Economy
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Rising prices: why the global drive to keep food cheap is unsustainable
There are predictions that the number of people in the world experiencing acute hunger – currently 276 million – could soon rise…
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The world’s affluent must start eating local food to tackle the climate crisis, new research shows
It reveals how transporting food across and between countries generates almost one-fifth of greenhouse gas emissions from the food sector…
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Gas prices leave Biden with few options going into world energy, climate forum
President Biden will host a world energy and climate forum Friday with counterparts from across the globe in a bid to reassert…
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Investors cash in on food commodities as the poor go hungry
The trend could be pushing prices up even further, with live-or-die consequences for the world’s poor. Kristie Pladson Deutsche Welle…
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Millionaires join Davos protests, demanding ‘tax us now’
A group of millionaires have joined protests against the World Economic Forum gathering of the business and political elite in Davos,…
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Crypto assets are ‘worth nothing,’ says ECB’s Christine Lagarde
FRANKFURT — European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde is making no bones about her feelings toward the value of crypto…
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India isn’t the only one banning food exports. These countries are doing the same
The war has triggered a huge spike in wheat prices, with Russia and Ukraine among the biggest exporters of the…
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Overseas France, suffering France
The twelve overseas entities, with different internal and European statuses, provide France with the second largest exclusive economic zone (EEZ)…
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Yes, $5 for lettuce is too much.
The cost of living is on the rise. Authors The Conversation The recent Consumer Price Index (a measure of inflation of…
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ECB’s Holzmann says up to three rate hikes may be ‘appropriate’ this year
The European Central Bank may have to raise interest rates up to three times this year to combat higher inflation,…
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Is Christine Lagarde too political for the ECB?
FRANKFURT – For months, rumors have swirled that European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde has her eyes trained on Paris,…
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Race to head eurozone bailout fund heats up
Governments in Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands and Portugal are all thinking of presenting candidates to head the single currency area’s…
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Minimum pay requirements for farm workers take effect today and you might see that price in your basket
It is the first day of a new wage structure for workers in the horticulture industry, marking one of the…
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Why Argentina is embracing cryptocurrency
For Jerónimo Ferrer, a formative memory is of Argentina’s crushing financial crisis at the end of the 1990 – when bank accounts…
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How Rich Are the Richest Americans? Much Richer Than We Thought
These days, we like to think we know the answer. Sam Pizzigati CounterPunch After all, we get from investigators at Forbes every…
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Sri Lanka’s Economic Meltdown Triggers Popular Uprising and Political Turmoil
In this Q&A, Crisis Group expert Alan Keenan analyses the implications of the crisis, which could have lasting political and…
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