Folksam Group Invests in SEK 4 Billion World Bank Green Bond
The World Bank (International Bank for Reconstruction and Development, IBRD, Aaa/AAA) issued a SEK green bond due August 2028, raising SEK 4 billion. The...
Women building a sustainable future: green business begins to sprout in Ukraine
In Ukraine, home to heavy industry and one of the largest coal mining operations in the world, passionate women entrepreneurs are adopting new approaches...
Rebuilding Haiti: The post-earthquake path to recovery
Six months after a devastating earthquake in south-west Haiti which caused the deaths of 2,200 people and injured 12,700 more, the international community is...
Geopolitics has put Bitcoin to the test – what happens next?
Geopolitical issues, including the heightening Ukraine-Russia tensions, will drive Bitcoin’s increasing mass adoption and higher values this year – despite a 5% drop over...
Albania’s Future Growth Requires Stronger, More Sustainable Economic Model
Albania’s economic model requires greater investment in people’s skills, firm productivity, sustainability, and public finances, says the new World Bank Country Economic Memorandum (CEM)...
Russian mining giant Nornickel set a record in terms of spending on social projects
The Russian mining giant Norilsk Nickel's spending on social projects doubled in 2021 and reached $1 billion, the company mentioned in its consolidated financial...
COVID-19 Pandemic Leads to Innovations in Education in Saudi Arabia
School closures due to the pandemic led to 6 million children being part of Saudi Arabia’s journey to digital and distance education. Around 98%...
EIB and Citi to release EUR 350 million to Greek export and import companies through TFF
Internationally active private companies across Greece will benefit from a new EUR 350 million trade finance partnership between the European Investment Bank (EIB) and...
Nornickel’s Potanin Upbeat About NFTs, Not Cryptocurrencies
Vladimir Potanin, the owner of diversified conglomerate Interros and the largest shareholder of Russian mining giant Nornickel, believes non-fungible tokens (NFTs), not cryptocurrencies, to...
7 countries where cryptocurrencies are banned
Regulation of cryptocurrencies has been controversial since the launch of Bitcoin in 2009. The legal status of cryptocurrencies varies from country to country and...