Jobs in renewable energy moved to 16.2m in 2023
Benjamin Orisemeke 2023 saw the largest ever increase in renewable energy jobs, from 13.7 million in 2022 to 16.2 million,...
World Economy
Services is future of global trade, says Okonjo-Iweala
Omeiza Bilal The Director General of the World Trade Organization (WTO), Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala has identified services as the future of...
IEA warns of complicated global gas supply as winter approaches
Agency report The International Energy Agency (IEA) has warned that rising global gas consumption and geopolitical tensions may complicate supply...
Sub-Saharan Africa accounts for half of global terrorism deaths – ECOWAS President
Agency Report The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) says sub-Saharan Africa accounts for more than half the total...
Global manufacturing activity hit by economic uncertainty – Report
Global factory activity weakened in September as sluggish demand and economic uncertainty created a challenging outlook, according to recent surveys,...
Nigeria joins global campaign against lead poisoning
Nigeria has joined the global campaign against lead poisoning, aimed at safe guarding the lives of vulnerable groups and marginalised...
How Europe can make carbon pricing less regressive
By Geoffrey Dolphin and Magnus Markle Poor households in Germany and France pay up to $2 more per ton of...
Moody’s affirms AFC A3 rating from negative to stable outlook
Benjamin Orisemeke Africa Finance Corporation (AFC), the continent’s leading infrastructure solutions provider, Thursday announced it received uplift to its credit...
Climate finance by MDBs hits record $125bn in 2023 – Report
Multilateral development banks (MDBs) including the African Development Bank (AfDB) say their collective financing for climate action hit a record...
A strategic pivot in global fiscal policy
Gita Gopinath It is a pleasure to be here today to deliver the Whitaker Lecture. Ken Whitaker made extraordinary contributions...
