China launches biggest fully electric container ship
COSCO Shipping, a Chinese government-owned company, has introduced the biggest river-to-sea electric container ship ever, named the Green Water 01....
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Hopes fade for production curbs in new global pact on plastic pollution
Hopes for a new global treaty to include limits on rocketing production of plastic worldwide have faded after government negotiators...
ECOWAS seeks partnership for innovative early warning solutions in West Africa
The Vice President of the Commission, Damtien L. Tchintchibidja, has led an ECOWAS delegation to Washington, D.C., USA, to foster...
ICIEC boosts agri-commodity export in member states with $75m insurance coverage
The Islamic Corporation for the Insurance of Investment and Export Credit (ICIEC) a Shariah-based multilateral insurer and a member of...
Asia’s growth and inflation outlook improves, but risks remain
By Krishna Srinivasan The outlook for Asia and the Pacific in 2024 has brightened: we now expect that the region’s...
Sub-Saharan Africa’s growth requires quality education for growing population
Demographic transition may be the biggest single opportunity for the economies of sub-Saharan Africa, but countries will only be able...
Global commodity prices could hurt prospects for lower inflation – W/Bank
…Says M/East conflict could stoke global inflation Omeiza Bilal Global commodity prices are leveling off after a steep descent that...
Global economy remains resilient despite uneven growth, challenges ahead
Pierre-Oliver Gourinchas Despite gloomy predictions, the global economy remains remarkably resilient, with steady growth and inflation slowing almost as quickly...
Global crises fracturing foreign investment, impacting developing economies
Global value chains and geopolitical dynamics are affecting foreign direct Investments as well as impacting on developing economies, UN Trade...
Global services export hits $7.9trn in 2023
Omeiza Bilal The UN Trade and Development revealed that world services exports crossed $7.9 trillion in 2023. The amount represents...
