Browsing: Business

Gold prices remained close to one-year highs on Friday, fueled by recent US economic data that suggested the Federal Reserve may be nearing the end of its rate-hiking cycle. This drove non-yielding bullion towards a second consecutive weekly increase. Spot

Emirates Global Aluminium (EGA) has announced its collaboration with the Heavy Industry Low-carbon Transition Cooperative Research Centre (HILT CRC) to advance research in the decarbonization of alumina refining. HILT CRC is an Australian cooperative research center that brings together industry,

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has provided over $24 billion in interest-free loans to more than 50 low-income countries since the COVID-19 pandemic. The resource adequacy of the Poverty Reduction and Growth Trust (PRGT), Resilience and Sustainability Trust (RST), and

Abu Dhabi-based company, Masdar, has announced that it has achieved financial close on three solar photovoltaic (PV) projects in Uzbekistan, with a combined capacity of around 900 megawatts. The program is considered the largest solar development in the region. The

Gold prices have surged past $2,000 an ounce, scaling one-year highs, as the US dollar and yields weakened. This follows weaker-than-expected US economic data, which reinforces bets for a slowdown in the pace of interest rate hikes despite growing concerns

Switzerland’s Federal Prosecutor is investigating potential breaches of criminal law by officials involved in the state-backed takeover of Credit Suisse by UBS Group, which was announced last month. The prosecutor’s office is examining the deal for any evidence of wrongdoing

Parshottam Rupala, the Indian Minister of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairy Industry of the Central Government, said that India ranks third among the world’s fish producing nations with an eight percent contribution to the total global fish production.

Investors were watching for testimony from Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell on Monday as well as the February jobs report at the end of the week, which will likely influence how hawkish the central bank will be going forward. Dollar

The northern plains of the USA are largely shutting down ahead of a major winter storm that could dump up to 2 feet of snow in some areas. This storm will be accompanied by strong winds and dangerously cold temperatures.

After talks with industry representatives, Economics Minister Robert Habeck said in Berlin that Germany should increase state support for wind turbines and solar plants. “We have to strengthen the production capacities for renewable energies and electricity grids in Germany and