic neutrino sent from powerful astronomical objects