Data from The South African Chamber of Commerce and Industry’s Business Confidence Index shows that business confidence was 116.7 in July, up from 113.2 in June. South Africa is retaining…
This law will allow companies which import fully assembled products into the country to import only the parts and assemble them in Paraguay and thus market these products as ‘Made…
The dynamics of global trade are changing as countries like China and India perform better than developed economies. Global trade hit a new record of $33 trillion in 2024, up…
China wants to expand its access through state-backed tech companies, and the US wants a hands-off approach. The United States (US) and the United Kingdom (UK) have rejected an Artificial…
Most of the growth in billionaire wealth has increased the share value of the global stock exchange, though increasing property values have also contributed. Research by Oxfam found that the…
Wam reports that spending is up 2% from the 2024 budget, with salaries and wages accounting for 27% and operating expenses 23%. Sharjah Ruler, Sheikh Dr. Sultan bin Muhammad Al…
The revised energy policy should also help Japan, the fifth largest emitter of carbon dioxide, boost its decarbonization efforts Japan’s government plans to increase the use of nuclear energy, dropping…
Europe’s largest economy, Germany, is on a path of decline that might soon become irreversible. Germany is approaching a critical point. Business leaders are aware, and citizens can feel it,…
UK Ministers plan to implement large-scale layoffs after an increase in civil service jobs to more than 513,000 this year, a 34% increase from 2016. The government plans to cut…
In a statement, Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese emphasized that the ideas were a historic reform while acknowledging that some children will find ways around them. The Australian government has…